美音流行美语第136课 吃巧克力也会上瘾
http://f1.hjfile.cn/file/201007/136.mp3李华和Larry到商店买东西。李华看到巧克力正在减价出售，所以买了一大堆。今天李华会学到两个常用语：chocoholic和fix.
LL: Whoa, Li Hua. I didn't know you were such a chocoholic. How are you going to eat all of that?
LH: 我看这巧克力多便宜呀！我当然得多买一些喽！哎，你刚才说我是chocoholic, 那是什么意思，是不是说我很爱吃巧克力？
LL: A chocoholic is someone who likes chocolate so much that they are practically addicted to it.
LH: 噢，chocoholic还真的是指特爱吃巧克力的人，可是我还没有到上瘾的地步。Larry，喝酒成瘾的人在英文里就是alcoholic。那chocoholic是不是跟alcoholic一样严重呀？
LL: Don't worry. Being a chocoholic isn't as serious as being an alcoholic. All you have to worry about is getting fat from eating so much candy.
LH: 我确实是很爱吃巧克力，你要说我是chocoholic也没关系。不过我不会因为吃巧克力而发胖，因为我挺能控制自己，一天只吃一、两块。
LL: I suppose that's reasonable. My mom is a real chocoholic, too. It's easy to buy her a birthday present or a mother's day present - I just buy her a box of chocolates.
LH: 原来你妈妈也爱吃巧克力。这样看来，好像大多数喜欢吃巧克力的人都是女的。你们男孩难道不喜欢巧克力吗？
LL: Personally, I love chocolate, but I know a lot of guys who don't like it very much. I don't know why chocolate seems to be more popular among girls.
LH: 嗯，我也搞不清楚为什么女孩子要比男孩子更喜欢巧克力。这样吧！我们可以做个调查，看看每个人每天吃多少巧克力，说不定能找出答案呢！
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LL: Hey, Li Hua, have you had your daily chocolate fix yet?
LH: Chocolate fix? Fix是修理的意思，修理巧克力？Larry，你在说什么啊？
LL: To get a "fix" is to get a portion of something that you're addicted to and thereby relieve your craving. You're a chocoholic, so you need a chocolate fix once in a while.
LH: 噢，Fix在这里不是修理的意思。你是指我每天都要吃巧克力，今天有没有吃了巧克力，过了瘾。那Larry，我知道你喜欢喝咖啡，我是不是能说每天早上你都需要a caffeine fix?
LL: That's exactly right. Once in a while, I need a chocolate fix, too. I don't know why, but sometimes I really crave chocolate.
LH: 你有的时候也爱吃巧克力啊？这么说你和我一样，都是chocoholic喽？
LL: I don't need to have chocolate every day, but I am guilty of needing an occasional chocolate fix.
LH: 哎哟！原来你只是偶尔想吃巧克力。对了，回答你刚才的问题，我今天还没有过我的chocolate瘾呢！
LL: Okay, then I have a suggestion. Let's go to Starbucks and get coffee and chocolate chip cookies.
LH: 好主意。到星巴克咖啡馆去喝咖啡，还吃带巧克力的点心。这样你和我都可以解馋了！
LL: We'll be getting a sugar fix at the same time, too. It's a brilliant plan!
LH: 等等，什么又是sugar fix?
LL: Well, some people crave sweet things in general, so they need a sugar fix. In addition, sugar gives you an extra boost of energy.
LH: 没错，有的人每天都得吃甜的东西，不吃就好象少了什么似的。你说糖还有提神的作用？这我倒是不知道。既然如此，那好吧，快去咖啡馆喽！
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