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我们汉语的习惯里,"胖"有赞美,恭维人的意思,如"祝贺你生了个大胖小子","胖呼呼",甚至给熟悉的人起个绰号叫"胖子"(当然是爱称)。可见"胖"在汉语中有"健康""生活舒心"的意思。那么英语里可以这么说吗? 在英语中,关于"胖",我们首先想到的就是"fat"。但"fat"在英语中是个强烈的贬义词,是"愚笨","迟缓","自制力差"的标志,所以在西方如果说某人"fat",不仅是对别人的伤害与歧视,也是自身粗鲁无教养的表现。 那应该如何恰当而又有礼貌地表达"胖"、"丰满"呢?下面是一些常见的委婉语,不论是翻译还是口语都很有用。 1. gain weight 增加体重,例如: People who drink diet soft drinks don't lose weight. They gain weight, a new study finds. 2. super size person 超大之人,例如: No more hamburgers, I don't want to be a super size person. 3. heavyset 身子重的,体格粗壮、敦实的,例如:He was tall and heavyset. 4. nutritionally endowed 营养丰富的,例如: Though garlic is a nutritionally endowed food, it is only consumed in small amounts. 5. gravitationally challenged 受地球引力挑战的(增加的体重确实在挑战地球引力),例如: That girl is gravitationally challenged. 6. well-built 体格健美的,体型匀称的,例如: That girl is well-built. She is getting too stout for her dresses. 8. big-boned 骨架大的,例如: I'm not fat, just big-boned. 9. overweight 超重的,例如: Overweight in a child should not be neglected. The baby has a chubby face. A generation ago, fat babies were considered healthy and buxom actresses were popular, but society has since come to worship thinness. 同样,"瘦"不能说"skinny",这可是"皮包骨"的意思(时尚界的许多模特正在朝这个方向发展),要形容一个人苗条应该用 "slender","slim",或"delicate"。"减肥"则可以说"lose pounds"或"lose weight"。 总之,"胖"和"瘦"是英美人敏感的话题,"fat "和"skinny"的使用要十分小心,注意回避。但是有一个例外就是" phat "(妙,好,酷),是"fat "的异体词,在口语中常常用于赞美美妙的东西,相当于"cool "。例如"The car is really a phat. " 点击收听单词发音
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