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So perhaps there is a medical issue that spells weight trouble, or our genes and hormones may be conspiring to makes us eat more, or maybe we"re infected with a virus that makes us fat. Should we throw up our hands and say, "Well, I can"t do anything about it, so I"ll just stay fat"? No, because obesity will affect your health, and it may kill you eventually. You will just have to work a little harder to get your weight under control.
所以，可能有些医疗问题会带来体重上的困扰，或是我们的基因和激素共谋让我们吃更多，或是我们感染了使我们变胖的病毒。那我们是不是应该投降说“那么，我也没有办法，我也只能保持肥胖”？不是的，因为肥胖会影响你的健康，它最终可能会要了你的命。你只有再努力些去控制自己的体重。
Unit 9 The History of UFOs
In popular culture, the term UFO–or unidentified flying object–refers to a suspected alien spacecraft, although its definition encompasses any unexplained aerial phenomena. UFO sightings have been reported throughout recorded history and in various parts of the world, raising questions about life on other planets and whether extraterrestrials have visited Earth. They became a major subject of interest–and the inspiration behind numerous films and books–following the development of rocketry after World War II.