4：12 pm

Is the Time People Crave

Sweet and Unhealthy Snacks

With February well upon us， it seems that those New Year’s diets are failing fast.

隨著二月份的到來，不少人新年時(shí)制定的合理膳食計(jì)劃似乎很快被拋之腦后。

A new survey has revealed that half of Britons have already ditched the diet they started January and it’s afternoon snacking that’s to blame.

一項(xiàng)新的調(diào)查表明，一半的英國(guó)人沒有延續(xù)一月份的飲食規(guī)律，這都是下午的零食惹得禍。

New research has identified 4：12 pm as the time of day that people are most likely to wreck their diets by indulging in unhealthy foods with crisps， biscuits， cakes and chocolate being named as the biggest downfalls.

新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)一天中的下午4點(diǎn)12分，人們最容易沉溺在薯片、餅干、蛋糕和巧克力等不健康食品中，這些是導(dǎo)致原有飲食習(xí)慣遭到破壞的罪魁禍?zhǔn)住?/p>

But rather than blaming ourselves for the afternoon downfall， we’re pointing the finger at others.

但飲食失衡除了責(zé)怪我們自己，其他人也是重要因素。

Over a third of those surveyed blamed their partner while one in ten blamed colleagues for “forcing” unhealthy snacks on them in the workplace.

超過三分之一的人將此歸咎于自己的伙伴們，其中十分之一的人抱怨同事們?cè)诠ぷ鲌?chǎng)合“強(qiáng)迫”自己吃不健康食品。

Over a quarter attributed lack of flavour in their healthy meals as the reason they craved afternoon snacks， and 36 percent said seeing other people snacking made it harder to curb the cravings.

超過四分之一的人將自己下午吃零食歸咎于正餐味道不好，36%的人則表示看到其他人吃零食，自己就更難克制（不吃零食）。

Men， however， do seem to have more willpower when it comes to diets with over two thirds （69 percent） sticking to their diet in one month， compared to 63 percent of women.

不過，男性堅(jiān)持正常飲食的意志力比女性更強(qiáng)，超過三分之二（69%）的男性能在一個(gè)月內(nèi)堅(jiān)持規(guī)律飲食，而同樣能做到這樣的女性概率為63%。

“Sticking to a diet， for some people， can be tricky and understanding that 4：12 pm is the time people crave sweet and unhealthy snacks， means that you should be prepared for this so you don’t ruin a diet plan，” said nutritionist Dora Walsh.

營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家多拉·沃爾什說道：“對(duì)于一些人來說，堅(jiān)持合理飲食的習(xí)慣很難，在下午4點(diǎn)12分想吃甜食和不健康零食也是可以理解的，這就是說你得做好準(zhǔn)備，以防破壞合理飲食計(jì)劃。”

“At this point in the day， blood sugar can be low and cause you to crave sweet treats but doing things like eating little and often throughout the day and having pre-prepared snacks can help.”

“在一天中的這個(gè)時(shí)候，體內(nèi)血糖很低，這會(huì)促使你想吃甜食。不過在一天里少食多餐和吃點(diǎn)兒提前準(zhǔn)備好的小零食會(huì)很有幫助?！?/p>

Vocabulary

diets "n. "日常飲食（diet的名詞復(fù)數(shù)）;規(guī)定飲食

survey "n. "調(diào)查（表）

revealed "v. "顯示（reveal的過去式和過去分詞）

ditched "vt. "擺脫，拋棄（ditch的過去式與過去分詞形式）

identified "v. "認(rèn)出（identify的過去式和過去分詞）

wreck " vt. "破壞;毀壞

indulging "v. "放縱（indulge的現(xiàn)在分詞）

blaming "v. "指責(zé)，責(zé)怪，歸咎于（blame的現(xiàn)在分詞）

colleagues "n. "同事，同僚（colleague的名詞復(fù)數(shù)）

willpower "n. "意志力; 毅力

tricky "adj. "狡猾的

treats "n. "款待（treat的名詞復(fù)數(shù)）

throughout "prep.（表示時(shí)間）自始至終