一、“肥”与“瘦”译法种种

1．If you don't take more exercise and eat less food，you will get fat．如果你不多锻炼少吃食物，你就会变得肥胖。

2．The land here is extremely fertile．这里的土地很肥沃。

3．These trousers are too baggy．这些裤子太肥了。

4．The short man is wearing a loose garment．那个矮个男人穿着一件肥大的衣服。

5．How corpulent he is！他身体多肥胖啊！

6．The town is surrounded by rich farmland．城周围有肥沃的农田。

7．The man is too stout for his old clothes．这人太胖了，旧衣服都穿不上了。

8．The baby is putting on weight．婴儿胖起来了。

9．This child has plump／chubby cheeks．这小孩的脸蛋胖乎乎的。

10．What do I have to do if I want to be thinner．如果我想瘦点儿，我该怎么办？

11．The poor little girl is sallow and emaciated．那可怜的小女孩面黄肌瘦。

12．Most of people like to eat lean meat．大多数人喜欢吃瘦肉。

13．The coat is a bit tight at the waist．这件上衣腰身瘦了点儿。

14．He is a skinny boy．那个男孩瘦得皮包骨。

15．She is a lanky，overgrown girl．她是一个瘦长的、生长过高的女孩。

二、“富”与“贫”译法种种

1．The rich ／Rich people are not

always happy．富人并非时时快乐。

2．Knowledge is the common wealth of mankind．知识是人类的共同财富。

3．He piled up greatriches．他积累了庞大的财富。

4．Shanxi is a land abundant in minerals．山西是一个矿产丰富的地方。

5．We'll make our country more prosperous and powerful．我们要把祖国建设得更加繁荣富强。

6．These people are very well off．这些人很富有。

7．One may be poor but never ceases to be ambitious．人穷志不穷。

8．The poor crops were due to the poverty of the soil．由于土地贫瘠庄稼收成不好。

9．It is badly off for them．他们很贫穷。

10．They are all paupers．他们都是贫民。

11．The needy family was given food．这户贫穷人家得到了食物。

12．Once upon a time，the men wallowed in luxury．从前，那些人过着穷奢极欲的生活。