Size Zero零號(hào)英語口語

　　Yang Li: 大家好，歡迎收聽BBC 的地道英語， 我是Yang Li。

　　Diarmuid: And I’m Diarmuid. In Real English we look at words and expressions you might not find in your dictionary. Today’s expression is size zero.

　　Yang Li: 這個(gè)表達(dá)是用來描繪那些身材特別纖細(xì)，瘦小的女孩子。

　　Diarmuid: Size zero is actually an American clothing size.

　　Yang Li: 這是來自美國的衣服尺寸，零號(hào)是最小號(hào)的。不過現(xiàn)在它不單單代表一個(gè)衣服尺寸，而是和一個(gè)概念相聯(lián)了，尤其是在歐洲， 是用來形容那些很瘦很瘦的模特兒。

　　Diarmuid: To be size zero, you need to be very, very thin. Some people think that is attractive, but it is quite controversial.

　　Yang Li: Controversial – 具有爭議性的。Why?

　　Diarmuid: Because many people think that encouraging young women to think that they need to be a size zero to be attractive is dangerous – it could encourage eating disorders.

　　Yang Li: 引起飲食疾患 eating disorders – 有些人為了瘦下來而不顧一切的節(jié)食，結(jié)果對身體造成了很大的傷害 。

　　Diarmuid: Some fashion models say they are naturally that slim.

　　Yang Li: 不過很多人覺得除非特意的`去減肥，不然沒人會(huì)自然的瘦成那樣。

　　Diarmuid: Many doctors say that it is unhealthy to be that thin, and some fashion shows have banned models who are size zero.

　　Yang Li: 讓我們來聽聽這個(gè)零號(hào)表達(dá)在新聞里是怎么用的吧。

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　　Health professionals have voiced concerns about the trend for ‘size zero’ fashion models, saying that it is generally unhealthy for a woman to be so thin. They also worry that teenage girls will try to imitate the size zero models and that eating disorders will increase.

　　Diarmuid: Well, we’ve run out of time now.

　　Yang Li: 讓我們復(fù)習(xí)一下 – 今天的表達(dá)是用來形容非常非常瘦的女孩子，同時(shí)也是美國衣服尺寸的最小號(hào)。

　　Diarmuid: Size zero.

　　Yang Li: 我們下次節(jié)目再見!

　　Diarmuid:Bye!

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