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12 Balanced Diet
12 平衡膳食
Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant,
王朋经营一家烧烤餐厅来谋生，
which served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic.
他的餐厅供应美味的腊肉、油炸的鸡胸，还有用辣椒和大蒜一起烤制的羊肉。
But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he was in debt.
但是，他的食物和折扣吸引的顾客越来越少。最后他负债累累。
Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant served fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with
vinegar.
永慧的减肥餐厅供应的是新鲜的豌豆、红萝卜、茄子和醋腌的生黄瓜。
As the hostess, she said fibers benefited customers' digestion the most.
作为老板娘（女主人），她总是说食物纤维才最有利于顾客的消化。
In order not to let Yong Hui get away with telling lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her
glare.
为了不让永慧说了谎不受惩罚，王朋不顾她的怒视，前去探查个究竟。
But he was surprised that she was losing her customers, too.
但是让他吃惊的是，永慧的顾客也在流失。
Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert.
好奇心驱使王朋去咨询一个专家。
The expert sighed and said, “Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength.
那位专家叹息着说：“你们俩的菜单都缺点明显、优点有限。
Your customers put on weight too easily, while Yong Hui’s lose weight too quickly.
你的顾客很容易就发胖，而永慧的顾客体重却减轻得太快。
So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans,
mushrooms, peaches and lemons.
所以嘛，王朋，你要减少你的食物中的脂肪含量，增加蔬菜和水果，例如坚果、豆类、蘑菇、
桃子和柠檬之类。
You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet.”
你应该把两份菜单结合起来，给顾客提供平衡的膳食。”
Before long, Wang Peng won his customers back.
不久，王鹏就赢回了他的顾客。
Vocabulary 词汇表
1. earn one’s living [ n w nz l v ] - 谋生； 10. discount [ d ska nt] - 折扣；打折
维持生计 11. customer [ k st m (r)] - 顾客；客户
2. barbecue [ bɑ b kju ] - 烧烤；烤肉 12. in debt [ n det] - 负债；欠债
3. bacon [ be k n] - 熏肉；培根 13. slim [sl m] - 苗条的；纤细的
4. fried [fra d] - 油炸的；炸过的 14. pea [pi ] - 豌豆
5. breast [brest] - 胸部 15. carrot [ k r t] - 胡萝卜
6. mutton [ m tn] - 羊肉 16. eggplant [ eɡpl nt] - 茄子
7. roast [r st] - 烤肉；烤焦的 17. raw [r ] - 生的；未加工的
8. pepper [ pep (r)] - 胡椒；辣椒 18. cucumber [ kju k mb (r)] - 黄瓜
9. garlic [ ɡɑ l k] - 大蒜 19. vinegar [ v n ɡ (r)] - 醋
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20. hostess [ h st s] - 女主人；女服务员 33. strength [stre θ] - 力量；力气
21. fiber [ fa b (r)] - 纤维；纤维素 34. put on weight [p t n we t] - 发胖；增重
22. benefit [ ben f t] - 利益；好处 35. lose weight [lu z we t] - 减肥；减重
23. digestion [da d est n] - 消化；消化过程 36. cut down [k t da n] - 削减；砍伐
24. get away with [ɡet we w ] - 逃脱惩 37. nut [n t] - 坚果；螺母
罚；侥幸成功 38. bean [bi n] - 豆类；豆子
25. tell a lie [tel la ] - 说谎 39. mushroom [ m ru m] - 蘑菇
26. spy on [spa n] - 监视；暗中观察 40. peach [pi t ] - 桃子
27. glare [ɡle (r)] - 怒视；眩光 41. lemon [ lem n] - 柠檬
28. curiosity [ kj r s ti] - 好奇心；求知欲 42. ought to [ t tu ] - 应该；应当
29. consult [k n s lt] - 咨询；商量 bine [k m ba n] - 结合；联合
30. sigh [sa ] - 叹息；叹气 44. balanced [ b l nst] - 平衡的；均衡的
31. weakness [ wi kn s] - 弱点；软弱 45. diet [ da t] - 饮食；节食
32. limited [ l m t d] - 有限的；受限制的 46. before long [b f l ] - 不久以后；很快
Morphology 构词法
Prefixes & Suffixes 前后缀
(1) -ous: delicious /d l s/ 可口的，generous / d n r s/ 慷慨的，mysterious /m st ri s/ 神秘
的
(2) -ess: hostess / ho st s/ 女主人，princess / pr ns s/ 公主，actress / ktr s/ 女演员
(3) -tion: digestion /d d st n/ 消化，education / d ke n/ 教育，celebration / s l bre n/
庆祝
(4) -sity: curiosity / kj ri s ti/ 好奇，adversity / d v rs ti/ 逆境，diversity /da v rs ti/ 多样
性
(5) -ness: weakness / wi kn s/ 弱势，sweetness / swi tn s/ 甜美，softness / s ftn s/ 柔和
(6) -th: strength /str θ/ 力气，growth /ɡr θ/ 成长，depth /d pθ/ 深度
Etymology 词源学
Root Word 词根
-tract- = pull 拖，拉
(1) attract / tr kt/ = at+tract = to pull 拖拉，牵引，吸引
(2) attractive / tr kt v/ 有吸引力的
(3) contract / k ntr kt/ = con+tract = together+pull=pull together 拉到一起（收缩），一起拉（合
同）
(4) extract / k str kt/ = ex+tract = out+pull=pull out 拉出，提取
(5) distract /d str kt/ = dis+tract = away+pull=pull away 拉离，分心
(6) retract /r tr kt/ = re+tract = back+pull=pull back 拉回，撤回
(7) protract /pr tr kt/ = pro+tract = forward+pull=pull forward 向前拉，拖长，拖延
(8) subtract /s b tr kt/ = sub+tract = under+pull=pull under 从下面拉，拉下，减去
(9) tractor / tr kt (r)/ = tract+or=puller 拖拉机
(10) abstract / bstr kt/ = ab+tract=away+tract=pull away 拉离，（从有形实体）剥（谐音字母
b）离，抽象的，摘要
(11) detract /d tr kt/ = de+tract=down+pull=pull down 拉低（谐音 de），贬低，贬损
(12) intractable / n tr kt bl/ = in+tract+able=not able to pull 无法拉动的，难以撼动的，棘手的
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