I must improve my figure.
要形容某女生的身材很好，可以說：She's got a great figure. Figure一般可解作‘數(shù)字’，在這里則指‘身材’、‘體態(tài)’。所以 I must improve my figure.是指‘我一定要改善我的體態(tài)’。時下流行減肥、瘦身，可自我形容說：I must lose some weight.（我一定要減去重量）/I must drop some pounds.（我一定要掉些磅數(shù)）。想要強化體格，可以說：I must tone up。要形容女生的體態(tài)很好，也可說：She's in good shape，shape雖可解‘形態(tài)/形狀’，但這里是指‘身體曲線’。
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Gordon: You look so miserable. Why the long face?
Helen: Oh, the usual. The biggest thing is I must improve my figure.
Gordon: Well, you're only a little bit fat. You could try the gym, a beauty salon, an aerobics class, dieting, giving up the booze. The list is endless.
Helen: You are so rude. I'm not fat at all. I meant I must improve my bank balance. I was thinking of taking another job.
戈登: 你看來很傷心，為什么愁眉苦臉呢？
海倫: 噢，一向如此。件事是我一定要改善我的數(shù)字。
戈登: 嗯，你只是有點胖，你可以做健身、去美容院、跳健康舞、節(jié)食、戒酒等等，多不勝數(shù)的方法。
海倫: 你真無禮，我一點也不胖。我是說我定要改善銀行結(jié)存，我在想找另一份工作。
戈登聽見海倫說：I must improve my figure，就大發(fā)議論：You're only a bit fat. Why the long face? Try giving up the booze.（你只是胖了一點，為什么愁眉苦臉呢？試試戒酒吧）。
說女人胖，婉轉(zhuǎn)客氣的用語是plump。這個字和中文的‘豐滿’差不多。She is plumper than before即‘她比從前豐滿了’。戈登說海倫a bit fat而不說a bit plump，所以海倫斥責他沒禮貌：You're so rude。
A long face是英文成語，常和動詞pull連用，to pull a long face直譯是‘拉長面孔’，即‘愁眉苦臉’，例如：Don't pull a long face.（不要愁眉苦臉）。
Booze是俚語，出自荷文busen（縱酒），作名詞是指酒，特別是烈酒；作動詞則是指豪飲，例如：(1) He brought home a bottle of booze.（他帶了一瓶酒回家）。2) He spent the afternoon boozing in the bar.（他整個下午在酒吧里喝酒）。
Figure可以指身材，一般是女性的身材；但也可以指數(shù)字或金額，例如：(1) Gold is selling at a high figure.（金價現(xiàn)在很高）。(2) The unemployment figure has improved.（失業(yè)數(shù)字改善了）。當然，一般說I must improve my figure，意思都是‘我要身材窈窕一點’；海倫用這句話來說‘要增加銀行儲蓄’，難怪戈登誤會。She has a great figure是說‘她身材十分窈窕’，Half an hour of aerobic exercise every day has removed pounds and inches from her figure.則是說‘她每天做有氧運動半小時，身材變得窈窕多了’
要形容某女生的身材很好，可以說：She's got a great figure. Figure一般可解作‘數(shù)字’，在這里則指‘身材’、‘體態(tài)’。所以 I must improve my figure.是指‘我一定要改善我的體態(tài)’。時下流行減肥、瘦身，可自我形容說：I must lose some weight.（我一定要減去重量）/I must drop some pounds.（我一定要掉些磅數(shù)）。想要強化體格，可以說：I must tone up。要形容女生的體態(tài)很好，也可說：She's in good shape，shape雖可解‘形態(tài)/形狀’，但這里是指‘身體曲線’。
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Gordon: You look so miserable. Why the long face?
Helen: Oh, the usual. The biggest thing is I must improve my figure.
Gordon: Well, you're only a little bit fat. You could try the gym, a beauty salon, an aerobics class, dieting, giving up the booze. The list is endless.
Helen: You are so rude. I'm not fat at all. I meant I must improve my bank balance. I was thinking of taking another job.
戈登: 你看來很傷心，為什么愁眉苦臉呢？
海倫: 噢，一向如此。件事是我一定要改善我的數(shù)字。
戈登: 嗯，你只是有點胖，你可以做健身、去美容院、跳健康舞、節(jié)食、戒酒等等，多不勝數(shù)的方法。
海倫: 你真無禮，我一點也不胖。我是說我定要改善銀行結(jié)存，我在想找另一份工作。
戈登聽見海倫說：I must improve my figure，就大發(fā)議論：You're only a bit fat. Why the long face? Try giving up the booze.（你只是胖了一點，為什么愁眉苦臉呢？試試戒酒吧）。
說女人胖，婉轉(zhuǎn)客氣的用語是plump。這個字和中文的‘豐滿’差不多。She is plumper than before即‘她比從前豐滿了’。戈登說海倫a bit fat而不說a bit plump，所以海倫斥責他沒禮貌：You're so rude。
A long face是英文成語，常和動詞pull連用，to pull a long face直譯是‘拉長面孔’，即‘愁眉苦臉’，例如：Don't pull a long face.（不要愁眉苦臉）。
Booze是俚語，出自荷文busen（縱酒），作名詞是指酒，特別是烈酒；作動詞則是指豪飲，例如：(1) He brought home a bottle of booze.（他帶了一瓶酒回家）。2) He spent the afternoon boozing in the bar.（他整個下午在酒吧里喝酒）。
Figure可以指身材，一般是女性的身材；但也可以指數(shù)字或金額，例如：(1) Gold is selling at a high figure.（金價現(xiàn)在很高）。(2) The unemployment figure has improved.（失業(yè)數(shù)字改善了）。當然，一般說I must improve my figure，意思都是‘我要身材窈窕一點’；海倫用這句話來說‘要增加銀行儲蓄’，難怪戈登誤會。She has a great figure是說‘她身材十分窈窕’，Half an hour of aerobic exercise every day has removed pounds and inches from her figure.則是說‘她每天做有氧運動半小時，身材變得窈窕多了’