新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 51 Reward for virtue
1 . When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk.當我問他正幹什麼時,他內疚地笑了,然後把那個大包拿到了桌上。
2 . First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.首先,他開列了一張長長的單子,上面列了所有禁吃的食物。
3 . He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.他解釋說,他的飲食控制得太嚴格了,以致不得不偶爾獎賞自己一下。
4 . Yesterday I paid him a visit.昨天我去看望了他。
5 . Then he showed me the contents of the parcel.接著他給我看了包裡的東西。
6 . He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.他把我領進屋,慌忙把一個大包藏到了桌子下面。
7 . It was obvious that he was very embarrassed.顯然他感到很尷尬。
8 . 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,但是近來情況變得越發糟糕,以致他決定節食。
9 . The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets.黃油、土豆、米飯、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。
10 . He began his diet a week ago.他是一星期前開始節食的。
11 . It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!裡面裝了5大塊巧克力和3袋糖果!
12 . I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.我按響了門鈴,當看到休仍和往常一樣胖時,我並不感到驚奇。