(单词翻译:单击)
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吃鸟食如今已不仅仅是想拥有美好身段的女人的事情了,为了防范富贵病的出现男人也加入了这一行列。那么吃鸟食在英文中也有着同样的字眼来表述,是什么呢?我们还是从下面的句子来寻找答案。
例句-1:Sally eats like a bird.
例句-2:I'm worried about Mr. Wrenn. He's been eating like a bird recently.
在我们刚才听到的2个例句中,我们都可以听到同一个词语:eat like a bird。字面意思像鸟一样地吃东西。我们都知道鸟很小,胃也小,吃得当然就少。因此,eat like a bird就是比喻一个人吃东西吃得很少。So,it means to eat very little; to eat only small amounts of food.
我们再来看四个例句:
例句-1:She is trying to lose weight. That's why she is eating like a bird.
她在减肥,所以吃得特别少。
例句-2:You're eating like a bird, no wonder you are so slim.
你吃得真少,怪不得这么苗条。
例句-3:I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I eat like a bird, work like a horse , tired as a dog.
我不知道最近我怎么了,吃得象鸟一样少,工作象马一样辛苦,精疲力尽。
例句-4:Girls always eat like a bird in order to keep a slender figure.
女孩子们吃的很少,为的是保持苗条的身材。
吃鸟食控制饮食是值得提倡的,可是我们要注意的是要科学地减肥,科学地控制饮食。不能仅仅是靠少吃节食来保持身材,防范富贵病,更重要的是在于科学的运动。曾经是芭蕾舞演员现为形体梳理专家马旎女士说的一句话是吃饱了再减肥。好,我们今天的学习在减肥的话题就暂时打住,我们下期再见。
课后功课:请用eat like a bird将下面的句子翻译为英文。
1. 如果你想减肥的话,要吃得像小鸟那么少,并且定时运动。
2. 我不能享受每一餐,因为我焦虑的时候吃得很少。
3. 不要想能一蹴而就,只要先比现在少吃一点,然后就会少的越来越多。
参考答案如下:
1. If you want to lose weight, you must eat like a bird, and exercise regularly.
2. I can't enjoy my meal because I eat like a bird when I get anxious.
3. Don’t try to eat like a bird at first. Just eat a little less for now, adjust, and then cut back a little more.
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