選擇原型食物
Kevin and Patty are good friends. They are hanging out at a shopping mall.
凱文和派蒂是好朋友，他們在商場消磨時間。
hang out 一起出去玩,消磨時間
Kevin: Man, I have put on some weight during Chinese New Year.
凱文：天啊，我在過年期間胖了。
put on weight = gain weight 增重,變胖
Patty: Your mom is an amazing cook. I’d be surprised if you haven’t.
派蒂：你媽媽燒得一手好菜，你沒變胖才奇怪呢。
amazing (adj.)很棒的=good, wonderfulI’d=I would
Kevin: You’ve got to help me out. Bathing suit season is coming in a few months. I don’t want girls to see me like this on the beach.
凱文：你得幫幫我才行，再幾個月就是穿泳裝季節了，我不想讓海灘上的女孩們看到我這副樣子。
help sb. out幫助某人脫離困境season(n.)季節
Patty: Easy tiger. If you want to lose weight, you can start from what you eat.
派蒂：好啦，你冷靜點。如果你想要減重，你可以從改善飲食開始。
Kevin: I am all ears.
凱文：我洗耳恭聽。
Patty: First of all, you should go for a whole food diet. This means you have to quit unhealthy food like pizza and pasta.
派蒂：首先，你應該要選擇原型食物吃，這代表你要戒掉像是比薩和義大利麵這類不健康的食物。
go for 選擇diet (n.)飲食；a healthy diet 健康的飲食
Kevin: Are you saying I can only eat fruits and vegetables? Come on, I’m not a rabbit.
凱文：你的意思是我只能吃水果和蔬菜嗎？別鬧了，我又不是兔子。
rabbit food 生菜,太過健康而無味的食物
Patty: Of course not. A healthy diet also includes protein from meat. For example, you can have chicken salad for lunch.
派蒂：當然不是，健康的飲食包括來自肉類的蛋白質。例如，你午餐可以吃雞肉沙拉。
protein (n.)蛋白質have (v.)吃；have sth. for lunch午餐吃……
Kevin: That’s great. I love chicken salad.
凱文：太好了，我喜歡雞肉沙拉。
Patty: And don’t forget fish. They are high in omega-3 and low in calories.
派蒂：還有別忘了魚肉，魚富含omega-3而且熱量又低。
be high in sth.=be rich in sth. 富含……calorie (n.)卡路里
Kevin: Great. Since it’s lunchtime, why don’t we head to the food court now and get some fish fillets to eat?
凱文：太好了，既然現在是午餐時間，我們何不到美食廣場點塊魚排來吃呢？
head to 前往food court美食廣場