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#英語#
【編者按】今天，如果能知道「fast」還有「禁食」的意思，我們就算有收穫了。
How come hunger seems to just vanish if you ride it out for a few hours?【譯】如果你耐住了幾個小時（不吃東西），為什麼似乎飢餓就消失了？【短語】a few 少量，一點點；few與a few 的區別是，a few：一點點，用於修飾可數名詞，肯定用法，表示還是有一些的。例如：There are a few apples on the table. 桌子上有幾個蘋果。 few：用於可數名詞，否定用法，表示幾乎沒有。例如：There are few apples on the table. 桌子上幾乎沒蘋果…【單詞】hunger ['huhng-ger]['hɡ] n. 飢餓 v. 餓；使... 飢餓【單詞】vanish ['vn] vi. 消失；絕跡；不見了【短語】ride out 安然渡過；經受得住
I've noticed that whenever I'm very hungry, if I just ignore the hunger for enough hours I eventually just stop feeling hungry.【譯】我注意到每當我很餓的時候，如果我無視飢餓足夠的時間，我最終會停止飢餓感。【單詞】noticed 原型：notice ['noh-tis]['nts] vt. 注意；留心【單詞】whenever [hwen-'ev-er][wen'ev] adv. 無論何時 conj. 每當；無論何時；隨時【單詞】ignore [ig-'nawr, -'nohr][ɡ'n] vt. 忽視；不理；不顧【單詞】eventually [ih-'ven-choo-uh-lee]['ventuli] adv. 最後；終於
What causes that to happen?【譯】這是什麼原因造成的？【單詞】happen ['hap-uhn]['hpn] vi. 發生；碰巧；出現；偶遇
Is it just me, or is that everyone's universal experience?【譯】只是我，還是每個人普遍都這樣？【單詞】universal [yoo-nuh-'vur-suhl][jun'vsl] adj. 普遍的；全世界的；宇宙的；全體的；通用的
Because we're not, as a species, used to having food available everywhere all the time.【譯】因為，作為一個物種，我們並不習慣於到處都有食物可吃。【單詞】species ['spee-sheez, -seez]['spiiz] n. 種類；（單復同）物種【單詞】everywhere ['ev-ree-hwair, -wair]['evriwe] adv. 到處，處處；無論何處
Your body tells your brain it's hungry when it needs nutrients (calories, sugar, something specific).【譯】你的身體告訴你的大腦，當它需要營養（卡路裡，糖，某些特定的東西）時，它是飢餓的。【單詞】brain [breyn][bren] n. 腦【單詞】nutrients 原型：nutrient ['noo-tree-uhnt, 'nyoo-]['njutrint] n. 營養物；營養品【單詞】calories 原型：calorie ['kal-uh-ree]['klri] n. 卡；卡路裡(熱量單位) =calory.【單詞】sugar ['shoog-er]['ɡ] n. 糖，食糖
But if you're out hunting on the steppe or gathering fruit in the jungle, or in the middle of a famine, you might not have any food around to eat.【譯】但是，如果你在草原上打獵，或者在叢林裡採摘水果，或者正處於饑荒之中，你可能沒有任何食物可以吃。【單詞】hunting 原型：hunt [huhnt][hnt] v. 狩獵；打獵；搜索 【單詞】steppe [step] n. (特指西伯利亞一帶沒有樹木的)大草原；乾草原【單詞】gathering 原型：gather ['gath-er]['ɡ] v. 聚集；集合；收集【單詞】fruit [frut] n. 果實；成果；水果【單詞】jungle ['dɡl] n. 叢林；密林【單詞】fleeing 原型：flee [fli] vi. 逃走；消失；逃避；(時間)飛逝 vt. 逃離【單詞】famine ['fmn] n. 饑荒；極度缺乏
So after a while, your brain just tells your stomach to shut up, because food isn't happening right now and it doesn't need the distraction because you're clearly doing something more important.【譯】所以過了一段時間後，你的大腦只會告訴你的胃停止工作，因為現在沒有食物，也不需要分心，因為你顯然在做更重要的事情。【單詞】stomach ['stuhm-uhk]['stmk] n. 胃；胃口；腹部【單詞】shut up 住口；關閉；妥藏起來
