2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(12)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span></p><p> <span word="Heres">Heres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>-<span word="meets">meets</span>-<span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="plucked">plucked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dazzling">dazzling</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overjoyed">overjoyed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovers">discovers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ethereal">ethereal</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="mustnt">mustnt</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="mustnt">mustnt</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="enjoyment">enjoyment</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="fattening">fattening</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>: <span word="its">its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surest">surest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="dieters">dieters</span> <span word="are">are</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="noses">noses</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="calorie">calorie</span> <span word="charts">charts</span>; <span word="gazing">gazing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mirrors">mirrors</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span>-<span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="hips">hips</span>, <span word="protruding">protruding</span> <span word="tummies">tummies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="chins">chins</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="FAT">FAT</span>. <span word="Mere">Mere</span> <span word="dieting">dieting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="sweating">sweating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sauna">sauna</span> <span word="baths">baths</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pummeled">pummeled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="massaged">massaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>-<span word="mongers">mongers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="cures">cures</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="starved">starved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="guineas">guineas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fads">fads</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p>
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