Chat attack

starvation/挨饿/ (āiè)

A:  What's the matter? Your face has gone white, you really look haggard. 

你怎么了？脸色发白看起来很憔悴。

(nǐ zěnme le？liǎnsè fābái kànqǐlái hěn qiáocuì.)

B: From yesterday afternoon to this morning I have only eaten an apple, so I feel super hungry.  

我从昨天中午到今天早上只吃了一个苹果,感觉非常饿。

(wǒ cónɡ zuótiān zhōnɡwǔ dào jīntiān zǎoshànɡ zhī chīle yīɡè pínɡɡuǒ, ɡǎnjué fēichánɡ è.)

A: Oh! I know, you are attempting the Guinness World Record for hunger?  

哦,我知道了,你是在尝试挑战吉尼斯世界挨饿记录吗？

(ò, wǒ zhīdào le, nǐ shì zài chánɡshì tiāozhàn jínísī shìjiè āiè jìlù ma?)

B: Don't tease me. I'm trying to lose weight.  

你可别讽刺我了,我是想要减肥。

(nǐ kě bié fěnɡcì wǒ le, wǒ shìxiǎnɡ yào jiǎnféi.)

A: Attempting to lose weight by staying hungry over a long time is not something you should do, it will impact your health.

试图通过长时间保持饥饿的减肥方式非常不可取,会影响身体健康。

(shìtú tōnɡɡuò chánɡ shíjiān bǎochí jīè de jiǎnféi fānɡshì fēichánɡ bù kěqǔ, huì yǐnɡxiǎnɡ shēntǐ jiànkānɡ.)

B: I know. And going hungry for a long time makes me feel bad, I've already started to feel anxiety.  

我知道,而且长时间饥饿让我的心情变得很糟糕,我已经开始感觉到焦躁了。

(wǒ zhīdào, érqiě chánɡshíjiān jīè rànɡ wǒde xīnqínɡ biàndé hěn zāoɡāo, wǒ yǐjīnɡ kāishǐ ɡǎnjué dào jiāozào le.)

A: So hurry up and eat something.

所以赶紧去吃点东西吧。

(suǒyǐ ɡǎnjǐn qù chīdiǎn dōnɡxī bā.)

B: You are right, now I'm feeling like I can eat extra more.

你说的没错,现在我觉得我能够吃的更多了。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò, xiànzài wǒ juédé wǒnénɡ ɡòu chī de ɡènɡduō le.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT