夏天到了，很多姑娘開始發愁了——想穿漂亮的裙子，但是低頭一看身上的贅肉只好嘆息。姑娘們，沒有丑女，只有懶女，運動起來，贅肉就和你說拜拜了。當然了，今天我們要學習的是有趣的英語：“贅肉”怎么說?來看Jessica和Yumiao兩位MM的對話吧：

Jessica: Yumiao! You look so cute in this red dress!

YM: 真的么?難道你不覺得這件連衣裙有點瘦么?

Jessica: Ah….it’s….a little tight. Just a little!

YM: 唉，我去年買這條裙子的時候，穿著還有點肥呢，今年居然緊成這樣，看來我這贅肉真是沒少長啊!

Jessica: Don’t be upset, Yumiao. You may have a little extra meat on your bones, but trust me, you still look good!

YM: extra meat on my bones?骨頭上有多余的肉?這在中文里就叫"贅肉"。唉，I really want this "extra meat" gone! 尤其是這腰上的贅肉，真是討厭的“救生圈”啊!

Jessica: I know! No one wants that "spare tire". It’s our worst enemy!

YM: spare, s-p-a-r-e, spare; tire, t-i-r-e, tire, spare tire 不是指“備用輪胎”么?原來，中國人把腰上的一圈贅肉比喻成“救生圈”，美國人則把它比成“spare tire”備用胎。

Jessica: That’s right! We also call the extra fat around your waist line "love handles".

YM: 腰上的贅肉還可以叫 love handles? love 愛情;handle, h-a-n-d-l-e, handle 把手。這肥肉也能跟愛情掛上鉤嗎?

Jessica: Well, think about it. When your boyfriend wraps his arms around you, he can hold on to these like handles?!

YM: 啊?太可怕了。我可不想要 love handles. I’m going to the gym, starting TODAY!

Jessica: Well, before you go, tell me what you’ve learned today!

【知識點】

1. “贅肉”在美語里叫 extra meat on the bones;

2. 形容腰上的贅肉，可以說 spare tire;

3. 腰間肥肉的另外一種說法是 love handles.