你有“啤酒肚”吗？

　　你有啤酒肚吗？

　　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!Lets 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. Youve 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. Its easy to remember.

　　Jimmy: 那不说 beer belly, 还有其它说法吗?

　　Donny: Lets 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: Dont 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。Ab是个俚语，意为an abdominal muscle。

　　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 its 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 youve 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!