Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

我環(huán)視了一下身旁，驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)車?yán)锞椭皇Ｎ乙粋€(gè)乘客了。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said.

“您得在這里下車，”售票員說，

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'This is as far as we go.'

“我們的車就到此為止了。”

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.

“這里是伍德福德草地嗎？”我問道。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly.

“哎呀，”售票員突然說，

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'I forgot to put you off.'

“我忘了讓您下車了。”

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'It doesn't matter,' I said.'I'll get off here.'

“沒關(guān)系，”我說，“我就在這兒下吧。”

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'We're going back now,' said the conductor.

“我們現(xiàn)在要返回去，”售票員說。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

“好吧，既然如此，我還是留在車上吧。”我回答說。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.

我的朋友休一直很胖，但是近來情況變得越發(fā)糟糕，以致他決定節(jié)食。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

He began his diet a week ago.

他是一星期前開始節(jié)食的。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.

首先，他開列了一張長長的單子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets.

黃油、土豆、米飯、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

Yesterday I paid him a visit.

昨天我去看望了他。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.

我按響了門鈴，當(dāng)看到休仍和往常一樣胖時(shí)，我并不感到驚奇。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.

他把我領(lǐng)進(jìn)屋，慌忙把一個(gè)大包藏到了桌子下面。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

It was obvious that he was very embarrassed.

顯然他感到很尷尬。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk.

當(dāng)我問他正干什么時(shí)，他內(nèi)疚地笑了，然后把那個(gè)大包拿到了桌上。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.

他解釋說，他的飲食控制得太嚴(yán)格了，以致不得不偶爾獎(jiǎng)賞自己一下。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

Then he showed me the contents of the parcel.

接著他給我看了包里的東西。

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!

里面裝了5大塊巧克力和3袋糖果！

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning.

我們剛剛搬進(jìn)一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一個(gè)上午。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

I have been trying to get my new room in order.

我試圖把我的新房間收拾整齊，

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books.

但這并不容易，因?yàn)槲矣?，000多本書。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.

更糟糕的是房間還非常小，所以我暫時(shí)把書放在了地板上。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.

這會(huì)兒，書把地板的每一點(diǎn)空隙都占據(jù)了，我實(shí)際上是踩著這些書進(jìn)出房間的。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.

幾分鐘前，我妹妹幫我把一個(gè)舊書櫥抬上了樓。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor.

她走進(jìn)我的房間，當(dāng)她看到地板上的那些書時(shí)，大吃一驚。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.

“這是我見過的最漂亮的地毯，”她說。

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

She gazed at it for some time then added,

她凝視著它一會(huì)兒，補(bǔ)充道，