美国习惯用语-第193讲:Fat farm
<p>美国习惯用语-第193讲:<span word="Fat">Fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span></p><p>你们知道一个人很胖的这个"胖"字在英文里是哪个字？<span word="Fat">Fat</span>. 中国人说一个人很胖，这是很普通的。但是，美国人在说一个人胖氖焙蛉床惶?胒<span word="at">at</span>这个字。你要是用<span word="fat">fat</span> 这个字，人家会觉得你很不礼貌，会生气的。那么，美国人是怎么说的呢？美国人是尽量避免直截了当地用"胖"这个字。他们有的时候说：<span word="She">She</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="big">big</span>. 这恐怕就是中文里的"块头很大"了。有的时候美国人还说：<span word="He">He</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>. <span word="Heavy">Heavy</span>是"很重"的意思，用在指人的时候也就是说他的体重很重。</p><p>总之，美国人在说人家胖的时候比较婉转，以免伤害别人的自尊心。好，现在让我们言归正传。今天我们要给大家介绍的第一个习惯用语就是：<span word="Fat">Fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="Farm">Farm</span>就是"农场"。<span word="Fat">Fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>这个说法也许会引起误会，使人以为这是一个农场里面全是胖的人。实际上，一个人到<span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>去不是因为他胖，而是他想减肥。<span word="Fat">Fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>是一个健身的机构，去那里的人要做大量的锻炼，但是东西吃得很少。有的美国人很难控制他们的体重，所以每年去一次<span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>为了减肥。下面就是一个例子。</p><p>例句-1: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="eats">eats</span>, <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="she">she</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>这人说：我妹妹萨丽去参加减肥治疗所已经回来。她体重减少了二十磅。但是，按她这种吃东西的样子，我肯定她会重新增加二十磅，然后明年再去减肥治疗所。</p>
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