【單詞】distraction [d'strkn] n. 分心；分心的事物；注意力分散；娛樂；消遣
Ghrelin the hunger hormone is usually high around the normal times you eat.【譯】Ghrelin（飢餓激素）通常在你正常吃東西的時候很高。【單詞】Ghrelin 原型：ghrelin [r'ln] n. 胃內產生的一種肽；生長素釋放肽；生長激素釋放激素【單詞】hormone ['hawr-mohn]['hmn] n. 荷爾蒙；激素
Your body has a hunger schedule now.【譯】你的身體現在有一個飢餓的時間表。【單詞】schedule ['skej-ool]['edjul] n. 時間表，日程；一覽表；計劃
Ghrelin goes up when it's usual time to eat and will go down after a couple of hours.【譯】Ghrelin在平時吃飯的時候會升高，幾個小時後就會下降。【單詞】usual ['yoo-zhoo-uhl]['juul] adj. 通常的；慣常的；慣例的
Because I fast, I've noticed my ghrelin dips around 30 minutes after the initial spike.【譯】因為我禁食，我注意到我的ghrelin在最初的峰值後30分鐘下降。【單詞】fast [fast, fahst][fɑst] v. 齋戒；禁食【單詞】dips 原型：dip [dp] v. 下降；下沉；傾斜【單詞】initial [ih-'nish-uhl]['nl] adj. 開始的；最初的【單詞】spike [spak] n. 尖狀物；峰值
Did you go through a learning curve with fasting?【譯】你禁食經歷過學習曲線嗎？【單詞】learning 原型：learn [lurn][ln] v. 學會；學習【單詞】curve [kv] n. 曲線；彎曲；彎曲物；弧線
I feel like I cant stop thinking of food and start to get dizzy until I sleep so its hard for me to make it through the productively.【譯】我覺得我無法停止對食物的依戀，然後會開始頭暈直到我睡著，所以我很難有效地度過難關。【單詞】dizzy ['dzi] adj. 暈眩的；(速度)極快的；困惑的 vt. 使暈眩；使困惑【單詞】productively [pr'dktvli] adv. 多產地；有成果地
Yes, there is definitely a learning curve with fasting.【譯】是的，禁食確實有一個學習曲線。【單詞】definitely ['def-uh-nit-lee]['defntli] adv. 肯定地；當然地；明確地
Your body has to get used to the sudden stress you've put on it.【譯】你的身體必須適應突然施加的壓力。【單詞】sudden ['suhd-n]['sdn] adj. 突然的，突發的；出乎意料的【單詞】stress [stres][stres] n. 壓力
My recommendation is to start slow and increase your hours as your body becomes more comfortable with the new routine.【譯】我的建議是慢慢開始，隨著你的身體越來越適應新的日常生活，增加你的（禁食）時間。【單詞】recommendation [rekmen'den] n. 推薦；建議【單詞】comfortable ['kuhmf-tuh-buhl]['kmftbl] adj. 舒適的；充裕的【單詞】routine [roo-'teen][ru'tin] n. 例行公事；常規操作；日常行為
Start at 10 hours, slowly bump to 12, then 14 and 16.【譯】從10小時開始，慢慢地跳到12小時，然後是14小時和16小時。【單詞】bump [buhmp][bmp] v. 顛簸而行；提高
Once you can comfortably handle 16, 18-24 hours fast seem to be lot easier.【譯】一旦你能輕鬆應付16小時，18-24小時的快速似乎就容易多了。【單詞】comfortably ['kmftbli] adv. 舒服地；容易地；充裕地【單詞】handle ['han-dl]['hndl] v. 處理；對待；操作
I average 18 hours daily now.【譯】我現在平均每天18小時。【單詞】average ['av-er-ij]['vrd] v. 取平均值；達到平均水平【單詞】daily ['dey-lee]['deli] adj. 每日的；日常的 adv. 每日；天天
