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Shrek 3,《怪物史莱克3》

A:I haven't been on a trip like that since college!

甲:大学过后就没做过这种旅行了！

B:Donkey?

乙:贫嘴驴？

A:What? Is something in my teeth? Oh, no! I've been abracadabra-ed into a Fancy Feastin'，second-rate sidekick!

甲:什么？我嘴里有什么吗？噢，不！我被咒语给弄成了怪异的二流伙伴了！

B:At least you don't look like some kind of bloated pinata! You should think about going on a diet!

乙:至少你不会看起来像是只浮肿的皮纳塔袋子！你应该考虑下节食了！

A:You should get yourself a pair of pants. I feel all exposed and nasty! So you two think this is funny?

甲:你应该穿条裤子，我觉得又暴露又下流！那么，你们俩觉得这事很好笑么？

B:I'm really sorry, guys.

乙:真的很抱歉，伙计们。

A:Don't be. You got us back, kid.

甲:别这样，你让我们回来了，孩子。

B:How in the Hans Christian Andersen. Am I supposed to parade around in these goofy boots?

乙:在安徒生童话里。我应该怎样在这些蠢靴子里行进？

A:Hey, hey, hey! Be very careful with those.They were made in Madrid by the finest...

甲:嘿，嘿，嘿！小心点。那可是马德里生产的最佳产品…

B:You'll learn to control that. Seriously. Ow! You need some comfort inserts or arch supports or something.

乙:你会学会怎么控制自己的。说真的。哇！你真的得给自己弄个拱座什么的。

生活口语

You don't have appetite? You eat so little.

你没胃口吗？你吃得好少。

I'm on a diet.

我正在节食减肥。

重点讲解:

I eat less to lose weight.

I'm on a diet.

把“节食减肥”直接翻译为cat less to lose weight是没有问题的，老外看了也会明白我们要表达的意思，只是这个说法实在不够地道，老外听起来会觉得有些奇怪。实际上，在口语中on a diet这个短语就能够表达出“节食减肥”的意思了。