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Jessica is learning Chinese iDGSXFKPFwn Beijing. His friend Fangfang is going to ask him about an expression “修身”.www.58yuanyou.com
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Jessica: Fangfang, You look different! Did you lose weight?
FF: Nope! This dress really fits me well, which makes me look slim. Xiu Shen!
Jessica: Xiu Shen Yang Xing？Can it make you look slim？
FF:Nooo, it’s not that Xiu Shen, it is Xiu Shi Shen Cai. The clothes make me look slim.
Jessica:I see. You can say the clothes are figure flattering. "flattering" is spelled f-l-a-t-t-e-r-i-n-g.
FF: figure means Shen Cai，flatter means Gwww.58yuanyou.comong Wei. So putting them together is figure flattering, Xiu Shen!
Jessica:Right! For example, A lot of women find black to be a figure flattering color.
FF: Exactly! Black makes you look slim. However, if you tries different styled clothes, you cannot rely on figure flattering clothes, instead you should own a good figure. Being slim is vital!
Jessica: So...Are you going on a diet?
FF: Go on a diet? Jie原由网 Shi？Exactly! Although it is not my first time to loose weight, this time I am determined to have a “Di Yu” styled diet.
Jessica: Di Yu？Hell? Oh, You must be referring to a crash diet, where people stop eating, exercise like crazy and do extreme things to lose weight quickly.
FF: Yes! No food, more exercises to loose weight quickly. So Di Yu styled diet means a crash diet. c-r-a-s-h, crash. Did I spell right？
Jessica: Correct. But Fangfang, it's a painful process, isn't it?
FF: That’s true! I felt dizzy these days cuz I didn’t eat a lot! Jessica, Let’s have Beijing Roast Duck now!
Jessica:Aren’t you going to loose weight？
FF: Just one meal!
Jessica:Be careful! This is binge eating! Binge is spelled b-i-n-g-e. Binge eating is when you eat a lot more food in one meal than you usually do.
FF:Got it, binge eating means”Bao Yin Bao Shi”
Jessica: 对! I hope you can get slimmer in a healthy way. But now, let's see what you've learned today!
FF: First, Xiu Shi Shen Cai, figure flattering；
Second, Jie Shi www.58yuanyou.com, go on a diet, Di Yu styled diet, a crash diet；
Last,Bao Yin Bao Shi, binge eating.
- GOOD NIGHT -
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