Lesson 50 Taken for a ride
I love traveling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. ' I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,' but I don't know where it is.' ' I'll tell you where to get off,' answered the conductor. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. ' You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.' ' Is this WoodfordGreen ?' I asked. 'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly.' I forgot to put you off.' 'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.' 'We are going back now,' said the conductor. 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
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!
taken for a ride 冤大头; 乘车兜风
I know we're being taken for a ride. 我确信我们被欺骗了。
excursion [ɪkˈskɜːrʒn] 远足;(尤指集体)短途旅行;
conductor [kənˈdʌktər] (公共汽车的)售票员，职业指挥;列车长;
get off 离开、下车
in that case 既然那样;假使那样的话;在那时候;
I realized with a shock
virtue [ˈvɜːrtʃuː] 美德;高尚的道德
diet [ˈdaɪət] 日常饮食; 进特种饮食，节食
forbid [fərˈbɪd] 禁止;不准; 过去分词： forbidden
pay a visit 访问；拜访
embarrass [ɪmˈbærəs] 尴尬;(尤指在社交场合)使窘迫;
guiltily ['ɡɪltɪlɪ] 内疚地;有罪地
occasionally [əˈkeɪʒnəli] 偶尔地;偶尔
第51课，读起来有些绕口，花了好长的时间才读通顺。今天的朗读总有些心神不宁，不能集中精神。今天是7天周期重复朗读的三天。
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