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@ 30539 Going on a Diet
A: 哎，今天真沒勁。逛了一天，什麼也沒買到。
a¯ i, j¯ıntia¯ n zhe¯ n me´ij`ın. gua`ng le y¯ı tia¯ n, she´nme yeˇ da`o.
me´i maˇi-
(Sigh.) Today was really tedious. Shopping all day, and haven’t bought a thing.
B: 是呀，好看的衣服那麼多，可惜一件都穿不下。sh`ı ya¯ , haˇoka`n de y¯ıfu na`me duo¯ , keˇx¯ı y¯ı jia`n do¯ u chua¯ nbu- xia`.
Yeah. There are so many nice clothes. It’s such a shame that nothing fits me.
A: 我也是。現在天熱了，我突然發現原來自己這麼
牉。
woˇ
yeˇ
sh`ı. xia`nza`i tia¯ n re`
le, woˇ
tu¯ ra´n fa¯ xia`n yua´nla´i z`ıjˇı
zhe`me pa`ng.
Same goes for me. Now that the weather is hot, I’ve sud- denly discovered that I’ve gotten really fat.
B: 是啊，真得要減肥了。我至少要瘦10斤。
sh`ı a, zhe¯ n deˇi ya`o jiaˇnfe´i le. woˇ zh`ıshaˇo ya`o sho`u sh´ı j¯ın.
Yeah, I really need to lose weight. I want to lose at least 5 kilograms.
A: 我也是。特別是腰， 你看， 我現在都有救生圈
了！
woˇ
yeˇ
sh`ı. te`bie´
sh`ı ya¯ o, nˇı ka`n, woˇ
xia`nza`i do¯ u yoˇu jiu`-
she¯ ngqua¯ n le!
Me too. Especially around my waist. Look, I have a spare tire now!
B: 要不我們今天就開始節食吧！光吃蔬菜水果，肯
定很快就能瘦下去。
ya`obu woˇmen j¯ıntia¯ n jiu` ka¯ ishˇı jie´sh´ı ba! gua¯ ng ch¯ı shu¯ ca`i
shuˇıguoˇ, keˇnd`ıng heˇn kua`i jiu` ne´ng sho`u xia`qu.
Why don’t we go on a diet starting today then? If we only eat vegetables and fruit, we will definitely be able to get thinner very quickly.
A: 啊？我可忍不住。好吃的東西太多了！
a´? woˇ
keˇ
reˇnbuzhu`. haˇoch¯ı de do¯ ngxi ta`i duo¯
le!
Huh? I definitely won’t be able to stand it. There are just too many delicious things to eat!
B: 那你說怎麼辦？
na`
nˇı shuo¯
zeˇnme ba`n?
So, what do you think we should do?
A: 哎，如果能回到唐朝就好了。
a¯ i, ru´guoˇ
ne´ng hu´ıda`o Ta´ngcha´o jiu`
haˇo le.
(Sigh.) If we could just go back to the Tang Dynasty every- thing would be fine.
---Key Vocabulary---
沒勁 me´ij`ın tedious
穿不下 chua¯ nbuxia` to not fit into
減肥 jiaˇnfe´i to lose weight
至少 zh`ıshaˇo at least
瘦 sho`u thin
救生圈 jiu`she¯ ngqua¯ n life preserver
節食 jie´sh´ı to go on a diet
瘦下去 sho`u xia`qu to get thinner; to slim down
忍不住 reˇnbuzhu` to be unable to stand it
唐朝 Ta´ngcha´o Tang dynasty
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
瘦身 sho`ushe¯ n to lose weight
健身 jia`nshe¯ n to keep fit
脂肪 zh¯ıfa´ng fat
減肥藥 jiaˇnfe´i ya`o weight-loss pill
啤酒肚 p´ıjiuˇdu` beer belly
備胎 be`i ta¯ i spare tire
雙下巴 shua¯ ngxia`ba double chin
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