By the time the Eighties came along, the British woman was well on the way to an irretrievable pear-shape, with her hips measuring two inches more than her bust.

接著人們迎來了80年代的女性。這個時代的英國女性身材朝著無可挽救的梨形趨勢發(fā)展，屁股比胸部還大兩英寸。

Women idolised the 'supermodels' of the era - including leggy Elle MacPherson, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelist.

那個時代的超模成了廣大女性同胞的偶像，例如擁有一雙長腿的艾拉?麥克弗森（Elle MacPherson）、娜奧米?坎貝爾（Naomi Campbell）和琳達?伊萬格麗斯塔（Linda Evangelist）。

It was, of course, in the Eighties that exercise classes became fashionable, with women looking to Jane Fonda in a bid to achieve lithe, muscular bodies.

80年代，女性開始追求簡?方達（Jane Fonda）那樣柔軟而又帶有一點肌肉的身材，參加健身課程也在這個時期成為了一股熱潮。

Alas, despite huge numbers of videos sold and classes attended, the inches continued to increase.

盡管賣出了大量的健身錄像帶，參加健身課程的人也變多了，但人們的體型也漸漸變得寬厚。