Hormones is the answer.【譯】荷爾蒙就是答案。【單詞】Hormones 原型：hormone ['hawr-mohn]['hmn] n. 荷爾蒙；激素
Carbs are easy to use and access.【譯】碳水化合物易於使用和獲取。【單詞】carbs abbr. 碳水化合物（carbohydrates的簡寫）
If you eat them on a regular schedule your blood sugar follows a pattern.【譯】如果你有規律地進食，你的血糖會遵循一個規律。【單詞】regular ['reg-yuh-ler]['reɡjl] adj. 有規律的；定期的；經常的；正規的；整齊的；規則的【單詞】pattern ['pat-ern]['ptn] n. 模式；典範；式樣
And you can already prepare for incoming food by setting up the table and ringing the bell (i.e. hunger is that bell).【譯】而你可以收拾好飯桌，搖響吃飯鈴，做好吃飯的心裡準備，這時候飢餓就是吃飯鈴。【單詞】prepare [pri-'pair][pr'pe] v. 預備；準備【單詞】incoming ['nkm] adj. 正來臨的【單詞】ringing 原型：ring [ring][r] v. 鳴響；按鈴【單詞】bell [bel][bel] n. 鍾；鈴；門鈴；鐘聲；鍾狀物
If no food delivery comes you switch to whatever you have in the pantry (body fat for example) and you get to preparing the pantry food by making and activating the tools hooded (enzymes by means of hormones).【譯】如果這時並沒有外部的食物送來吃，你會切換到在你的「食品儲藏室」裡的任何食物（例如體內的脂肪）；而你會激活並使用各種潛在手段來進行準備（比如說，你可以用分泌酶來激活食物）。【短語】for example 例如；例句：You can buy fruit here - oranges and bananas, for example. 你可以在這裡買水果，例如買柑橘和香蕉。【單詞】delivery [d'lvri] n. 傳遞；交付；遞送【單詞】switch [swich][swt] v. 改變；交換；轉換【單詞】pantry ['pntri] n. 食品儲藏室；餐具室【單詞】fat [fat][ft] n. 脂肪；肥肉【單詞】preparing 原型：prepare [pri-'pair][pr'pe] v. 預備；準備【單詞】activating 原型：activate ['ktvet] v. 激活；使活動；起動【單詞】tools 原型：tool [tool][tul] n. 工具；用具；手段【單詞】hooded ['hdd] adj. 戴頭巾的；有兜帽的；有罩蓋的【單詞】enzymes 原型：enzyme ['enzam] n. 酶【單詞】hormones 原型：hormone ['hawr-mohn]['hmn] n. 荷爾蒙；激素
Similarly you get the headache if a regular coffee user skips a day.【譯】同樣，如果一個經常喝咖啡的人一天不喝咖啡，你會感到頭痛。【單詞】Similarly 原型：similarly 副詞 ['sim-uh-ler]['smlli] adv. 相似地；類似地【單詞】headache ['hedek] n. 頭痛【單詞】coffee ['kaw-fee, 'kof-ee]['kfi] n. 咖啡；咖啡色【單詞】skips 原型：skip [skp] v. 跳過；略過；遺漏
Our bodies have 24 hour clock.【譯】我們的身體有24小時時鐘。【單詞】clock [klok][klk] n. 時鐘
You could look into the satiety hormone leptin and the interaction with insulin (carbs to fat storing and signalling hormone).【譯】你可以研究飽腹激素瘦素和胰島素（碳水化合物到脂肪儲存和信號激素）的相互作用。【單詞】satiety [s'tati] n. 飽足；滿足【單詞】leptin ['leptn] n. 【生化】瘦素，瘦蛋白【單詞】interaction [in-ter-'ak-shuhn][ntr'kn] n. 相互作用；相互影響；互動交流【單詞】insulin ['in-suh-lin, 'ins-yuh-]['nsjln] n. 胰島素【單詞】storing 原型：store [stawr, stohr][st] vt. 儲存；貯藏；保存【單詞】signalling 原型：signal ['sig-nl]['sɡnl] v. (發信號)通知、表示
High insulin levels block leptin for example.【譯】例如，高胰島素水平會阻礙瘦素。【單詞】block [blok][blk] v. 阻塞，阻止，阻礙