Unit 6 Case Reading 新闻英语导读 教学课件教案.ppt

Food Standard Agency (FSA) Background Information The Food Standard Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It’s responsible for protecting public health in relation to food throughout the United Kingdom and is led by an appointed board offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Meat Hygiene Service, more recently the Wine Standards Board are branches of the Food Standard Agency. * chicken out — to decide not to do something because you are too frightened. 临阵退缩 Example Today I was sure I could work up my courage and dive off the ten-meter board at the pool. I walked right out to the edge, but then I chickened out -- it looked like a long way down to the water! Example My friend Joe was planning to get married for the fourth time. But at the last moment he chickened out because his first three marriages ended in divorce and he was afraid to take another chance. * hyperactivity — (of a child) showing constantly active and sometimes disruptive behavior Example Many children have a wheat intolerance which can cause hyperactivity. * European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Background Information The European Food Safety Authority, an agency of the European Union, with its headquarters in Parma, Italy, began operating in 2002. Its primary responsibility is to provide independent scientific advice on all matters concerning food safety. The authority assesses risks to the food chain and carries out scientific assessment on any matter that may affect the safety of food and feed in the European Union. * call on — to ask someone in a formal way to do something: Example He called on the government to hold a plebiscite. They’re calling on all men and boys over the age of 14 to join the army. * impulsive — showing behavior in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have Example Dont be so impulsive - think before you act. Translate A p