2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 14 Fad Dieting

 

Fad¹ Dieting 

Joel: You don’t look so hot. Are you okay? 

Beatrice: I’m perfectly² fine. 

Joel: Oh, and you’re grouchy³, too. Don’t tell me. You’re dieting again. 

Beatrice: Just leave me alone. I’m not popping pills or anything like that. I’m just trying to shed a few pounds the natural way. 

Joel: The natural way? You mean like that diet you were on a few months ago where you only ate Monday, Wednesday, and Friday? Or that other diet you were on before where you drank 50 cups of water a day? 

Beatrice: Those were fad diets that didn’t work. I’m onto a new diet that’s guaranteed to take way those unwanted pounds and to reveal my slimmer self. 

Joel: You sound like a commercial, or an infomercial. Is that where you found this diet, on some late-night infomercial? 

Beatrice: It doesn’t matter where I heard about this diet. It only matters that its scientifically proven to help people lose weight. 

Joel: All right. I need to shed a few pounds. What’s the secret diet? 

Beatrice: I’m not telling you. You’ll only make fun of it. 

Joel: No, I won’t. Tell me. 

Beatrice: All right. I only eat orange-colored foods. 

Joel: What?! 

Beatrice: I said, I only eat orange-colored foods. I’ve eaten a lot of oranges and carrots. 

Joel: I can see why you’re so grouchy. You’ve lost your bleeping mind! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 fad   

n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好

参考例句：

• His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 grouchy   

adj.好抱怨的；愠怒的

参考例句：

• Grouchy people are always complaining for no reason.满腹牢骚的人总是毫无理由地抱怨。
• Sometimes she is grouchy, but all in all she is an excellent teacher.有时候她的脾气很坏，但总的来说她还是一位好老师。