你是“巧克力狂”嗎？

不管你肚子有多飽，減肥的愿望有多強(qiáng)烈，總是忍不住再來一塊兒巧克力？經(jīng)常吃點兒巧克力對健康有益，但如果你總是管不住嘴巴，小心變成“巧克力狂”哦。

A chocoholic is a person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate.
“巧克力狂”指的是吃巧克力上癮的人。

For chocoholics, little can be done to restrain their cravings.
對“巧克力狂”來說，想吃巧克力的沖動總是無法控制。

There is some medical evidence to support the existence of actual addiction to chocolate. However, the term is mostly used loosely or humorously to describe a person who is inordinately fond of chocolate.
嗜巧克力成癮這種癥狀有醫(yī)療依據(jù)支持，但“巧克力狂”用來形容一個人非常愛吃巧克力時，使用范圍很寬泛，也充滿幽默感。

The word chocoholic was first used in 1968 according to Merriam-Webster. It is a portmanteau of "chocolate" and "alcoholic".
據(jù)韋氏詞典，“巧克力狂”首次在1968年使用，是"chocolate" （巧克力）和 "alcoholic"（酗酒者）兩個單詞的混成詞。

'Chocoholism' is quite common. In studies of food cravings, chocolate and chocolate confectioneries almost always top the list of foods people say they crave.
“巧克力癮”很常見。在飲食沖動相關(guān)研究中，巧克力和巧克力糖果總是占據(jù)人們最想吃的食物排行榜榜首。

（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 yaning）