The Light Eater (1)
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mice">mice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 100. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="ate">ate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 11 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="peeled">peeled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banana">banana</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stovetop">stovetop</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="radishes">radishes</span>, <span word="salted">salted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="celery">celery</span> <span word="stalks">stalks</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assorted">assorted</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pecans">pecans</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fewest">fewest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squeezer">squeezer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="juice">juice</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pasta">pasta</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>.</p><p> </p>
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