A: Oh, man. I've been starving myself for days now, and I haven't lost an ounce.

天呐，如今我已经饿了好几天了，却一点也没减下来。

B: Are you trying to lose weight?

你在努力减肥吗？

A: Yeah, my friend is getting married next month, and I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid. I have to fit into my dress and look nice for her wedding, but I haven't lost any weight. Look at these love handles.

是呀，我朋友下个月结婚，我要做伴娘。我必须要穿上礼服，在她婚礼上漂亮些，但是我根本就没减肥，你看这些赘肉。

B: You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight. I think that's where you're going wrong.

你没必要通过饿来减肥，我认为你方法错了。

A: Why? If I eat less, then my body will start eating away at my fat reserves right?

为什么？如果我吃的少，那么身体就会消耗掉储存的多余的脂肪，不是吗？

B: Not really. You should try to not eat foods high in calories, salts or saturated fats. Stay away from oily food and artificial flavors.

并非如此。你不应该吃高热量、高糖和高脂肪的食物。远离油炸食品和人造香料。

A: So you're saying that I should eat, but I should just watch what I eat?

所以你是说我应该吃，但要慎重选择吃什么？

B: Yes. You can also try to reduce your intake of carbohydrates and foods that are high in cholesterol. You can have steamed veggies or increase your protein intake found in chicken or fish.

是的，你应该少吃糖类和高胆固醇的食物。你可以吃些水煮的蔬菜，多吃些富含蛋白质的食物，比如鸡肉和鱼肉。

A: If I do all this, do you think I can lose twenty pounds in four weeks?

如果按照你说的做，你认为四周内我能减掉20磅吗？

B: Don't count on it.

别指望了。

starve

挨饿；使挨饿

stave myself

让自己挨饿

例句：

She's starving herself to try to lose weight.

她试图通过节食来减肥。

I'm starving. When is dinner?

我饿死了，什么时候吃晚饭？

Some people starve themselves in order to lose weight, but it is unhealthy for the body.

有些人为了减肥而挨饿，但是这对身体是不健康的。

lose weight

减肥

例句：

I'm going on a diet to lose weight.

我节食减肥。

I lost my weight by regular exercise.

我通过规律的锻炼减肥。

put on weight

增重

I've been putting on weight recently.

我最近长胖了。

bridesmaid 伴娘

brideman 伴郎

fiancee 未婚妻

fiance 未婚夫

fit into

适合；适应；符合

例句：

My stuff don't fit into these bags.

这个袋子装不下我的东西。

This method can fit into many simliar problems like this.

这个方法适用于和这个类似的问题。

wedding

婚礼

wedding ceremony/reception/anniversary/presents

结婚典礼/结婚宴会/结婚纪念日/结婚礼物

She looked beautiful on her wedding day.

她在她的婚礼上看起来很美。

love handle

腰间赘肉

例句：

Some men prefer a girl with love handles to a girl who is skinny.

有人男人更喜欢有小肚子的女孩而不是瘦骨嶙峋的女孩。

calorie

卡路里

high/low in calories

高/低卡路里

例句：

Before my friend buys any packaged food from the grocery store, she always checks the amount of calories on the food label.

在我朋友从杂货店买任何包装食品前，她总是检查食品标签上的卡路里含量。

I cna't believe that there are 250 calories in this chocolate bar and 1000 calories in this muffin. I thought muffins were healthy.

我不敢相信这个巧克力棒有250卡路里，这个松饼有1000卡路里。我以为松饼是健康的。

I didn't know why I was gainning so much weight until my friend told me that milkshakes were high in calories. I had been drinking one milkshake a day.

我不知道为什么我的体重增重了这么多。直到我的朋友告诉我奶昔的热量很高。我一直每天喝一杯奶昔。

saturated fat

饱和脂肪

monounsaturated fat

单一不饱和脂肪（found in olives and nuts, which does not encourage the harmful development of cholesterol.）

polyunsaturated fat

多不饱和脂肪（found in seeds and vegetable oils, which does not encourage the harmful development of cholesterol.）

trans fat

反式脂肪（a type of fat produced when oils are changed by a chemical process into solids. Trans fats are believed to encourage the harmful development of cholesterol.）

chcolesterol

胆固醇（exist in the fat, tissues, and blood of all animals. Too much cholesterol in a person's blood can cause heart disease.）

例句：

Saturated fat can increase risks for heart disease and some cancers.

饱和脂肪可以增加患心脏病和某些癌症的危险。

My doctor told me that I need to cut down on eating fried foods in order to improve my cholesterol.

我的医生告诉我，为了降低我的胆固醇，我需要少吃油炸食品。

Do you have high cholesterol?

你胆固醇高吗？

artifical flavors

人造香味剂

arifical additives/colours/flowers/

人造添加剂/颜色/花

→SYN synthetic人造的；合成的

protein

蛋白质

（found in meat, fish, some vegetables..）

例句：

Fish contains a lot of protein.

鱼肉含有大量蛋白质。

Don't eat too much high-protein food.

不要吃太多高蛋白食品。

Don't count on it.

不要指望

例句：

If you're just hoping to make a fortune in the stock market, don't count on it.

如果你希望在股市里赚大钱，别指望了。

Don't count on him to help us.

别指望他帮我们。

We can't just sit here and count on others.

我们不能就坐这里什么也不做指望别人。