新概念英语51课 reward for virtue

1、Reward for Virtue 【New words and expressions】 reward n. 报偿报偿 virtue n. 美德美德 diet n. 节食节食 forbid v. 禁止禁止 hurriedly adv. 匆忙地匆忙地 embarrass v. 使尴尬使尴尬 guiltily adv. 内疚地内疚地 strict adj. 严格的严格的 reward v. 给奖赏给奖赏 occasionally adv. 偶尔地偶尔地 Reward for virtue My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got s

2、o 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

3、 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 th

4、at 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

5、、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！ Reward for Virtue reward n. 报偿；v. 给奖赏 give sb. reward 给报偿 reward sb. with sth. 用奖赏. reward sb. for sth. 因为给某人奖赏 课文分析课文分析 1. M

6、y 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. things（要用复数形式）可以表示（要用复数形式）可以表示“情况，情形，状况，形势情况，情形，状况，形势” 等含义：等含义： Youre surely made things worse. How are things going on with you? get 作不及物动词时可以表示作不及物动词时可以表示“变得变得”： I got

7、 interested in French. diet用于表示治疗某种疾病或调节体重的用于表示治疗某种疾病或调节体重的“特种饮食特种饮食”、“规规 定饮食定饮食”时通常与时通常与on连用连用: go on a diet =be on a diet 实行实行 节食节食 The doctor put him on a strict diet.医生让他严格控制饮食。医生让他严格控制饮食。 I once went on a diet for a week and then I gave up. 2. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the f

8、oods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets. first of all 首先首先, 首要首要 (许多事情中首要的许多事情中首要的, 即最重要的即最重要的) First of all I must see your passport. at first 首先（句型首先（句型at first, then 起先起先然后然后) forbid（forbade，forbidden） v

9、.禁止禁止 forbid sb. to do sth. 禁止某人做某事禁止某人做某事 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事允许某人做某事 Forbidden City 紫禁城紫禁城 (被禁止的城市被禁止的城市) ；Forbidden fruit 禁果禁果 include 和和 contain 都有都有“包含包含”的意思，但的意思，但 contain 可以用于表示所包可以用于表示所包 含的全部事物；含的全部事物；include 则只表示其中的一部分。则只表示其中的一部分。 contain一定是容器里面装，一定是容器里面装，include 则含义更广，在这里不能用则含义更广，在

10、这里不能用contain It included three bags of sweets. Does the bill include a tip? Were including you in our team. 3. 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. pay s

11、b. a visit 拜访某人拜访某人 Pay you a visit. pay a visit to sb./someplace 拜访某人拜访某人/某地某地. call up sb./at someplace 拜访某人拜访某人/某地某地 asas ever 像往常一样，照旧，依然像往常一样，照旧，依然 lead sb. into(进门进门)； show sb. out(出门出门)； see sb. off(送行送行) obviously it was obvious that(it 为形式主为形式主 语语) 显然显然 4. When I asked him what he was doing

12、, 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. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. guiltily adv. 内疚地内疚地 guiltily conscience 问心有愧问心有愧 clear conscience 问心无愧问心无愧 strict adj. 严格的严格的 be strict with sb

13、. 对某人严格对某人严格 My father is strict with me. be strict in sth. 对对严格严格 occasionally adv. 偶而地偶而地 on the occasion偶尔，偶尔，sometimes 偶尔，偶尔，at times偶尔偶尔off and on偶尔，偶尔， now and again偶尔偶尔 embarrass v. 使尴尬 sth. embarrass sb. 让感到尴尬 You embarrassed me. 你让我感到尴尬 embarrassing adj. 令人尴尬地； embarrassed adj. 感到尴尬 embarrassment n. 尴尬 To my embarrassment， 让我感到尴尬 的是 5. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets! include 和和 contain 都有都有“包含包含”的意思，但的意思，但 contain