肥胖的美国人太多了

http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年02月08日 13:49  北京市民讲外语活动组委会

  Too many people in the States are overweight.

  肥胖的美国人太多了。

  A You're not overweight!

  A 你不胖!

  B No, not me. But most of my family are a bit overweight.

  B 不,不是我。但是我的大多数家人都有点肥胖。

  A You should come to the States.

  A 你应该去美国。

  B What do you mean?

  B 你的意思是说?

  A Too many people in the States are overweight. Seriously overweight.

  A 肥胖的美国人太多了。严重地肥胖。

  B Yes, I've seen pictures of some very large people!

  B 是的,我看到过一些块头非常大的人的照片!

  Notes注释

  1 You can criticise the way people look by using words like overweight, overweight, for example: Most of my family are a bit overweight. / Most of my family are a bit overweight.

  你可以用像超重这样的词语来批评某些人的样子,overweight /超重,例如:Most of my family are a bit overweight. /我的大多数家人都有点肥胖。

  2 You can generalise further by talking about a whole country, for example: Too many people in the States are overweight. / Too many people in the States are overweight.

  你可以更进一步地概括某个国家的人的情况,例如:Too many people in the States are overweight. /肥胖的美国人太多了。严重地肥胖。

  3 You can give a tactful response using kinder words, for example : I've seen pictures of some very large people! / I've seen pictures of some very large people!

  你可以用善意的词语来做出机智的回答:: I've seen pictures of some very large people! /我看到过一些块头非常大的人的照片!

Key phrases and sentences

 

You're not overweight or fat!

Me. no. But most of my family are a bit overweight.

You should come to the States.

What do you mean?

Too many people in the States are overweight.

Seriously overweight.

Yes, I've seen pictures of some very large people!

 

 

重要的短语和句子

 

你不胖!

不,不是我。但是我的大多数家人都有点肥胖。

你应该去美国。

你的意思是说?

肥胖的美国人太多了。严重地肥胖。

 

是的,我看到过一些块头非常大的人的照片!

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