EP65 减肥 Losing Weight

Chinese 101: Talk about losing weight; How to say different types of body shapes;

 

Grammar: 得 de and 了 le

 

Language Tips：China & Western standards of “Perfect Body”; 

 

Story of the Day：兼听则明，偏听则暗 jiān tīng zé míng ，piān tīng zé àn 

 

Listen to both sides, and you’ll be enlightened. Heed only one side and you’ll be in the dark. 

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你怎么吃得这么少？

 

nǐ zěnme chī de zhème shǎo？

 

why are you eating so little?

 

B：我最近胖了，需要减肥。

 

wǒ zuì jìn pàng le，xū yào jiǎn féi。

 

I’ve gained weight recently, I need to lose weight.

 

A：有吗？我觉得你一直很瘦啊！

 

yǒu ma？wǒ jué de nǐ yī zhí hěn shòu ā ！

 

Really? It seems to me that you’ve always been in good shape!

 

B：我重了好几斤呢！

 

wǒ zhòng le hǎo jǐ jīn ne！

 

I’m several pounds heavier than before! 

 

A：节食对身体不好，跟我一起运动吧！

 

jiē shí duì shēn tǐ bú hǎo，gēn wǒ yī qǐ yùn dòng ba！

 

Going on a diet is harmful to your body, come exercise with me!

 

Words & expressions：

 

【最近】zuì jìn：recently

 

【胖】pàng：overweight

 

【瘦】shòu: thin

 

【觉得】jué de: think

 

【重】zhòng: heavy (轻qing1: light)

 

【斤】jīn: a unit of weight (1 jin = 1/2 kilogram)

 

【节食】jiē shí: diet; go on a diet

 

【身体】shēn tǐ: body

 

【运动】yùn dòng: sports; do exercise;

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang