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各位听众，今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语，一个是to be stuck in a rut, 表示枯燥，一成不变；另一个是someone's cup of tea, 意思是某人有兴趣干的事。 这次《流行美语》播送完了，谢谢收听，下次节目再见。
B:Whenever I feel like I'm stuck in a rut, I take a long vacation and go traveling for awhile!
A:我也很喜欢旅行！Traveling is my cup of tea as well! 不过也得看去哪，上次我去了一个专门酿造啤酒的小镇，可是我不太爱喝酒，所以大家都喝的津津有味，可我却觉得一般！
B:I love beer. But drinking too much beer can make you fat.
A:That's true! 在今天的美语怎么说里，我们就要来看看啤酒肚用美语怎么说！
How to say it in American English
Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：啤酒肚。
Donny:Jimmy, 天真热! Let's go drink some cold beer!
Jimmy:啊？冰啤酒啊，我女朋友不让。
Donny:Why?
Jimmy:她说我有啤酒肚。But look at my belly, is it really that bad?
Donny:呃…… I have to say she has a point. You've got a beer belly for sure.
Jimmy:Beer belly？ beer 啤酒，加上 belly, 肚子，beer belly 啤酒肚。这个词真好记。
Donny:Yeah. It's easy to remember.
Jimmy:那不说 beer belly, 还有其它说法吗？
Donny:Let's see ...you can call it a "keg." k-e-g, keg. A keg is a barrel to store beer.
Jimmy:keg 是啤酒桶？你是说我这肚子活生生就是一啤酒桶？
Donny:Don't worry. You can go from keg to six-pack abs if you exercise and eat healthy.
Jimmy:six-pack abs? 我知道 a-b-s, abs 指腹肌，six-pack 不是半打啤酒么？
Donny:Six-pack abs are the muscles at your midsection. 一边三块，一共六块。
Jimmy:哦，我明白了，six-pack abs 就是“六块腹肌”。天啊!从啤酒肚变成六块肌，得做多少仰卧起坐啊!
Donny:I know it's hard, but a lot of people say sit-ups really help them lose their beer bellies. You want your girl to be happy, right?
Jimmy:好，为女朋友高兴，我这就回家做 sit-ups，仰卧起坐！
Donny:Enjoy your workout! But first tell me what you've learned today.
Jimmy:第一“啤酒肚”叫 beer belly, 或者 keg；
第二，六块腹肌，叫 six-pack abs；
第三，仰卧起坐叫 sit-up，s-i-t, sit; u-p, up. sit-up!
A:原来啤酒肚就是beer belly! Yeah I agree, men with beer bellies are really unattractive...
B:Haha, actually I have a great quick solution for those guys with beer bellies! Get a dog! Then you'll need to take it for walks at least twice a day- it will force you to be active!
A:确实是这样! 我妈妈最近也在考虑要不要养一只小狗，让生活方式更健康一些! 说起这个，今天的美语三级跳里就要来讨论养宠物的事儿， 咱们赶快来听一听!
