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1. label: n. ［C］a piece ofpaper or other material that is stuck onto something and gives informationabout it 標簽，標記
2. consideration: n. ［U］formal careful thought andattention【正式】斟酌，考慮
3. manufacturer: n. ［C］a company orindustry that makes large quantities of goods 制造商；制造公司，制造廠
4. gram: n. ［C］the basic unitfor measuring weight in the metric system 克（公制基本重量單位）
5. nutrient: n. ［C］a chemical orfood that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow 養(yǎng)分；營養(yǎng)物，營養(yǎng)品
6. contention: n. ［U］formalargument and disagreement between people【正式】爭論，爭端；口角
7. favor: v. to thinkthat a plan, idea etc is better than other plans, ideas etc 贊同，支持（計劃、想法等）
8. maintain: v. tostrongly express your belief that something is true 斷言（某事）屬實；堅持說…
9. nutritious: adj. foodthat is nutritious is full of the natural substances that your body needs tostay healthy or to grow properly（食物）有營養(yǎng)的，滋養(yǎng)的，營養(yǎng)價值高的
10. cite: v. tomention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, orexplains an idea or situation （尤指為支持、證明或解釋一種觀點或情況而）引證，援引
11. regulation: n. anofficial rule or order 規(guī)則；條例；法令

【聽力原文】

Current studies show that what goes on labels is an important consideration for manufacturers, since more than seventy percent of shoppers read food labelswhen considering whether to buy a product. A recent controversy as to whetherlabels on prepared foods should educate or merely inform the consumer is over,and a consumer group got its way. The group had maintained that product labels should do more than simply list how many grams of nutrients a food contains.Their contention was that labels should also list the percentage of a day'stotal nutrients that the product will supply to the consumer, because thisinformation is essential in planning a healthy diet. A government agency disagreed strongly, favoring a label that merely informs the consumer, in otherwords, a label that only lists the contents of the products. The agencymaintained that consumers could decide for themselves if the food is nutritious and is meeting their daily needs. The consumer group, in supporting its case,had cited a survey in which shoppers were shown a food label, and were then asked if they would need more or less of a certain nutrient after eating aserving of this product. The shoppers weren't able to answer the questionseasily when they were not given a specific percentage. This study, and others helped get the new regulation passed, and now food products must have the moredetailed labels.

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