Words and phrases

1.intrepid:very brave; not afraid of danger or difficulties 勇敢的；無畏的=fearless

2.subsistence:the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive 勉強(qiáng)維持生活palatable:having a pleasant or acceptable taste 可口的；味美的

3.scrambled eggs 炒蛋

4.a transcendent experience 非凡的經(jīng)歷

? ? transcendent:going beyond the usual limits; extremely great

5.come as/be a revelation (to sb)：to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected 讓人大開眼界；令人耳目一新；出乎意料

6.rev up:when you revan engine or it revs,it runs quickly （使）快速運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)

The taxi driver revved up his engine. 出租車司機(jī)把發(fā)動機(jī)發(fā)動起來

7.for sth's sake:because of the interest or value sth has, not because of the advantages it may bring 為某事本身的緣故；鑒于某事本身的價值

I believe in education for its own sake. 我相信教育本身就是有價值的

8.the appetite and satiety loop 食欲飽腹循環(huán)

9.in its infancy:the early development of sth 初期；初創(chuàng)期

a time when the cinema was still in its infancy 電影業(yè)尚處于初創(chuàng)的時期

Substract

1.Weight-control Methods

? 1>behavioral therapy

? 2>hormone therapy

? 3> bariatric surgeries:a mechanical change with less space the body needs to adjust.

? 4>Change the gut microbes:gut microbial populations trigger hormonal and neuronal signaling to the brain such that they influence the development of neural circuits involved in motor control and anxiety

? ? 5>emerging technique:1.a device that stimulates the vagus nerve to quell food cravings? 2.a technique called deep-brain stimulation--the procedure involves stimulating specific brain regions using implanted electrodes.

? ? 6>personalize treatment

2.腸腦系統(tǒng)的替換用法

? the gut-brain communion

? the gut-brain system

? the gut-brain axis