Part II-010

Q: Describe a piece of information that you think is not correct.

A: Well, I was watching television the other day and an advert popped up promoting a special yoghurt(酸奶) drink. Nowadays, it strikes me that it’s all the rage(=popular) to sell food by focusing on health benefits; needless to say, this one was no exception.

So, at the beginning of this advert, there’s this bloke(家伙), a father, who is eating and drinking a lot, he seems to be at some kind of a party or family dinner.

His friends and family are fretting about(=worrying about) his health, and urging him to eat and drink less. They are obviously concerned, that the might have a heart attack, due to high levels of cholesterol(胆因醇).

Then, someone appears and offers him a yoghurt drink claiming that it will reduce his cholesterol levels and so keep him healthy. Of course, you have the x-ray shot of the body where you can see the cholesterol dissolve as the drink enters his stomach.

So the message, which I think is totally incorrect and misleading, is you can drink and eat as much as you want, so long as you have a yoghurt a day. I actually checked the yoghurt in the supermarket and it’s full of sugar and fat.

The point is, a yoghurt on its own doesn’t reduce your levels of cholesterol. So, in my humble(谦逊的、简陋的) opinion, this advert gives people a false sense of security.

The truth is, if you eat and drink too much, a yoghurt will not save you. I honestly think these kind of adverts are totally irresponsible and should be better regulated. The trouble is of course, people hear what they want to hear, so I am sure this yoghurt is actually really popular.

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I don’t know why it’s so easy for you to lie through your teeth.