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夏天到了，很多姑娘开始发愁了——想穿漂亮的裙子，但是低头一看身上的赘肉只好叹息。姑娘们，没有丑女，只有懒女，运动起来，赘肉就和你说拜拜了。当然了，今天我们要学习的是有趣的英语：“赘肉”怎么说？来看Jessica和Yumiao两位MM的对话吧：

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

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!

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!

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!

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。

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

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?!

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!

【知识点】

1. “赘肉”在美语里叫 extra meat on the bones;

2. 形容腰上的赘肉，可以说 spare tire;

3. 腰间肥肉的另外一种说法是 love handles.