细说英语粗话:29. Fatso

29. Fatso

fatso 胖子，肥仔，大块头

Fatso一字仅有名词形态，于1933年始见于英文文献，是对人的肥胖者扣上的绰号，尤为青少年男女取笑同辈时用之。在美国，一般胖妞视fatso这个称呼为一种侮辱，其不受欢迎可想而知。

Fatso 当名词 胖妞，肥仔(男女共用)

A. Fat.A funny word. It’s a short word，not unlike tall or black or thin. It’s an adjective that describes a noun. Like：The fat feather floated over the telephone…. Of course，fat is also a noun，as in，She can have three fats a day. In our world，fat is also an insult，as in“Hey，Fatso，”….

(Radiance-The Magazine for Large Women，3／1／94)

Fat是逗人的字眼，字很短，像tall或black或thin一样，是修饰名词的形容词，如丰羽飘在电话上空。当然啰，fat也可以当名词，如她一天能吃三份含油质的食物。在胖女人的世界中，fat也是个侮辱，如同在说“喂，胖妞啊!”……

A. (at a class reunion)Remember Al?

(在毕业班友聚会上)记得艾勒吗?

B. Sure do. He was the one we called “fatso”. He didn’t like it at all.Because most members of his family are fat，he decided to go into genetics. His research on families of fat people show that genetics does indeed play a part in determining obesity.

当然记得!他是班上被称为“肥仔”的那个。他很不喜欢这个称呼，因为他家人多为胖子，所以他决定钻研基因学。他的研究显示，在胖子的家庭中，基因的确扮演决定性的角色。

A. And all along I thought he just loved to eat!

而且我一直都认为他贪吃哩!

A. Drew already knows a life of dieting and exercise.“Kids called me names like fatso and tub of lard.” Now，he lifts weights every day，plays indoor soccer and rides his bike a lot. At2 5 feet 4 inches and 140 pounds，“I don’t get called fatso anymore.”

(USA Weekend，5／3／98)

杜路已经体会到节食和运动的生活方式了。［他说］，“小孩子骂我胖子和油桶”。他现在每天举重，踢室内足球，并常常骑脚踏车。现在五尺四寸高，一百四十磅重，［他说］“我不再被人称为胖子啰!”。

注：

1. 本文主角为十三岁的男孩。

2. at+引出的短语表示状态，另有sell it at ＄50 a share(以每股＄50卖出。)Aim at the target. (对准靶子。)She will arrive at 5:15 p.m. (她将于下午5:15到。)at home(在家)at her request(按她所托)等。At在此引出来的短语，多为副词功能。