普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语必修3 Unit 2 Healthy eating-R

Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated¹. It had been a very strange morning. Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs,

roast² pork, stir-flied vegetables and fried³ rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold. By now his restaurant ought to be full of people. But not today! Why was that? What could

have happened? He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon⁴ cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. "Nothing could be better," he thought. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by. "Hello, Lao Li," he called. "Your usual?" But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was the matter? Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant as he always did.

      Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. He saw a sign in the window.

      Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight?

      Come inside Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant.

      Only slimming foods served here.

      Make yourself thin again!

      Curiosity⁵ drove⁶ Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward. "Welcome," she said. "My name is Yong Hui. I'll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day." Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar⁷, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed⁸ at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies! He had better do some research!

     At the library Wang Peng was surprised to find that his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong Hui’s far too little. Even though her customers might get thin after eating Yong Hui’s food, they were not eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit. They would become tired very quickly. Wang Peng felt more hopeful⁹ as he drove back home. Perhaps

with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. So he wrote:

    Want to feel fit and energetic¹⁰?

    Come and eat here! Discounts today!

    Our food gives you energy all day!

   The competition between the two restaurants was on!

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 roast   

v.烤，炙，烘；n.烤肉；adj.烤(烘)过的

参考例句：

• There's a piece of roast beef.这儿有一块烤牛肉.
• Put the meat into the oven to roast.把肉放到炉子里去烤。

3 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

4 bacon   

n.咸肉，熏肉

参考例句：

• He is frying the bacon.他在煎咸肉。
• This bacon is too salty for me.这块熏咸猪肉我觉得太咸了。

5 curiosity   

n.好奇心，新奇的事物，珍品

参考例句：

• He gave in to curiosity and opened my letter.他抑制不住好奇心，拆开了我的信。
• The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.孩子们出于好奇，迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。

6 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

7 vinegar   

n.醋

参考例句：

• Do we need some soy sauce and vinegar?我们需要酱油和醋吗？
• Vinegar is used in preserving food.醋可用来保存食物。

8 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

9 hopeful   

adj.有希望的，怀抱希望的，保持乐观的；n.有希望之人，有前途之人

参考例句：

• This is a hopeful news.这是个鼓舞人心的消息。
• We are hopeful about the future.我们对未来抱乐观态度。

10 energetic   

adj.充满活力的，精力充沛的

参考例句：

• The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
• Her mother was a resourceful and energetic woman.她母亲是一个足智多谋、精力充沛的女人。