Gluttony is the bad habit of eating and drinking far too much, as if you cannot stop, and as if the wanting has become the point.

Gluttony is the bad habitgluttony是一種壞習慣 of eating and drinking far too much就是吃喝過量 as if you cannot stop好像停不下來 and as if the wanting has become the point好像「想要」這件事本身變成了重點

In church language it is one of the old “deadly sins” — not a joke word there, but a moral failing. In ordinary talk it is still disapproving, though people also use it a bit lightly, about a huge meal or a second pudding.

In church language在教會的用語裡 it is one of the old “deadly sins”它是古老「七宗罪」之一 not a joke word there在那裡不是拿來開玩笑的字 but a moral failing而是一種道德上的過失 In ordinary talk日常說話裡 it is still disapproving它還是帶著不贊同的味道 though people also use it a bit lightly不過大家有時候也會輕鬆地用它 about a huge meal or a second pudding形容一頓大餐或再吃一份甜點

It names the habit or the vice, not a single hungry afternoon. A person who lives that way is a glutton.

It names the habit or the vice它指的是這種習慣或惡習 not a single hungry afternoon不是指某個肚子餓的下午 A person who lives that way這樣過日子的人 is a glutton就叫做glutton

Though actually, it is about excess, not about enjoying food. A person can love cooking, or eat with real pleasure, and still not be guilty of gluttony.

Though actually不過其實 it is about excess它談的是過量 not about enjoying food不是在講享受美食 A person can love cooking一個人可以很愛做菜 or eat with real pleasure或吃得很開心 and still not be guilty of gluttony卻仍然稱不上gluttony