Lesson 51 Reward for virtue-英语听力

[00:01.040]--- Lesson 51 Reward for virtue
对美德的奖赏 [00:07.160]--- First listen and then answer the question.
^听录音，然后回答以下问题。 [00:12.480]--- Why did Hugh's diet not work? [00:18.160]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。 [00:29.120]He began his diet a week ago.
^他是一星期前开始节食的。 [00:32.560]First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.
^首先，他开列了一张长长的单子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。 [00:39.720]The list 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喜欢吃的：黄油、土豆、米饭、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。 [00:51.840]Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.
^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。 [01:02.800]He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.
^他把我领进屋，慌忙把一个大包藏到了桌子下面。 [01:10.000]It was obvious that he was very embarrassed.
^显然他感到很尴尬。 [01:14.240]When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk.
^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。 [01:22.880]He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
^他解释说，他的饮食控制得太严格了，以致不得不偶尔奖励自己一下。 [01:30.520]Then he showed me the contents of the parcel.
^接着他给我看了包里的东西。 [01:34.360]It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
^里面装了5大块巧克力和3袋糖果！ [01:43.200]--- end