夏天到了，大家又開始穿短袖、穿短褲啦！養(yǎng)了一冬天的膘，可減下去了？下面這些名人減肥的例子，足以讓你從床上爬起來，在運動中找回原來那個纖細的自己嗎？
Like anyone else, celebrities sometimes have trouble keeping the pounds off. Many start diets to achieve weight loss. Check out the ones who succeeded!
像所有人一樣，名人有時也會遇到減肥的問題。一些人開始靠節(jié)食來達到減重的目的，看看已經(jīng)成功的有哪些人。
Kim Kardashian always had a big butt, which people seem to love her for. But when she was pregnant with Kanye’s 2 children, she put on a lot of weight. Good thing that Kim quickly lost her baby pounds!
Kim Kardashian的臀部一直很大，這似乎也是人們喜愛她的原因。但當她懷上Kanye的兩個孩子時，她的重量增加了很多。不過好的是Kim很快就甩掉了孩子帶來的這些體重。
Joining Ricki Lake and Oprah Winfrey as a member of the weight loss & weight gain swing club, Janet is currently looking good and is much thinner. Here’s hoping she keeps it that way!
Janet作為其中一員，加入了Ricki Lake和Oprah Winfrey的“忽胖忽瘦”俱樂部，她目前是看起來很贊，并且瘦多了。希望她能那樣保持下去。
Tips
1）the weight loss & weight gain swing club “忽胖忽瘦”俱樂部
這并不是指真的有這個俱樂部，而是用這樣的表達方式，詼諧幽默地表示他們的體重都是忽上忽下，不停波動，而沒有一個體重的穩(wěn)定狀況。
2）here’s hoping希望
e.g. Here’s hoping we can keep fit all the time. 希望我們能夠一直健康勻稱。
e.g. Here’s hoping they can. 希望他們能做到。
Alec Baldwin was always good looking and fit when he was young. As he got older, the pounds added on until he was virtually unrecognizable. Well, he’s now back to a much fitter self.
AlecBaldwin年輕的時候一直長得很好看很健康。隨著年齡增長，體重的增加使得他幾乎無法辨認了。不過，他現(xiàn)在變回了更健康的自己。
Rosie O’Donnell is almost synonymous with overweight, even though we love her. Well, it looks like Rosie has taken her health into consideration because she now looks much slimmer.
Rosie O’Donnell幾乎就是超重的代名詞，即使我們很喜愛她。好吧，Rosie現(xiàn)在看著苗條多了，看起來她已經(jīng)在考慮她的健康問題了。
Tips
Synonymous with… …的代名詞
Synonymous 表示“同義的；同義詞的”等意思，所以synonymous with表示“與……同義”，進而引申出“代名詞”的含義。Synonyms 表示“同義詞”。
Mariah Carey, one of the world’s most popular singers, disappointed many fans by gaining a ton of weight. She quickly realized her mistake and lost a lot of it, returning to her beautiful figure.
Mariah Carey，世界最流行的歌手之一，由于體重暴增而使很多歌迷失望。她很快認識到她的過失并減掉了很多，回到了她優(yōu)美苗條的身材。
這里用了多種表達方式來描述“減肥”和“變胖”這兩件事，使得文章更加豐富。如果我們能夠熟練掌握、運用這些不同的表達，那么我們的口語也能夠更加豐富和生動。
總結(jié)一下文章中關(guān)于“減肥”那些詞：
keep the pounds off 使體重下降
lose one’s pounds 減掉體重
be look good and be much thinner 看起來很贊而且瘦了很多
back to a much fitter self 變回了更健康的自己
beautiful figure優(yōu)美的身材
look much simmer看著苗條多了
表示“變胖”的那些詞：
put on a lot of weight 增加了好多重量
the pounds add on體重增加
gain a ton of weight 體重暴增
almost synonymous with overweight 幾乎就是超重的代名詞
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