159. Ask anyone why there is an obesity epidemic and they will tell you that it's all down to eating too much and burning too few calories.
譯文
隨便問(wèn)一個(gè)人為什么他會(huì)患上肥胖癥時(shí)，他們都會(huì)告訴你，“那都是由于平時(shí)吃得太多而消耗的熱量又太少”。
點(diǎn)睛
本句是個(gè)并列復(fù)合句，主干是Ask anyone why...and they will tell you that...。why引導(dǎo)的從句作anyone的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)；that引導(dǎo)的從句則作you的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。
be down to意為“可歸因于，因?yàn)?rdquo;。如：
How much sleep you need could be down to one gene. 人需要多少睡眠時(shí)間可能歸因于一種基因。
考點(diǎn)歸納
與few相關(guān)的短語(yǔ)在
六級(jí)考試?yán)镆埠艹Ｒ姡?br />
a good few意為“相當(dāng)多，不少”。如：
I've turned down a good few job offers. 我已經(jīng)拒絕了不少工作機(jī)會(huì)。
a very few意為“極少數(shù)”。如：
Only a very few people can understand his new theory. 只有極少數(shù)人能理解他的新理論。
no fewer than意為“不少于，多達(dá)”。如：
There were no fewer than a thousand people in the hall. 大廳里有多達(dá)1000人。
quite a few/not a few意為“相當(dāng)多，不少”。如：
Quite a few people came to the New Year Concert. 有相當(dāng)多的人來(lái)聽新年音樂(lè)會(huì)。
some few意為“有一些；頗有幾個(gè)”。如：
Some few of the students are absent today. 有些同學(xué)今天缺席。
