练习材料
Lesson51 Reward for 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!
ˈlɛsn51 rɪˈwɔːd fɔː ˈvɜːtjuː
maɪ frɛnd, hjuː, hæz ˈɔːlweɪz biːn fæt, bʌt θɪŋz gɒt səʊ bæd ˈriːsntli ðæt hiː dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː gəʊ ɒn ə ˈdaɪət. hiː bɪˈgæn hɪz ˈdaɪət əwiːk əˈgəʊ. fɜːst ɒv ɔːl, hiː rəʊt aʊt ə lɒŋ lɪst ɒv ɔːl ðə fuːdz wɪʧ wɜː fəˈbɪdn. ðə lɪst ɪnˈkluːdɪd məʊst ɒv ðə θɪŋz hjuːlʌvz: ˈbʌtə, pəˈteɪtəʊz, raɪs, bɪə, mɪlk, ˈʧɒkəlɪt, ænd swiːts. ˈjɛstədeɪ aɪ peɪd hɪm ə ˈvɪzɪt. aɪ ræŋ ðə bɛl ænd wɒz nɒt səˈpraɪzdtuː siː ðæt hjuː wɒz stɪl æz fæt æz ˈɛvə. hiː lɛd miː ˈɪntuː hɪz ruːm ænd ˈhʌrɪdli hɪd ə lɑːʤ ˈpɑːsl ˈʌndə hɪz dɛsk. ɪt wɒz ˈɒbvɪəsðæt hiː wɒz ˈvɛri ɪmˈbærəst. wɛn aɪ ɑːskt hɪm wɒt hiː wɒz ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ, hiː smaɪld ˈgɪltɪli ænd ðɛn pʊt ðə ˈpɑːsl ɒn ðə dɛsk. hiːɪksˈpleɪnd ðæt hɪz ˈdaɪət wɒz səʊ strɪkt ðæt hiː hæd tuː rɪˈwɔːd hɪmˈsɛlf əˈkeɪʒnəli. ðɛn hiː ʃəʊd miː ðə ˈkɒntɛnts ɒv ðə ˈpɑːsl. ɪtkənˈteɪnd faɪv lɑːʤ bɑːz ɒv ˈʧɒkəlɪt ænd θriː bægz ɒv swiːts!
任务配置：L0+L4
笔记：reward 奖赏、报偿，virtue 美德，diet 节食，guiltily内疚地，occasionally偶尔的
I paid him a visit 我去拜访他.
感悟：放水越多，还债的时间就越长。
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