This curve here with the square shows you how many millions of vaccine doses were distributed across the U.S.

这个带方形的曲线图显示了,在美国数以百万计的,疫苗是如何使用的

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This is the most famous bell-shaped curve, but there are other ones with different mathematics.

正态分布是最著名的钟形曲线,但仍有其他表达式下的钟形曲线

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Now we're going to compare high glycemic index foods with low glycemic index foods, and so the curve of blood sugar with high glycemic index foods, those that create an exaggerated blood sugar response over a period of time might look like this.

现在我们要对高血糖指数的食物和,低血糖指数的食物进行对比,那些高血糖指数食物所形成的曲线,那些会在某段时间内产生过高血糖的食物,所形成的曲线看起来可能就是这样的

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People have referred to this as a J shaped curve with this little up tick in the left hand side and people--some people have sort of said, well maybe it's not so bad to be overweight because it's not so good to be underweight as well and that's a problem.

人们把这称为J形曲线,最左边有一个向上的弯钩,因此就有人说,也许超重也不一定就是一件坏事,因为体重过轻也不是什么好事,这是个问题

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