Word on the street
药丸养生族
(yào wán yǎnɡ shēnɡ zú)
Healthy pills takers
A: You hardly ate anything today. How do you keep your body healthy?
你基本上今儿就没吃东西啊。这样怎么能身体健康呢?
(nǐ jīběnshanɡ jīnr jiù méi chī dōnɡxi a. zhèyànɡ zěnmenénɡ shēntǐ jiànkānɡ ne?)
B: Well, I’ve been taking pills. I’ll be fine. Have you not heard of us "healthy pills takers?" We take pills to make up for the lack of vitamins or mineral elements in our body. This is the healthiest way ever!
我有吃药啊。没事的。你没听过我们"药丸养生族"吗?我们通过服用这些药品来补充身体需要的维他命和矿物质。
(wǒ yǒu chīyào a. méishìde. nǐ méi tīnɡɡuò wǒmen "yàowán yǎnɡshēnɡ zú"ma? wǒmen tōnɡɡuò fúyònɡ zhèxiē yàopǐn lái bǔchōnɡ shēntǐ xūyào de wéitāmìnɡ hé kuànɡwùzhì.)