Lesson 51 Reward of 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 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! read and answer 1. Is Hugh fat or not? Has he gone on a diet or not? did he hide under his desk when the writer visited him yesterday? 3. Why did Hugh say that he had to reward himself occasionally? New Words reward n.[劳经] 报酬;报答;酬谢 vt. [劳经] 奖励;奖赏 reward for 因…的酬谢;作为…的回报 as a reward for 作为…的报酬;作为…的回报 reward system 奖赏系统;奖励系统 reward with 奖赏 offer a reward 悬赏 ary reward 金钱奖赏;赏金 financial reward 物质奖酬,奖金 in reward for 作为报答;作为…的报酬 当自己的英文表现不错时,给自己奖赏或好好吃一顿。 Command and reward model workers and advanced workers . 表彰和奖励劳动模范和先进工作者。 I give myself a reward or treat when I do well in English . virtue ['və:tju:] n. 美德;优点;***;功效 have the virtue of 具有…的优点 make a virtue of necessity 心甘情愿地做非做不可的事 Virtue is its own reward. [谚语]有德便是有报;为善最乐。 diet ['daiət] n. 饮食;食物;规定饮食 vi. 节食 vt. [医] 照规定饮食 [过去式dieted 过去分词dieted 现在分词dieting ] She has dieted off five pounds. 她用节食减轻了五磅。 We must diet and take more exercise. 我们必须节食并多锻炼。 No dessert for me, thanks, I'm dieting. 请别给我甜食,我正在按规定进食。 这些动物能够在其食物中加上生肉,能更有效地对食物加工。 Diet was a first step . 控制饮食是第一步。 Stress coupled with diet will add to stomach problems . 压力外加饮食将会导致胃部问题。 T