职场英语百科：关于健康的话题(2)

我没法戒烟。

I can’t quit smoking.

(我没法戒烟。)

But it’s better for your health if you do.

(但是戒掉对你身体会好一些。)

quit ...ing “停止……”。

I can’t stop smoking.

stop ...ing “停止……”。

I can’t give up smoking.

give up ...ing “放弃……”。

抽烟对你身体有害。

Why should I quit smoking?

(我为什么必须戒烟?)

It’s bad for your health.

(抽烟对你身体有害。)

bad for ... “对……有害”。

It’s no good for you.

It’s bad for you.

我的肩膀酸痛。

I have stiff shoulders.

(我的肩膀酸痛。)

You should take a hot bath.

(你应该洗个热水澡。)

stiff是“坚硬的”、 “僵硬的”， stiff shoulders指“肩膀酸痛”。

My shoulders are stiff.

My shoulders are tight.

当精神压力增大时我就变得很容易急躁。

I become irritable when stress builds up.

(当精神压力增大时我就变得很容易急躁。)

Don’t we all?

(大家不都这样吗?)

irritable “急躁的”、 “易怒的”。build up “增加”、 “提高”。

When I’m stressed, I get crabby.

crabby “易怒的”、 “脾气坏的”。

I’m out of sorts when I get stressed.

be out of sorts “心情不好”、 “情绪不佳”。

这样做可以释放压力。

Why are you yelling?

(你为什么大吼大叫?)

This is how I let off steam.

(这样做可以释放压力。)

yell “大声叫喊”。

let off steam “发泄被压抑的感情”、 “释放压力”。

It helps to lower stress.

(这样做可以帮助缓解压力。)

help “帮助”。lower “降低”。

It’s one way to get things off your chest.

get ... off one’s chest “使心情舒畅”。直译是“这是使心情舒畅的一种方法”。

我的身体很好。

I’m in good shape.

(我的身体很好。)

Do you work out regularly?

(你定期锻炼吗?)

in good shape “身体好”。

work out “锻炼”、 “运动”。

My body is in great shape.

I’m fit as a fiddle.

fit as a fiddle “身体好”。

你的胃口可真好。

I’m still hungry.

(我还觉得饿。)

You have a great appetite.

(你的胃口可真好。)

appetite指“食欲”， great appetite指“ 胃口好”。

You have a healthy appetite.

healthy appetite “食欲好”。

Your appetite is excellent.

excellent “极好的”、 “不错的”。