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!
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
virtue n.美德
strongpoints n.长处 shortpoints n.短处 merit n.优点 weak points 弱点
diet n.节食
go on a diet = be on a diet 实行节食
forbid (forbide,forbidden) v.禁止
forbid sb. to do sth. 禁止某人做某事 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
embarrass v.使尴尬
sth. embarrassed sb. ...让...感到尴尬
embarrassing adj.令人尴尬；embarrassed adj.感到尴尬 embarrassment n.尴尬
To my embarrassment,...让我感到尴尬的是...
guiltily adv.内疚地
guiltily conscience 问心有愧 clear conscience 问心无愧
strict adj.严格的
be strict with sb. 对某人严格
be strict in sth. 对...严格
occasionally adv.偶尔地
on the occasion 偶尔 sometimes 偶尔 at times 偶尔 off and on 偶尔 now and again 偶尔