Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they're
overweight. They don't want people to see them sunbathing and they don't want to have to squeeze into
plane seats. But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages, the overweight
are having their days in the sun.
"Overweight people will have a great time an our holidays as we don't judge them like other people
do," said Liz Nickels, owner of Big Adventures, a US based company that hosts scuba-diving-a sport
of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for large
people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation, many hotels in the US
have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers. But the best in plus-size
vacationing lies at Mexico's Freedom Paradise, a112-room resort(度假胜地) opening this month,
which urges guests to "Live Large, Live Free".
The hotel has broad doorways, reinforced (加固) furniture and extra large chairs. It also boasts
(自夸) a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches. "It's not a
hotel just for large people. It's a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday," said owner
Jurrian Kilnk. "What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don't feel comfortable at resorts. "
Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK.
Though many welcome the new service, some feel differently. "I have a real problem with this," said
Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla, a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp.
"If you talk about oversized beds and doorways, you are throwing their weight in their faces.
Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn't be discriminated against like this. "
1. Large people don't want to go on holiday because .
A. they don't like sun-bathing
B. they don't want to be looked at
C. the planes are too crowded
D. the hotels are not open to them
2. In the first paragraph, weight-friendly holiday packages means _ .
A. there are some free packages for the overweight
B. people are friendly to the overweight
C. special holiday tour for the overweight
D. the overweight can lose weight
3. Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming _ .
A. for larger people
B. only for larger people
C. jumping from the platform
D. underwater
4. Mexico's Freedom Paradise is a hotel .
A. for people of all sizes
B. only intended for larger people
C. where everything is oversized
D. where larger people can live for free
5. The underlined part "you are throwing their weight in their faces" means .
A. you are beating them in the face
B. it's easy to know they're overweight
C. their faces seem bigger than others
D. you can make them lose weight
