瘦人瘦相-That-lean-and-Hungry-look中英文对照

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瘦人瘦相ThatleanandHungrylook中英文对照（今天在一本书发现的幽默美文，觉得很好，回来搜了贴出来)来源：高菲的日志   作者：SusanBrittJord       凯撒说得好。瘦子值得注意.我成年之后化了大半时光观察瘦子.对他们却没有产生丝毫喜爱之情。只要一群身形狭窄的人们向我走来，我全身都会颤栗。瘦子的性格千奇百怪,但他们的共同点是不讨人喜欢，爱挖苦人。他们有的是“全能超人",不懂装懂，有的机械呆板，有的盛气凌人，有的喋喋不休，有的风风火火，急于求成.瘦子总让人感到危险.  Caesarwasright.Thinpeopleneedwatching.I'vebeenwatchingthemformostofmyadultlife，andIdon'tlikewhatIsee。Whenthesenarrowfellowsspringatme，Iquivertomytoes.Thinpeoplecomeinallpersonalities，mostofthemmenacing。You’vegotyour"together”thinperson,yourmechanicalthinperson，yourcondescendingthinperson，yourtsk-tskthinperson,yourefficiency-expertthinperson.Allofthemaredangerous.首先，瘦子沉闷乏味，缺乏幽默感。他们不懂得如何消闲,（甚至根本不知道消闲是什么)他们总是忙里忙外的。要是给他们一点时间喝咖啡小憩片刻,他们恐怕会绕着办公室慢跑两圈。要是让他们在家里安安静静的呆上一晚，他们会钉钉纱门，或用舌头舔贴绿贴画。他们爱说“白天太短了”之类的话。而胖子从不会有此类言辞，因为他们觉得白天实在长得不能再长了.    Inthefirstplace,thinpeoplearen’tfun.Theydon'tknowhowtogoofoff,atleastinthebest，fatsenseoftheword。They'vealwaysgottobeadoing.Givethemacoffeebreak,andthey'lljogaroundtheblock。Supplythemwithaquieteveningathome,andthey’llfixthescreendoorandlickS&Hgreenstamps.Theysaythingslike”therearen’tenoughhoursintheday。"Fatpeopleneversaythat。Fatpeoplethinkthedayistoodamnlongalready。    Thinpeoplemakemetired。They'vegotspeedylittlemetabolismsthatcausethemtobustlebriskly。They'reforeverrubbingtheirbonyhandstogetherandeyeingnewproblemsto"tackle"。Iliketosurroundmyselfwithsluggish，inert，easygoingfatpeople，thekindwhobelievethatifyoucleanituptoday，it’lljustgetdirtyagaintomorrow.有人觉得我们活泼开朗的胖子不可理喻.像我们长着胖胖的脸蛋的人就应该神经兮兮，病怏怏，多愁善感.我不同意这种说法。胖子未必一整天都是乐呵呵的，尽管这样他们也比那些干瘪的瘦子活得开心得多.瘦子年纪轻轻就养成了一副坏脾气,变得苛刻，顽固。这是因为他们不知道吃个乳汁软糖冰激凌对缓解压力有多大的帮助。瘦子不爱甜软的食物，因为他们自己长得又干又硬,更别说甜美可爱了。他们既脆弱又无味，就像萝卜.他们一针见血,而胖子则喜欢糊里糊涂，顺其自然，按部就班.瘦子总是在挖掘真理，而胖子明白世上根本就不存在真理。我的一个瘦子朋友总是在解决那些错综复杂的棘手的难题,还说道，“关键在于。。。。.。"胖子从不那么说，因为任何事情都没有什么关键所在.

