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.

接着人们迎来了80年代的女性。这个时代的英国女性身材朝着无可挽救的梨形趋势发展，屁股比胸部还大两英寸。

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

那个时代的超模成了广大女性同胞的偶像，例如拥有一双长腿的艾拉•麦克弗森（Elle MacPherson）、娜奥米•坎贝尔（Naomi Campbell）和琳达•伊万格丽斯塔（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，女性开始追求简•方达（Jane Fonda）那样柔软而又带有一点肌肉的身材，参加健身课程也在这个时期成为了一股热潮。

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

尽管卖出了大量的健身录像带，参加健身课程的人也变多了，但人们的体型也渐渐变得宽厚。