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
隨便問一個人為什么他會患上肥胖癥時,他們都會告訴你,“那都是由于平時吃得太多而消耗的熱量又太少”。
點睛
本句是個并列復(fù)合句,主干是Ask anyone why...and they will tell you that...。why引導的從句作anyone的賓語補足語;that引導的從句則作you的賓語補足語。
be down to意為“可歸因于,因為”。如:
How much sleep you need could be down to one gene. 人需要多少睡眠時間可能歸因于一種基因。
考點歸納
與few相關(guān)的短語在
六級考試里也很常見:
a good few意為“相當多,不少”。如:
I've turned down a good few job offers. 我已經(jīng)拒絕了不少工作機會。
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”。如:
There were no fewer than a thousand people in the hall. 大廳里有多達1000人。
quite a few/not a few意為“相當多,不少”。如:
Quite a few people came to the New Year Concert. 有相當多的人來聽新年音樂會。
some few意為“有一些;頗有幾個”。如:
Some few of the students are absent today. 有些同學今天缺席。