VOA流行美語 Unit 136: Chocoholic/Fix

李華和Larry到商店買東西。李華看到巧克力正在減價出售，所以買了一大堆。今天李華會學到兩個常用語：chocoholic和fix.

LL: Whoa, Li Hua. I didn't know you were such a chocoholic. How are you going to eat all of that?

LH: 我看這巧克力多便宜呀！我當然得多買一些嘍！哎，你剛才說我是chocoholic, 那是什么意思，是不是說我很愛吃巧克力？

LL: A chocoholic is someone who likes chocolate so much that they are practically addicted to it.

LH: 噢，chocoholic還真的是指特愛吃巧克力的人，可是我還沒有到上癮的地步。Larry，喝酒成癮的人在英文里就是alcoholic。那chocoholic是不是跟alcoholic一樣嚴重呀？

LL: Don't worry. Being a chocoholic isn't as serious as being an alcoholic. All you have to worry about is getting fat from eating so much candy.

LH: 我確實是很愛吃巧克力，你要說我是chocoholic也沒關系。不過我不會因為吃巧克力而發胖，因為我挺能控制自己，一天只吃一、兩塊。

LL: I suppose that's reasonable. My mom is a real chocoholic, too. It's easy to buy her a birthday present or a mother's day present - I just buy her a box of chocolates.

LH: 原來你媽媽也愛吃巧克力。這樣看來，好像大多數喜歡吃巧克力的人都是女的。你們男孩難道不喜歡巧克力嗎？

LL: Personally, I love chocolate, but I know a lot of guys who don't like it very much. I don't know why chocolate seems to be more popular among girls.

LH: 嗯，我也搞不清楚為什么女孩子要比男孩子更喜歡巧克力。這樣吧！我們可以做個調查，看看每個人每天吃多少巧克力，說不定能找出答案呢！

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, have you had your daily chocolate fix yet?

LH: Chocolate fix? Fix是修理的意思，修理巧克力？Larry，你在說什么啊？

LL: To get a "fix" is to get a portion of something that you're addicted to and thereby relieve your craving. You're a chocoholic, so you need a chocolate fix once in a while.

LH: 噢，Fix在這里不是修理的意思。你是指我每天都要吃巧克力，今天有沒有吃了巧克力，過了隱。那Larry，我知道你喜歡喝咖啡，我是不是能說每天早上你都需要a caffeine fix?

LL: That's exactly right. Once in a while, I need a chocolate fix, too. I don't know why, but sometimes I really crave chocolate.

LH: 你有的時候也愛吃巧克力啊？這么說你和我一樣，都是chocoholic嘍？

LL: I don't need to have chocolate every day, but I am guilty of needing an occasional chocolate fix.

LH: 哎喲！原來你只是偶爾想吃巧克力。對了，回答你剛才的問題，我今天還沒有過我的chocolate隱呢！

LL: Okay, then I have a suggestion. Let's go to Starbucks and get coffee and chocolate chip cookies.

LH: 好主意。到星吧克咖啡館去喝咖啡，還吃帶巧克力的點心。這樣你和我都可以解饞了！

LL: We'll be getting a sugar fix at the same time, too. It's a brilliant plan!

LH: 等等，什么又是sugar fix?

LL: Well, some people crave sweet things in general, so they need a sugar fix. In addition, sugar gives you an extra boost of energy.

LH: 沒錯，有的人每天都得吃甜的東西，不吃就好象少了什么似的。你說糖還有提神的作用？這我倒是不知道。既然如此，那好吧，快去咖啡館嘍！

今天李華學到兩個常用語。第一個是chocoholic,是形容一個人愛吃巧克力到了成癮的地步。另一個常用語是fix。在這里是名詞，就是吃自己特別愛吃的東西，過過隱。