外国人最想和你聊的文化话题：减肥瘦身

     Stress not only results in unhealthy binge eating and poor nutritional choices, but actually has physiological impacts on your body that often result in craving foods that can result in greater weight gain such as sugars, starches and carbohydrates.
     压力不仅会导致不健康的暴饮暴食和低营养的食品选择，而且还会在生理上对你的身体造成影响，导致你在心理上对食物的渴求并导致你吸收更多的糖分、淀粉和碳水化合物等物质，从而增加你的体重。
     The society is struggling with record levels of obesity on the one hand, and a severe "thin" image problem held by popular celebrities on the other.
     当今社会中，人们一方面在刷新严重肥胖的记录，另一方面时尚名流们又在展示着过于"骨感"的形象。
     Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. -Mark Twain
     习惯就是习惯，谁也不能将其扔出窗外，只能一步一步地引它下楼。 --马克·吐温
     Let's be honest: Losing weight isn't the easiest thing in the world. All our best intentions end up doing nothing.
     老实说，减肥绝不是世界上最容易的事。我们最好的愿望（减肥成功）往往都会落空。
     American women are more concerned about losing weight than they are about suffering from cancer, heart disease or diabetes, a survey showed.
     一项调查显示，与癌症、心脏病和糖尿病相比，美国女性更关心减肥问题。
     Losing weight is not only good for the waistline, it is good for the brain.
     保持健康的体重不仅能让你拥有苗条的腹部线条，同时还有益于你的大脑。
     Scientists say substantial weight loss improves cognitive functions like memory and concentration.
     科学家们发现，减去多余的体重将提高大脑的工作能力，比如说更加良好的记忆与集中力。
     In some tests, including memory exams, almost a quarter of the overweight participants scored low enough to be considered learning disabled.
     在某些例如记忆力的测试中，近四分之一的体重超重者得分低到了基本可以被评价为"有学习障碍"。
     Many of them had additional health problems, such as high blood pressure, type two diabetes and sleep apnea.
     他们其中的很多人还有附加的健康问题，比如说高血压和二型睡眠呼吸暂停等。
     The obese subjects tended to have damage to a particular substance that surrounds and insulates nerve fibres in the brain, suggesting that substance is needed for optimal cognitive function.
     肥胖的受测者们较容易使得包围并隔离大脑中的神经纤维的物质受到伤害，而这一部分物质则利于优化大脑的认知功能。
     The key is to figure out an eating pattern than will work for you for the rest of your life.
     关键是能找到一种饮食方式，能让你在你以后的生活中一直受益。
     Exercise is important. You have to do it. It has wonderful benefits.
     锻炼很重要，你一定要锻炼，它会让你受益很多。
     But if your focus is on weight loss, the most important factor is what you eat.
     但如果你的重点是减肥，最重要的因素就是你的饮食。
     Don't ignore exercise, by any means, but if you focus on exercise and think you can eat whatever you want, you're wrong.
     无论如何也不要忽视锻炼，但如果你只是锻炼，而且认为你可以想吃什么就吃什么，那你就大错特错了。
     You have to focus on nutrition (what you eat) and use exercise as a way to supplement the calorie burn and to get your body looking how you want it to look (not to mention as a key way to get healthy and feel great).
     你一定要注重营养摄入（或者说你的饮食），然后把锻炼当作辅助热量燃烧的手段，从而让你的体形朝着你希望的样子发展（更不用说它还能让你健康、使你感觉舒畅）。
     You can change how many calories you take in to a much greater degree than you can change how many calories you burn.
     你最大限度地转换摄入热量的程度，远比你转换热量的数量重要得多。
     Lose the fries, and you've done in a few seconds what would take 30 minutes of exercise to accomplish.
     忍住不要吃炸鸡，你只花几秒钟的时间，就能起到锻炼三十分钟的效果。
     Learn to listen to your body, and be aware of your hunger when it's in its early stages. This is a key skill to weight loss.
     试着关注你的身体，在刚开始饿的时候就感知到它。这是减肥的一个重要技巧。
     A good habit to build is to eat slowly...and take pauses, so you can think about whether you're really still hungry...and drink lots of water during those pauses.
     要养成细嚼慢咽的习惯--吃一吃再停一停，这样你就能想一下是不是还觉得饿--同时多多地喝水。

     Todd: OK, Devon, I've been putting on a few pounds and you're quite a lean fit guy.
     陶德：陶德，我最近又重了几磅，你总是那么瘦。
     Devon: Well, thank you.
     戴文：这个，谢谢。
     Todd: What do you recommend? What can I do to lose weight?
     陶德：你能推荐点什么吗？我应该怎样减肥？
     Devon: Well, I exercise a lot. I go running at least three times a week. But more than that I enjoy playing sports and so different sports use different muscles and all of it helps to lose that weight that you might have gained.
     戴文：好吧，我经常锻炼。我一周起码跑三次。除此之外我还很喜欢运动，不同的运动要用到不同的肌肉，这样能让我减掉你可能有的重量。
     Todd: Yeah, well, actually, one of the problems is that I actually exercise a lot.
     陶德：是的，的确，问题之一是我也锻炼不少。
     Devon: Do ya?
     戴文：是吗？
     Todd: Yeah, so maybe it's my diet.
     陶德：是啊，所以可能是我的饮食。
     Devon: It could be and so in that case you might want to eat something perhaps more nutritious or maybe even less of what you do eat. Maybe, I eat three meals a day and I try not to snack in between. No potato chips. No popcorn. No candy bars.
     戴文：也有可能。这样的，你要吃些更有营养的，或者就是少吃点。我瘦也有可能是我一天吃三餐，之间都不吃零食。不吃土豆片、爆米花和糖果。
     Todd: That's pretty tough!
     陶德：那可真严格。
     Devon: It is tough but...Well, I must admit that I cheat every once in awhile but... Ok, I'll give it a try...but actually, you see my problem is that I like junk food. So I have to choose: either I eat less or I eat a better diet.
     戴文：是严格。但是，我必须承认，我可能也不是每次吃都遵守。好吧，实际上，我的问题是我喜欢垃圾食品。所以我必须做选择：我要吃得更少，还是一个更好的饮食。
     Todd: What do you think is more important?
     陶德：你认为哪个更重要。
     Devon: I think that if you are exercising then you should just eat what you want and eat less.
     戴文：我认为如果你锻炼的话，那你就想吃多少吃多少，但是要少一点。
     Todd: Eat less. OK. This is going to be tough.
     陶德：吃少一点。好吧。这样也很不容易。
     Devon: Well, I have no doubt that you will do the best that you can.
     戴文：是啊，但是我很确信你能做到你所能做到的最好的。
     Todd: Alright! Thanks a lot. Devon.
     陶德：好的。谢谢，戴文。