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，沒有醜女，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」怎麼說?來看Jessica和Yumiao兩位MM的對話吧：
Jessica: Yumiao! You look so cute in this red dress!
YM: 真的麼?難道你不覺得這件連衣裙有點瘦麼?
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?骨頭上有多餘的肉?這在中文裡就叫"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」麼?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」在美語裡叫 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.
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（編輯：何瑩瑩）