新概念英语第二册美音音频,新概念英语第二册每日一篇:对美德的奖赏

Reward for virtue
　　对美德的奖赏
　　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 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 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!
　　参考译文
　　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。我按响了门铃，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。里面装了5大块巧克力和3袋糖果!
　　语法总结
　　1、My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
　　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。
　　语言点1 本句包含so... that...弓丨导的结果状语从句。
　　语言点2 has always been fat是现在完成时，表不休从过去到现在一直很胖。
　　语言点3 go on a diet = be on a diet节食，减肥
　　2、He beganhis dieta week ago.
　　他是一星期前开始节食的。
　　语言点 表达过去的时间状语a week ago对应过去式began。
　　3、First of all, hewrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.
　　首先，他列了一张长长的单子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。
　　语言点1 级+ of all”结构表示“最……的是”：
　　1) bestof all的是2) worst of all最坏的是
　　3) most important of all 最重要的是
　　语言点2 forbid sb. to do sth.禁止某人做某事→allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事
　　语言点3 which were forbidden作foods的定语从句。
　　4、Thelist included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer，milk, chocolate, and sweets.
　　这张单子上的大多数食物都是休平时喜欢吃的：黄油、土豆、米饭、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。
　　语言点1Hugh love是things的定语从句，该定语从句省略了关系代词that/which 语言点2 冒号后的所有内容都是对休喜欢吃的东西作补充说明。
　　5、Yesterday I paid him a visit.
　　昨天我去看望了他。
　　语言点 表示“拜访某人”的表达有：
　　1) visit sb. 2) call on sb. 3) look sb. up 4) pay sb. a visit

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