女人减肥动因TOP4 你有没有中枪？

 　　When you’re trying to lose weight, it can sometimes feel like you’ve gone years without indulging¹ in a piece of cake or a takeaway.

　　你试图减肥，感觉好像你好几年都没好好吃块蛋糕、好好享受外卖了。

　　And you’re not altogether wrong – because a woman will spend more than three years on a diet by the time she’s 30, according to a survey.

　　你也不是全错，因为有研究称，女性30岁的时候已经花了三年时间节食了。

　　It claimed the average woman loses 4lbs each time she diets and tries to lose weight twice a year. The average female² dieter will have spent 168 weeks trying to lose weight between the ages of 18 and 30.

　　据称，女性每次节食平均要瘦4磅，而且，女性每两年就要减一次肥。平均每位节食的女性在18至30岁之间会花168个礼拜的时间用来减肥。

　　女人减肥动因TOP4 你有没有中枪？

　　Putting on more weight than a close friend or sister was the main incentive³ for trying to shed⁴ a few pounds.

　　比闺蜜或姐妹发胖厉害是想要掉肉的重要诱因。

　　This was followed by seeing how you looked in shop mirrors while undressing in the changing room.

　　紧随其后的诱因是在商店试衣间换装时看到镜中的自己。

　　The end of a relationship was the third most popular reason, with 57 per cent of women saying this would inspire them to lose weight to look more attractive.

　　第三大热门原因是分手，57%的女性说这会激励她们减肥，这样好看起来更具吸引力。

　　Being embarrassed by their weight in holiday photos was also a big factor.

　　度假照上身躯庞大分量重令人窘迫也是一大因素。

1 indulging   

放纵( indulge的现在分词 )； 容许； 使（自己）沉溺于； 参加

参考例句：

• The speaker played to the gallery by indulging in vulgar jokes. 为了哗众取宠，那位演讲者大讲特讲粗俗的笑话。
• He did not agree with indulging children. 他反对纵容娇惯孩子。

2 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

3 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

4 shed   

n.车棚，小屋，脱落之物，分水岭；vt.使流出，放射，脱落，散发，摆脱；vi. 流出

参考例句：

• There are a lot of straws in the shed.棚子里有许多稻草。
• His nose told him that he was getting near the cow shed.他的嗅觉告诉他，他正走近牛棚。