在本系列文章中，我们通过创建常见雅思主题的“词汇集”来扩充雅思词汇量。截至目前，已经探讨了教育、交通、环境、旅行与假日等主题。在最后一集中，我们来了解一下“健康”主题。

　　“健康”相关词汇

　　健康是一个非常常见的雅思主题，相关问题集中在饮食习惯、健身，以及健康等子主题上。举例来说，在口语空啊是中，你可能会遇到谈论自己运动或饮食习惯的问题，或者是讨论保持健康的生活方式的益处等。在雅思写作考试中(尤其是Task 2)，可能要求你写出与健康有关的热门问题(例如儿童缺乏运动等)，讨论这些问题的解决方案。也可能会遇到题目要求你分析政府和其他组织可以做哪些事来帮助人们培养健康的生活习惯。

　　第1组：Fitness健身

　　shape

词性	noun
含义	good physical condition
搭配	in/out of shape stay in shape get back into shape
例句	I knew I was out of shape when I started getting out of breath running up the stairs.
发音	/ʃeɪp/

　　toned

词性	adjective
含义	describing a firm and strong body
搭配	toned body/muscles toned legs/arms/abs
例句	There’s no denying that in order to have a toned body you need to exercise regularly.
发音	/təʊnd/

　　vigorous

词性	adjective
含义	involving physical strength, effort or energy
搭配	vigorous exercise extremely/very vigorous quite vigorous
例句	Extremely vigorous exercise can increase the risk of injury and even heart attacks.
发音	/ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs/

　　第2组：Eating habits饮食习惯

　　comfort food

词性	noun
含义	the type of food that provides a feeling of well-being, often sweet food or food that people used to eat as children
搭配	a great comfort food to be considered (a) comfort food
例句	Eating pancakes makes me happy – it’s a great comfort food.
发音	/ˈkʌm.fət ˌfuːd/

　　portion

词性	noun
含义	the amount of food served to a person
搭配	double/generous/large portion small/tiny portion individual portion a portion of (something) divide (something) into portions
例句	It’s important to add a generous portion of fruit and vegetables to every meal.
发音	/ˈpɔː.ʃən/

　　dietary

词性	adjective
含义	relating to your diet
搭配	dietary habits dietary requirement dietary supplement
例句	Dietary habits can be difficult to change.
发音	/ˈdaɪ.ə.tər.i/

　　第3组：Health issues健康问题

　　overweight

词性	adjective
含义	above a weight considered normal
搭配	an overweight man/woman/child to be overweight very/seriously overweight a bit/a little/slightly/a few pounds overweight
例句	The growing number of overweight children is very worrying.
发音	/ˌəʊ.vəˈweɪt/

　　diabetes

词性	noun
含义	a medical condition in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood
搭配	cause diabetes get/have diabetes suffer from diabetes
例句	The biggest problem with eating too much sugar is that it can cause diabetes.
发音	/ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/

　　fatigue

词性	noun
含义	extreme tiredness
搭配	extreme/severe fatigue suffer from fatigue combat/fight (off)/reduce fatigue
例句	I fought off fatigue by changing my diet and exercise habits.
发音	/fəˈtiːɡ/

　　第4组：Healthcare医疗保健

　　medical insurance (medical cover)

词性	noun
含义	insurance for the cost of medical treatment
搭配	buy/have medical insurance provide medical insurance private medical insurance to be without medical insurance medical insurance policy/plan medical insurance costs/premiums
例句	I believe that a country’s government should be responsible for providing medical insurance for its citizens.
发音	/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl ɪnˌʃɔː.rəns/

　　immunisation (US immunization)

词性	noun
含义	the process of protecting a person or animal from a disease by putting a substance into the body
搭配	routine immunisation mass immunisation the use of immunisations
例句	The topic of immunisation is a controversial one, as some people believe that the use of immunisations is linked to autism.
发音	/ˌim.jə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

　　surgery

词性	noun
含义	the process of cutting open the body to treat an injury or disease
搭配	have/undergo surgery surgery on (part of the body) recover from surgery
例句	I was recovering from back surgery then, so I was unable to play any sports or do any kind of vigorous exercise.
发音	/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/

　　虽然雅思考试不需要准备特定的医学类词汇，但你可以讨论自己或者你认识人的重要的就医经历。所以你最好能创建一个相关的词汇集，包括可以用于谈论你曾经体验的词汇和短语(例如“在医院”或者“做理疗”)

　　健康相关习语：

习语	含义	例句
a clean bill of health	a decision by a doctor that someone is healthy	After months of treatment, I was given a clean bill of health by my doctor.
be back on your feet	to be healthy again after a period of illness	It didn’t take very long for her to be back on her feet again.
be (as) fit as a fiddle/flea	to be healthy and strong	My grandfather is in his 90s, but he’s fit as a fiddle.

　　这是本系列最后一篇文章。希望考生能不断扩大词汇量，这样你才能与之相关，并且在备考期间不断复习提高词汇的使用能力。既然现在已经学会如何创建相关词汇集，就来多为你认为重要的主题创建新的词汇集!