英语新词：你是“巧克力狂”吗？

 　　不管你肚子有多饱，减肥的愿望有多强烈，总是忍不住再来一块儿巧克力?经常吃点儿巧克力对健康有益，但如果你总是管不住嘴巴，小心变成“巧克力狂”哦。

　　A chocoholic is a person who craves² or compulsively consumes chocolate.

　　“巧克力狂”指的是吃巧克力上瘾的人。

　　For chocoholics, little can be done to restrain their cravings.

　　对“巧克力狂”来说，想吃巧克力的冲动总是无法控制。

　　There is some medical evidence to support the existence of actual addiction³ to chocolate. However, the term is mostly used loosely or humorously to describe a person who is inordinately⁴ fond of chocolate.

　　嗜巧克力成瘾这种症状有医疗依据支持，但“巧克力狂”用来形容一个人非常爱吃巧克力时，使用范围很宽泛，也充满幽默感。

　　The word chocoholic was first used in 1968 according to Merriam-Webster. It is a portmanteau of "chocolate" and "alcoholic⁵".

　　据韦氏词典，“巧克力狂”首次在1968年使用，是"chocolate" (巧克力)和 "alcoholic"(酗酒者)两个单词的混成词。

　　'Chocoholism' is quite common. In studies of food cravings, chocolate and chocolate confectioneries almost always top the list of foods people say they crave¹.

　　“巧克力瘾”很常见。在饮食冲动相关研究中，巧克力和巧克力糖果总是占据人们最想吃的食物排行榜榜首。

1 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。

2 craves   

渴望，热望( crave的第三人称单数 )； 恳求，请求

参考例句：

• The tree craves calm but the wind will not drop. 树欲静而风不止。
• Victory would give him a passport to the riches he craves. 胜利将使他有机会获得自己梦寐以求的财富。

3 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

4 inordinately   

adv.无度地，非常地

参考例句：

• But if you are determined to accumulate wealth, it isn't inordinately difficult. 不过，如果你下决心要积累财富，事情也不是太难。 来自互联网
• She was inordinately smart. 她非常聪明。 来自互联网

5 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。