1    Somepeoplesaythebusinessaboutthejollyfatpersonisamyth，thatallofuschubbiesareneurotic,sick，sadpeople.Idisagree。Fatpeoplemaynotbechortlingalldaylong,butthey’reahellofalotnicerthanthewizenedandshriveled.Thinpeopleturnsurly，meanandhardatayoungagebecausetheyneverlearnthevalueofahot—fudgesundaeforeasingtension。Thinpeopledon'tlikegooeysoftthingsbecausetheythemselvesareneithergooeynorsoft.Theyarecrunchyanddull，likecarrots。Theygostraighttotheheartofthematterwhilefatpeopleletthingsstayallblurryandhazyandvague，thewaythingsactuallyare。Thinpeoplewanttofacethetruth.Fatpeopleknowthatthereisnotruth.Oneofmythinfriendsisalwaysstaringatcomplex，unsolvableproblemsandsaying,”Thekeythingis..。"Fatpeopleneversaythingslikethat。Theyknowthereisn'tanysuchthingasthekeythingaboutanything.瘦子相信逻辑：胖子看问题面面俱到。胖子看到的往往是模糊朦胧的一团乱麻，根本就没什么值得担心的。瘦子却在坚持：“如果你吸收的热量超过你消耗的热量”，我的一个瘦子朋友说道，“你就会变得更胖。”听了这些话，胖子总会咧嘴一笑，其实对此他们比谁都明白。    Thinpeoplebelieveinlogic.Fatpeopleseeallsides。Thesidesfatpeopleseeareroundedblobs,usuallygray，alwaysnebulousandtrulynotworthworryingabout.Butthethinpersonpersists,”Ifyouconsumemorecaloriesthanyouburn,"saysoneofmythinfriends，"youwillgainweight。It'sthatsimple。"Fatpeoplealwaysgrinwhentheyhearstatementslikethat.Theyknowbetter.Fatpeoplerealizethatlifeisillogicalandunfair.TheyknowverywellthatGodisnotinhisheavenandallisnotrightwiththeworld.IfGodwasupthere,fatpeoplecouldhavetwodoughnutsandabigorangedrinkanytimetheywantedit.  瘦子总在对我滔滔不绝地讲一连串有逻辑的事情。他们每讲完一件，就伸一个指头记着，我就没法走神了。他们慢吞吞地讲话，好像把我当孩子一样.他们讲得那么多，而且漏洞百出。其中经常出现这些词句，比如“把握自己”，“吸烟有害健康”,:“胆固醇阻塞”,“体壮如牛”，“计划组织”，“合理管理财政"。Thinpeoplehavealonglistoflogicalthingstheyarealwaysspoutingofftome。Theyholduponefingeratatimeastheyreeloffthesethings,soIwon’tlosetrack.Theyspeakslowlyasiftoayoungchild。Thelistislongandfullofholes。Itcontainstidbitslike”getagriponyourself","cigaretteskill"，”cholesterolclogs”，”fitasafiddle”，”ducksinarow”，"organize”,and”soundfiscalmanagement.”Phraseslikethat.他们认为这份包括2000个要点的计划意味着幸福快乐。胖子却懂得幸福是难以捉摸的；就算他们具备了瘦子列出的所有条件,他们有不会稀罕。他们太明智了，看得清这种计划太无聊，太艰苦，太不实际。还不如一个奶酪蛋糕来的现实些。    Theythinkthese2000—pointplansleadtohappiness。Fatpeopleknowhappinessiselusiveatbestandeveniftheycouldgetthekindthinpeopletalkabout,theywouldn’twantit。Wisely，fatpeopleseethatsuchprogramsaretoodull，toohard，toooffthemark。Theyareneverbetterthanawholecheesecake。

