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Level/难度等级: Level 2,3 中级 CEFR A2,B1;国内:初中 高中,词汇：103个

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Obesity and Coronavirus

Doctors say that the coronavirus is more serious for obese people. Obese people are very fat. Obesity makes COVID-19 more dangerous.

Researchers study 5,200 COVID-19 patients. The result of the study is very interesting. More than 30% of the patients are obese. These people end up in hospital more often.

Obese people usually have other health problems, too. They often have diabetes or heart problems. It is more dangerous for them when they get sick from the coronavirus.

The coronavirus can hurt their lungs. Obese people have more fat around the lungs. The fat makes it more difficult to breathe.

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 obesity:when someone is very fat

 diabetes:a disease in which the body has problems with sugar

 lungs:the part of the body that helps people breathe

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Obesity and Coronavirus

肥胖和****

Doctors say that the coronavirus is more serious for obese people. Obese people are very fat. Obesity makes COVID-19 more dangerous.

医生表示，****对肥胖人群更为严重。肥胖的人很胖。肥胖使****更加危险。

Researchers study 5,200 COVID-19 patients. The result of the study is very interesting. More than 30% of the patients are obese. These people end up in hospital more often.

研究人员研究了5200名****患者。这项研究的结果很有趣。超过30%的病人肥胖。这些人更常进医院。

Obese people usually have other health problems, too. They often have diabetes or heart problems. It is more dangerous for them when they get sick from the coronavirus.

肥胖的人通常还有其他健康问题。他们经常患有糖尿病或心脏病。当他们感染了****时，这对他们来说更危险。

The coronavirus can hurt their lungs. Obese people have more fat around the lungs. The fat makes it more difficult to breathe.

****会伤害他们的肺部。肥胖的人肺周围有更多的脂肪。脂肪使呼吸更加困难。