Intermediate - Going on a Diet (C0539)

哎,今天真没劲。逛了一天,什么也没买到。
(Sigh.) Today was really tedious. Shopping all day, and haven't bought a thing.
āi, jīntiān zhēn méijìn. Guàng le yī tiān, shénme yě méi mǎidào.
是呀,好看的衣服那么多,可惜一件都穿不下。
Yeah. There are so many nice clothes. It's such a shame that nothing fits me.
Shì yā, hǎokàn de yīfu nàme duō, kěxī yī jiàn dōu chuānbuxià.
我也是。现在天热了,我突然发现原来自己这么胖。
Same goes for me. Now that the weather is hot, I've suddenly discovered that I've gotten really fat.
Wǒ yě shì. Xiànzài tiān rè le, wǒ tūrán fāxiàn yuánlái zìjǐ zhème pàng.
是啊,真得要减肥了。我至少要瘦10斤。
Yeah, I really need to lose weight. I want to lose at least 5 kilograms.
Shì a, zhēn děi yào jiǎnféi le. Wǒ zhìshǎo yào shòu shí jīn.
我也是。特别是腰,你看,我现在都有救生圈了!
Me too. Especially around my waist. Look, I have a spare tire now!
Wǒ yě shì. Tèbié shì yāo, nǐ kàn, wǒ xiànzài dōu yǒu jiùshēngquān le!
要不我们今天就开始节食吧!光吃蔬菜水果,肯定很快就能瘦下去。
Why don't we go on a diet starting today then? If we only eat vegetables and fruit, we will definitely be able to get thinner very quickly.
Yàobu wǒmen jīntiān jiù kāishǐ jiéshí ba! Guāng chī shūcài shuǐguǒ, kěndìng hěn kuài jiù néng shòu xiàqu.
啊?我可忍不住。好吃的东西太多了!
Huh? I definitely won't be able to stand it. There are just too many delicious things to eat!
á? Wǒ kě rěnbuzhù. Hǎochī de dōngxi tài duō le!
那你说怎么办?
So, what do you think we should do?
Nà nǐ shuō zěnme bàn?
哎,如果能回到唐朝就好了。
(Sigh.) If we could just go back to the Tang Dynasty everything would be fine.
āi, rúguǒ néng huídào Tángcháo jiù hǎo le.

Key Vocabulary

没劲 méijìn tedious
穿不下 chuānbuxià to not fit into
减肥 jiǎnféi to lose weight
至少 zhìshǎo at least
shòu thin
救生圈 jiùshēngquān life preserver
节食 jiéshí to go on a diet
瘦下去 shòu xiàqu to get thinner
忍不住 rěnbuzhù to be unable to stand it
唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty

Supplementary Vocabulary

瘦身 shòushēn to lose weight
健身 jiànshēn to keep fit
脂肪 zhīfáng fat
减肥药 jiǎnféi yào weight-loss pill
啤酒肚 píjiǔdù beer belly
备胎 bèi tāi spare tire
双下巴 shuāngxiàba double chin