Jessica在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是于苗要問的：贅肉。

Jessica: 于苗！You look so cute in this red dress!

YM: 真的么？難道你不覺得這件連衣裙有點瘦么？

Jessica: Ah...it's...a little tight. Just a little!

YM: 唉，我去年買這條裙子的時候，穿著還有點肥呢，今年居然緊成這樣，看來我這贅肉真是沒少長啊！

Jessica: Don't be upset, Yumiao. You may have a little extra meat on your bones, but trust me, you still look good!

YM: extra meat on my bones? 骨頭上有多余的肉？這在中文里就叫“贅肉”。唉，I really want this "extra meat" gone! 尤其是這腰上的贅肉，真是討厭的“救生圈”??！

Jessica: I know! No one wants that "spare tire". It's our worst enemy!

YM: spare, s-p-a-r-e, spare; tire, t-i-r-e, tire, spare tire 不是指“備用輪胎”么？原來，中國人把腰上的一圈贅肉比喻成“救生圈”，美國人則把它比成“spare tire”備用胎。

Jessica: That's right! We also call the extra fat around your waist line "love handles".

YM: 腰上的贅肉還可以叫 love handles？love 愛情；handle, h-a-n-d-l-e, handle 把手。這肥肉也能跟愛情掛上鉤嗎？

Jessica: Well, think about it. When your boyfriend wraps his arms around you, he can hold on to these like handles?!

YM: ?。刻膳铝?。我可不想要 love handles. I'm going to the gym, starting TODAY!

Jessica: Well, before you go, tell me what you've learned today!

YM: 第一“贅肉”在美語里叫 extra meat on the bones;

第二，形容腰上的贅肉，可以說 spare tire;

第三，腰間肥肉的另外一種說法是 love handles.

A: Alright! 好吧！行動起來！咱們現在就去跑步！

B: 哈哈，沒問題! 不過，咱們還得跟觀眾 say bye bye 呢！

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B: Tune in next time for American English Mosaic!

A: See you next time!