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各位聽眾，今天李華從 Larry 那兒學到兩個常用語，一個是to be stuck in a rut, 表示枯燥，一成不變；另一個是someone's cup of tea, 意思是某人有興趣干的事。 這次《流行美語》播送完了，謝謝收聽，下次節目再見。
B:Whenever I feel like I'm stuck in a rut, I take a long vacation and go traveling for awhile!
A:我也很喜歡旅行！Traveling is my cup of tea as well! 不過也得看去哪，上次我去了一個專門釀造啤酒的小鎮，可是我不太愛喝酒，所以大家都喝的津津有味，可我卻覺得一般！
B:I love beer. But drinking too much beer can make you fat.
A:That's true! 在今天的美語怎么說里，我們就要來看看啤酒肚用美語怎么說！
How to say it in American English
Donny 在北京學漢語，他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是Jimmy要問的：啤酒肚。
Donny:Jimmy, 天真熱! Let's go drink some cold beer!
Jimmy:??？冰啤酒啊，我女朋友不讓。
Donny:Why?
Jimmy:她說我有啤酒肚。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。這個詞真好記。
Donny:Yeah. It's easy to remember.
Jimmy:那不說 beer belly, 還有其它說法嗎？
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？你是說我這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. 一邊三塊，一共六塊。
Jimmy:哦，我明白了，six-pack abs 就是“六塊腹肌”。天啊!從啤酒肚變成六塊肌，得做多少仰臥起坐啊!
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，為女朋友高興，我這就回家做 sit-ups，仰臥起坐！
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；
第二，六塊腹肌，叫 six-pack abs；
第三，仰臥起坐叫 sit-up，s-i-t, sit; u-p, up. sit-up!
A:原來啤酒肚就是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:確實是這樣! 我媽媽最近也在考慮要不要養一只小狗，讓生活方式更健康一些! 說起這個，今天的美語三級跳里就要來討論養寵物的事兒， 咱們趕快來聽一聽!
