Lesson 12 · Balanced Diet

S1

Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, which served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic.

王鹏靠经营一家烧烤餐馆谋生。这家餐馆供应美味的熏肉、炸鸡胸肉，还有用辣椒和大蒜烤制的羊肉。

earn one's living 谋生 barbecue 烧烤 bacon 熏肉、咸肉 mutton 羊肉

S2

But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers.

可是他的食物和折扣吸引来的顾客却越来越少。

discount 折扣 attract 吸引 customer 顾客

S3

Finally, he was in debt.

最终，他欠下了债。

in debt 欠债、负债

S4

Yong Hui's slimming restaurant served fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with vinegar.

咏慧的减肥餐馆供应新鲜豌豆、胡萝卜、茄子和用醋拌的生黄瓜。

slimming 减肥的 eggplant 茄子 cucumber 黄瓜 vinegar 醋

S5

As the hostess, she said fibres benefited customers' digestion the most.

作为老板娘，她说纤维对顾客的消化最有好处。

hostess 女老板、女主人 fibre 纤维 benefit 有益于 digestion 消化

S6

In order not to let Yong Hui get away with telling lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare.

为了不让咏慧因说谎而占到便宜，尽管咏慧对他怒目而视，王鹏还是悄悄观察着她。

get away with 做了坏事而逃脱惩罚 spy on 暗中监视、侦察 despite 尽管 glare 怒视

S7

But he was surprised that she was losing her customers, too.

但他惊讶地发现，她的顾客也在不断流失。

S8

Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert.

好奇心驱使王鹏去咨询一位专家。

curiosity 好奇心 drive (drove) 驱使、推动 consult 咨询 expert 专家

S9

The expert sighed and said, "Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength."

专家叹了口气说：“你们俩的菜单都有缺点，优势也有限。”

sigh 叹气 weakness 缺点、弱点 limited 有限的 strength 长处、优势

S10

Your customers put on weight too easily, while Yong Hui's lose weight too quickly.

你的顾客太容易发胖，而咏慧的顾客体重掉得又太快。

put on weight 发胖、体重增加 lose weight 减肥、体重减轻

S11

So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons.

所以，王鹏，你要减少食物中的脂肪，多增加蔬菜和水果，比如坚果、豆子、蘑菇、桃子和柠檬。

cut down 削减、减少 fat 脂肪 nut 坚果 mushroom 蘑菇

S12

You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet.

你应该把这两份菜单结合起来，提供一份均衡的饮食。

ought to 应该 combine 结合、合并 balanced 均衡的 diet 日常饮食

S13

Before long, Wang Peng won his customers back.

不久之后，王鹏重新赢回了他的顾客。

before long 不久 win back 赢回、重新获得

📖 Lesson 12 · Balanced Diet 均衡饮食