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51_Reward_for_Virtue

51 Reward for Virtue

My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things (that) Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid(hide) a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!

我的朋友休一直很胖，但是近来情况变得越发糟糕，以致他决定节食。他是一星期前开始节食的。 首先，他开列了一张长长的单子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。 这张单子上的大多数食物都是休喜欢吃的：黄油、土豆、米饭、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。 昨天我去看望了他。我按了门铃，当看到休仍和往常一样胖时，我并不感到惊奇。 他把我领进屋，慌忙把一个大包藏到了桌子下面。显然他感到很尴尬。 当我问他正干什么时，他内疚地笑了，然后把那个大包拿到了桌上。 他解释说，他的饮食控制得太严格了，以致不得不偶尔奖赏自己一下。 接着他给我看了包里的东西。里面装着5大块巧克力和3袋糖果！

Words

  • go /ɡo/ on /ɑn/ a /ə/ diet /ˈdaɪət/ n. 节食
    1. Most people prefer to go on a diet rather than go to a gym.（L50）
    2. Because he was so fat at that time, he went on a diet.
    3. She loves going on a diet.（L50）
  • led /lɛd/ lead, 引领
  • hurriedly /ˈhɝɪdli/ v. 迅速地
    1. 2…hurriedly shut the door/opened the door…
    2. 3…he walked hurriedly…
    3. Hurriedly, he ordered his men to run to the forest.
  • parcel /ˈpɑrsəl/ 包裹
  • embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/ v. 尴尬
    1. Don’t embarrass me in front of my friends.
    2. You are embarrassing me/yourself.
  • guiltily /ˈɡɪltɪli/ adj. 内疚
    1. He looked at his mother guiltily.
    2. I think my dog regretted doing this and looked at me guiltily.
    3. She looked up guiltily as I came in.（L15）
  • strict /strɪkt/ adj. 严格的
    1. She's on a very strict diet.
    2. is/who/why…
    3. She's very strict with her children.
    4. Even though his diet is so strict, he was able to resist the temptation.（L43）
  • reward /rɪˈwɔrd/ v. 奖励
    1. sb. expect a nice reward…
    2. After the kids had worked hard all day, they expected a nice reward from their parents.
    3. He received the reward yesterday.
  • occasionally /əˈkeʒənəli/ adv. 偶尔
    1. Occasionally, they watched a musical in the theatre.（L42）
    2. We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
  • virtue /ˈvɝtʃu/ n. 美德
  • forbid /fɚˈbɪd/ v. 禁止
    1. They forbid us to talk about it.
    2. My parents forbid me to come home late.
    3. You can’t forbid me to go.

Expressions

  • go on a diet = be on a diet 节食
  • forbid sb. to do sth. 禁止某人做某事
  • a be strict with b a对b严格
  • First of all,... 首先……
  • write out a long list of ... 列出一长串……
  • pay sb. a visit ring the bell 拜访某人；按门铃
  • was not surprised to see that... 看到……并不惊讶
  • It was obvious that ... 很明显……
    1. It was obvious that…