Women think fitting into old jeans is ’better than sex’ 女人認為穿得下舊牛仔褲「勝過性愛」

◎陳成良

More than a quarter of British women believe fitting into an old pair of jeans again would feel better than sex, according to research.

逾1/4英國婦女相信，再度穿得下一件舊牛仔褲，感覺勝過性愛，據研究指出。

More than a third（35 per cent）of those surveyed admitted owning a pair of ’’trophy’’ jeans they used to fit into and kept in the hope they would slim down enough to wear.

逾1/3（35%）受訪者承認擁有一件他們曾經穿得下的「獎盃」牛仔褲，並保存下來，希望自己夠苗條時再穿。

Asked how managing to put them back on would feel, 29.1 per cent said it would be better than sex, 28.9 per cent thought it would beat a promotion, 20.6 per cent believed it would top a best friend’s wedding, 20.3 per cent said it would feel better than a lottery win and 11.1 per cent thought it would beat a marriage proposal.

被問及若順利再次穿得下感受如何，29.1%人說將勝過性愛，28.9%認為比升遷還棒，20.6%相信會勝過參加摯友婚禮，20.3%認為比中樂透還爽，11.1%認為勝過一場求婚。

The poll by cereal brand Special K also revealed that 30 per cent of women fantasised more about slimming back into their ’’trophy’’ jeans than about Hollywood heartthrobs such as George Clooney or Brad Pitt.

由穀麥片品牌「Special K」所做的這項民調還透露，相較於對諸如喬治克隆尼、布萊德彼特等好萊塢萬人迷的感覺，30%的女性對於能瘦到再度穿得下「獎盃」牛仔褲，存有更大的幻想。

The survey showed that on average women own five pairs of jeans, with 10 per cent of women claiming their jeans have outlasted their longest relationship.

這項調查顯示，女人平均擁有5件牛仔褲，10%的女性宣稱，她們牛仔褲的壽命比自己最久的戀情還長。

新聞辭典

slim down：片語，（靠節食等）變苗條，減肥。例句：Is it possible to slim down to a size zero without risking your health?（有可能減肥至零尺碼又不損健康嗎？）

fantasise：動詞，夢想，幻想。例句：He liked to fantasise that he had won a gold medal.（他愛幻想自己奪下金牌。）

heartthrob：名詞，心跳；激情；迷戀的對象，最受喜愛的人，特指影星、歌星等「大眾情人」。例句：John is Mary’s heartthrob.（約翰是瑪麗迷戀的對象。）