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Jessica: 于苗! You look so cute in this red dress! 你看这件红色的衣服很可爱 YM: 真的么？难道你不觉得这件连衣裙有点瘦么？ Jessica: Ah....it's....a little tight. Just a little! 啊...这...太紧...只不过是小点！ YM: 唉，我去年买这条裙子的时候，穿着还有点肥呢，今年居然紧成这样，看来我这赘肉真是没少长啊! Jessica: Don't be upset, Yumiao. You may have a little extra meat on your bones, but trust me, you still look good! 不要难过，yumiao。你的身体，可能会有一点额外的肉，但相信我，你看起来很好 ！ Jessica: That's right! We also call the extra fat around your waist line "love handles". 没错!我们也称呼围绕着你的腰线的腹部多余脂肪“赘肉“ YM: extra meat on my bones？骨头上有多余的肉？这在中文里就叫"赘肉"。 唉，I really want this "extra meat" gone! 尤其是这腰上的赘肉，真是讨厌的“救生圈”啊! Jessica: I know! No one wants that "spare tire". It's our worst enemy! 我知道！没有人希望"备胎"。这是我们最大的敌人 ！ YM: spare, s-p-a-r-e, spare; tire, t-i-r-e, tire, spare tire 不是指“备用轮胎”么？ 原来，中国人把腰上的一圈赘肉比喻成“救生圈”，美国人则把它比成“spare tire”备用胎。 That's right! We also call the extra fat around your waist line "love handles". 没错!我们也称呼围绕着你的腰线的腹部多余脂肪“赘肉”。 YM: 腰上的赘肉还可以叫 love handles？ love 爱情；handle, h-a-n-d-l-e, handle 把手。这肥肉也能跟爱情挂上钩吗？ Jessica: Well, think about it. When your boyfriend wraps his arms around you, he can hold on to these like handles?! 嗯，想想看。当你的男朋友抱着你,他能不放弃这些把手一样的？！ YM: 啊？太可怕了。我可不想要 love handles. I'm going to the gym, starting TODAY! 我要去健身房，从今天开始 ！ Jessica: Well, before you go, tell me what you've learned today! 好，你走之前，告诉我你今天已经学到了 ！ YM: 第一“赘肉”在美语里叫 extra meat on the bones; 第二，形容腰上的赘肉，可以说 spare tire; 第三，腰间肥肉的另外一种说法是 love handles. |
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