2 胖子理解生活的痛苦。他们珍惜夜晚的时光，好运气和自己的命运，不管明天怎样只管享受眼前。我认识一个瘦子，他建议我们在玩拼图的时候，按照形状,大小和颜色来讲，这样可以节省一半的时间。我可不愿那么干。第一，我喜欢糊里糊涂的做事情，第二，早早结束游戏有什么好处？第三，拼图本身并不重要,要紧的是享受四个人（包括那个瘦子）围着一张牌桌玩拼图的乐趣。那个朋友实在没有办法，只好出去给杨树填土解闷。三个胖子继续玩,还做了褐色的双层又甜又软的蛋糕祝拼图成功。Fatpeopleknowallaboutthemysteryoflife。Theyaretheonesacquaintedwiththenight,withluck,withfate，withplayingitbytheear.OnethinpersonIknowoncesuggestedthatwearrangeallthepartsofajigsawpuzzleintogroupsaccordingtosize，shapeandcolor。Hefiguredthiswouldcutthetimeneededtocompletethepuzzlebyatleast50percent。IsaidIwouldn’tdoit。One,Iliketomuddlethrough。Two，whatgoodwoulditdotofinishearly？Three,thejigsawpuzzleisn’ttheimportantthing。Theimportantthingisthefunoffourpeople(onethinpersonincluded）sittingaroundacardtable,workingajigsawpuzzle。Mythinfriendhadnouseformylist。Insteadofjoiningus,hewentoutsideandmulchedtheboxwoods。Thethreeremainingfatpeoplefinishedthepuzzleandmadechocolatedouble-fudgedbrowniestocelebrate.瘦子最大的问题在于他们使人感到压抑.他们的野心勃勃,骨瘦嶙峋的身体，高速的节拍，干净利落的屋角，大脑的机械运作方式和当机立断像乌云一样笼罩着胖子那松弛，舒适，广阔，温馨的世界.胖子早已脱掉外套和鞋子,把脚翘到咖啡桌上的时候，瘦子却还一本正经地坐在沙发上，木头钉似的直挺着脊背谈论着丑女人。当胖子哈哈大笑，拍着大腿兴奋地欢呼时，瘦子却还在恭恭敬敬地寻找着关键词语。Themainproblemwiththinpeopleistheyoppress.Theirgoodintentions，bonytorsos，tightships，neatcorners，cerebralmachinationsandpatsolutionsloomlikedarkcloudsovertheloose,comfortable，spread—out，softworldofthefat。Longafterfatpeoplehaveremovedtheircoatsandshoesandputtheirfeetuponthethecoffeetable，thinpeoplearestillsittingontheedgeofthesofa，lookingneatasapin，discussingrutabagas.Fatpeopleareheavilyintofitsoflaughter,slappingtheirthighsandwhoopingitup，whilethinpeoplearestillpolitelywaitingforthepunchline.瘦子沉闷压抑。他们热爱数学，道德规范和对人类劣根性的理性评价.他们行为琐碎繁多，好辩论，好预测未来，好追根究底，还好攻击别人。   Thinpeoplearedowners.Theylikemathandmoralityandreasonedevaluationofthelimitationsofhumanbeings。Theyhavetheirskinnylittleactstogether.Theyexpound,prognose,probeandprick。   Fatpeopleareconvivial.Theywilllikeyouevenifyou’reirregularandhaveacne。 TheywillcomeupwithagoodreasonwhyyouneverwrotethegreatAmericannovel.Theywillcryinyourbeerwithyou.Theywillputyournameinthepot.Theywillletyouoffthehook。Fatpeoplewillgab，giggle，guffaw,gallumph,gyrateandgossip。Theyaregenerous,givingandgallant。Theyaregluttonousandgoodlyandgreat。Whatyouwantwhenyou’redownissoftandjiggly,notmuscledandstable.Fatpeopleknowthis.Fatpeoplehaveplentyofroom。Fatpeoplewilltakeyouin.

3  胖子爱交际.就算你喜怒无常，或脸上长满痘子，他们还是一样地喜欢你。他们会给你一个理由,解释你为什么写不出美国最好看的小说。他们会与你一起借酒消愁。他们会把你放在心上，他们会帮你摆脱困境。胖子絮叨，傻笑,开怀大笑，打打闹闹，还好说闲话。但他们慷慨,宽容，讲义气。他们贪吃，爱臭美，简直是完美的。胖子懂得人伤心的时候需要好言相劝，而不是泼冷水，硬梆梆的敷衍。胖子心宽体胖，一定能容得下你。