that’s 「one of」: as anyone with even the most tangential relationship with news headlines over the last several years knows, americans are getting fatter and fatter.
我说「之一」绝不是空穴来风:每个哪怕有最轻微的对新闻标题有敏感的人都知道,美国人正变得越来越胖。
since today much of our time is spent at a desk rather than out in the fields, we「re getting fatter every day and sugar is the culprit.
由于现今,我们大部分时间都是坐在室内,而不是在室外活动,于是变得越来越胖,糖就是罪魁祸首。
on the other are people who believe that americans are getting fatter because of powerful environmental factors like cheap corn, fast food, and unscrupulous advertising.
另一派的人们相信,美国人变胖英归咎于强大的环境因素,像便宜的玉米、快餐食品和肆无忌惮的广告。
i」m always saying i「m not going to eat any more cake . . . because i」m getting fatter every year.
我总说我再也不要吃一点蛋糕了......因为我每年都在变胖。
the cat is getting fatter and fatter.
这只猫变得越来越肥了。
americans are getting fatter by most any measure -- expanding waistlines, body mass index, or the incidence of obesity-associated illnesses like type ii diabetes.
美国人肥胖问题越来越严重,各种胖法——渐渐增粗的腰围、一路飙升的身体健康指数、抬升的肥胖病(如ii型糖尿病)发生率。