流行美语 第136课 - Chocoholic / Fix

李华和Larry到商店买东西。李华看到巧克力正在减价出售，所以买了一大堆。今天李华会学到两个常用语：chocoholic和fix.

LL: Whoa, Li Hua. I didn't know you were such a chocoholic. How are you going to eat all of that?

LH: 我看这巧克力多便宜呀！我当然得多买一些喽！哎，你刚才说我是chocoholic, 那是什么意思，是不是说我很爱吃巧克力？

LL: A chocoholic is someone who likes chocolate so much that they are practically addicted¹ to it.

LH: 噢，chocoholic还真的是指特爱吃巧克力的人，可是我还没有到上瘾的地步。Larry，喝酒成瘾的人在英文里就是alcoholic²。那chocoholic是不是跟alcoholic一样严重呀？

LL: Don't worry. Being a chocoholic isn't as serious as being an alcoholic. All you have to worry about is getting fat from eating so much candy.

LH: 我确实是很爱吃巧克力，你要说我是chocoholic也没关系。不过我不会因为吃巧克力而发胖，因为我挺能控制自己，一天只吃一、两块。

LL: I suppose that's reasonable. My mom is a real chocoholic, too. It's easy to buy her a birthday present or a mother's day present - I just buy her a box of chocolates.

LH: 原来你妈妈也爱吃巧克力。这样看来，好像大多数喜欢吃巧克力的人都是女的。你们男孩难道不喜欢巧克力吗？

LL: Personally, I love chocolate, but I know a lot of guys who don't like it very much. I don't know why chocolate seems to be more popular among girls.

LH: 嗯，我也搞不清楚为什么女孩子要比男孩子更喜欢巧克力。这样吧！我们可以做个调查，看看每个人每天吃多少巧克力，说不定能找出答案呢！

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, have you had your daily chocolate fix yet?

LH: Chocolate fix? Fix是修理的意思，修理巧克力？Larry，你在说什么啊？

LL: To get a "fix" is to get a portion of something that you're addicted to and thereby³ relieve your craving⁴. You're a chocoholic, so you need a chocolate fix once in a while.

LH: 噢，Fix在这里不是修理的意思。你是指我每天都要吃巧克力，今天有没有吃了巧克力，过了隐。那Larry，我知道你喜欢喝咖啡，我是不是能说每天早上你都需要a caffeine fix?

LL: That's exactly right. Once in a while, I need a chocolate fix, too. I don't know why, but sometimes I really crave⁵ chocolate.

LH: 你有的时候也爱吃巧克力啊？这么说你和我一样，都是chocoholic喽？

LL: I don't need to have chocolate every day, but I am guilty of needing an occasional chocolate fix.

LH: 哎哟！原来你只是偶尔想吃巧克力。对了，回答你刚才的问题，我今天还没有过我的chocolate隐呢！

LL: Okay, then I have a suggestion. Let's go to Starbucks and get coffee and chocolate chip cookies.

LH: 好主意。到星吧克咖啡馆去喝咖啡，还吃带巧克力的点心。这样你和我都可以解馋了！

LL: We'll be getting a sugar fix at the same time, too. It's a brilliant plan!

LH: 等等，什么又是sugar fix?

LL: Well, some people crave sweet things in general, so they need a sugar fix. In addition, sugar gives you an extra boost of energy.

LH: 没错，有的人每天都得吃甜的东西，不吃就好象少了什么似的。你说糖还有提神的作用？这我倒是不知道。既然如此，那好吧，快去咖啡馆喽！

今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是chocoholic,是形容一个人爱吃巧克力到了成瘾的地步。另一个常用语是fix。在这里是名词，就是吃自己特别爱吃的东西，过过隐。

1 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

2 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

3 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

4 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

5 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。