TakeAwayEnglish18May2011随身英语bbcukchina.com©BritishBroadcastingCorporation20111/3AFatTaxforAmerica?向胖人征税？英语学习点:FinesVocabularyandConditionals有关罚款的词汇和条件句IfanewideainAmericabecomesalaw,peoplewhosufferfromobesitycouldsufferfinanciallytoo.TheUSstateofArizonawantstochargeoverweightcitizens$50(325Yuan)annuallyiftheyfailtofollowtheirdoctors'advice.Peoplewithchildrenorwhoareoverweightbecausetheysufferfromamedicalconditionwouldbeexempt.TheproposalaimstoencouragepeopletobehealthyIftheideaisapprovedbyCongress,smokersanddiabeticswhofailtosticktoahealthylifestylewillalsohavetopay.Medicaid,theorganisationwhichprovideshealthcaretothepoorintheUSA,coststhegovernment$339bn(2.2trillionYuan)ayear.MonicaCoury,assistantdirectoratArizona'sMedicaidprogramme,saidthatthisproposalwouldaskpeopletogivesomethingback.ShesaidthatArizonawouldtakeacarrotandstickapproachtotheproblem.Aswellaspenalisingpeoplewhogoagainsttheirdoctor'swishes,incentiveswouldbeofferedforfollowingadvice,possiblyakeep-fitvideo.Arizona'ssenatorKyrstenSinemahasnotbackedtheplans,sayingthatthereisn'tasystemtodecidewhethersomeoneisorisn'tfollowingmedicaladvice.Othercriticsclaimthatpeopledon'tneedthegovernmenttolookafterthem;iftheywanttobefatandsmoke,the'nannystate'shouldn'ttrytostopthem.WesBenedictoftheLibertarianPartysaid:"Ifyouwanttosavethestatemoney...cutMedicaidacrosstheboard,butdon'tsingleoutoverweightpeopleandsmokers."词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分bbcukchina.com©BritishBroadcastingCorporation20112/3Quiz测验阅读短文并回答问题。1.Iftheproposalgetsapproved,willallobesepeoplehavetopaythefine?2.WhoreceivesmoneyfromMedicaid?3.Isthisstatementtrue,falseornotgiven?Medicaidcostsalot,sotheproposalislikelytobeapproved.4.Isthisstatementtrue,falseornotgiven?Theproposedschemeisamixtureofrewardsandpunishments.5.Lookatthearticle.Canyoufindanounwhichmeans'areasonfordoingsomething'?Exercise练习测试一下你对条件句的掌握。选择方框内正确的表达完成句子。1.Iftheproposal_______someobesepeoplewillhavetopayafiftydollarfine.wa...
