AMost people like to eat sweets and ice-cream better than meat and rice . If we eat them before ameal, they may take away our appetite. It is important for us to eat our meal regularly each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat.When a man is worrying about something,it is difficult for him to swallow anytheing dry because he has little appetite. Many years ago,some judges in England often gave aman some drybread to judge whether he was telling the truth. If the man could not swallow the bread,they thought he was telling lies.B(B=Mrs Brown D=Doctor)B:Doctor,I'm not feeling well. Ioften feel weak and tired .Yesterday when I planted some flowers in the garden,I had to sit down and rest every five minutes.D:(Looking over Mrs Brown very carefully) There's nothing much wrong with you,but I'm afraid you have a problem:You're eating too much.B:I don't understand!What do you mean?D:I mean you eat too much rich food, and you don't take enough exercise.B:Oh dear!You mean I'm too fat? That is a problem!What do I have to do if I want to be thinner?D:The answer is easy!If you want to be thinner and healthier,you have toeat less food and you have to take more exercise.B:What should I eat?D:Weel,every day you can have one apple, one orange,some dry bread,and a glass of milk, If you do that,you'll soon feel much healthier.B:No problem,doctor.Do I have to take them before or after meals?D:Before?After?No!You don't understand!Not before or after meals--instead of them!
參考答案:大多数人喜欢甜点和冰淇淋更胜对肉和米。饭前食用甜点和冰淇淋，会破坏我们的食欲。每天有规律的进餐对我们来说很重要。当我们担心或兴奋时，我们可能会不想吃东西。
当一个人为某事烦心时几乎没有食欲，此时咽下干的食物对他来说会很难。许多年前在英格兰，有些审判官经常会给一个人食用干面包，以次来判断他说的话是否真实。如果这个人不能咽下干面包，他所说的话就会被当作谎言。
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(B=Mrs Brown D=Doctor)
B:医生，我不太舒服。我经常觉得浑身无力而且容易疲倦。昨天我在花园种花时，我不得不每隔5分钟坐下来休息一次。
D:（仔细替Mrs Brown检查）没什么大的问题，我想你吃得太多了。
B:我不明白！你到底是什么意思？
D:我的意思是你食用过多的高热量食物，而且缺乏锻炼。
B:我的天啊！你的意思是我太胖了？这确实是个问题！那么如果我想瘦下来需要做些什么？
D:答案很简单！如果你想更苗条更健康，你必须少吃多运动。
B:我该吃什么呢？
D:嗯，你每天可以吃一个苹果，一个橙子，一些干面包，再喝一杯牛奶。如果你这样做，很快你就会感觉好多了。
B:没问题，医生。那我应该在饭前还是饭后吃这些东西呢？
D:饭前？饭后？都不是！你没明白我的意思！那就是你的一顿饭！
