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(lái)了80年代的女性。這個(gè)時(shí)代的英國(guó)女性身材朝著無(wú)可挽救的梨形趨勢(shì)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(gè)時(shí)代的超模成了廣大女性同胞的偶像，例如擁有一雙長(zhǎng)腿的艾拉?麥克弗森（Elle MacPherson）、娜奧米?坎貝爾（Naomi Campbell）和琳達(dá)?伊萬(wàn)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(kāi)始追求簡(jiǎn)?方達(dá)（Jane Fonda）那樣柔軟而又帶有一點(diǎn)肌肉的身材，參加健身課程也在這個(gè)時(shí)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(mài)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。