馬克：小實，我發現臺北的街道上有好多減重診所喔！
Make: Xiǎoshí, wǒ fāxiàn táiběi de jiēdào shàng yǒu hǎoduō jiǎn zhòng zhěnsuǒ ō!
小實：喔，對啊，因為很多人有這個需求。
Xiaoshi: Ō, duì a, yīnwèi hěnduō rén yǒu zhège xūqiú.
馬克：大家都希望自己變得很瘦嗎？
Make: Dàjiā dōu xīwàng zìjǐ biànde hěn shòu ma?
小實：嗯，特別是女生，很多亞洲人認為瘦一點才好看。
Xiaoshi:En, tèbié shì nǚshēng, hěnduō yàzhōu rén rènwéi shòu yìdiǎn cái hǎokàn.
馬克：太瘦的話，反而不健康吧？
Make: Tài shòu dehuà, fǎn’ér bú jiànkāng ba?
小實：對，有的女生為了追求自己覺得完美的身材，反而犧牲了健康。
Xiaoshi: Duì, yǒude nǚshēng wèile zhuīqiú zìjǐ juéde wánměi de shēncái, fǎn’ér xīshēngle jiànkāng.
馬克：我覺得每個人的身材都不一樣，這很正常，只要健康就好。
Make: Wǒ juéde měigerén de shēncái dōu bùyíyàng, zhè hěn zhèngcháng, zhǐyào jiànkāng jiù hǎo.
小實：我非常同意你的看法，其實這幾年大家的觀念也慢慢地改變了。
Xiaoshi: Wǒ fēicháng tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ, qíshí zhèjǐnián dàjiā de guānniàn yě mànmàn de gǎibiàn le.
馬克：健康還是最重要的，對吧！
Make: Jiànkāng háishì zuì zhòngyào de, duì ba!
小實：沒錯！
Xiaoshi: Méicuò!
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Xiaoshi, I found that there are many weight loss clinics on the streets of Taipei!
Xiaoshi: Oh, yes, because many people do seem to have this need.
Mark: Do you all want to be thin?
Xiaoshi: Well, many Asians, especially girls, think that they look good if they are thinner.
Mark: If you are too thin, it will be unhealthy, right?
Xiaoshi: Yes, some women sacrifice their health in order to pursue what they think is a perfect body.
Mark: I think everyone’s body is different, and that’s normal, as long as you’re healthy.
Xiaoshi: I couldn’t agree with you more. In fact, people’s ideas have gradually changed in recent years.
Mark: Health is the most important thing, right?
Xiaoshi: Exactly!
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 減重 (jiǎn zhòng) lose weight
2. 診所 (zhěnsuǒ) clinic
3. 需求 (xūqiú) need
4. 反而 (fǎn’ér) instead
5. 追求 (zhuīqiú) pursue
6. 完美 (wánměi) perfect
7. 犧牲 (xīshēng) sacrifice
8. 其實 (qíshí) actually
9. 觀念 (guānniàn) way of thinking
10. 改變 (gǎibiàn) change
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