Losing weight is a kind of progress.

减肥是一种进步。

At present, more and more people are concerned about weight. I think this phenomenon is a kind of progress, since people care about their health. As we know, putting on weight can increase the chance for us to suffer from some kinds of diseases.

目前，越来越多的人开始关注自己的体重。我认为这种现象的出现意味着一种进步，因为人们开始关注自己的健康。众所周知，肥胖会增加人们患某些疾病的风险。

I think the increased concern for weight is an improvement of our living standard. When we are poor , the most important thing for us is to increase our food rather than to reduce it. Therefore, I think losing weight is a kind of progress.

对体重问题的日益关注也说明了人们生活水平的提高。当生活水平较低时，如何填饱肚子是人们关注的头等大事，而非减少食物的摄入量。因此，我认为减肥是一种进步的表现。

Losiog weight should not be encouraged.

不应该提倡减肥。

Losing weight should not be encouraged because it can do harm to our health. Now-adays , in order to be slim( 苗条的), many young girls have a fancy for losing weight. They eat1ittle every day, as a result, they can not get enough vitamins and minerals.

减肥对人们的健康有害因此不应该被鼓励。如今，为了拥有苗条的身材，许多女孩迷恋上了减肥。她们每天节食导致身体不能摄入足够的维生素和矿物质。

The fancy for losing weight is mis leading to our understanding of beauty. Many people take weight as an important factor to measure if one is beautiful enough. Thus more and more girls are on diet crazily, or even turning to medicine and operations for help.

人们对减肥的盲目迷误导了大众的审美观。现在人们已把体重看作衡量一个人是否美丽的重要因素之一。这使得很多女孩疯狂节食，甚至借助药物和手术的途径以达到减肥的目的。

In my view, losing weight should not be encouraged.

依我看来，减肥这种行为不应当被鼓励。