高中词汇系列13

12.Balanced Diet   平衡膳食

       WangPeng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, which serveddelicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic.But his food and discountattracted fewer and fewer customers.Finally, he was in debt. YongHui’s slimming restaurantserved fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and rawcucumbers with vinegar.As the hostess, she said fibres benefited customers' digestionthe most. In order not to let Yong Hui getaway with telling lies,Wang Peng spied on Yong Huidespite her glare. But he wassurprised that she was losing her customers, too.

       Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sighed and said, “Both of yourmenus have weakness and limited strength. Yourcustomers put on weight tooeasily, while Yong Hui’s lose weighttoo quickly. So, Wang Peng, cut downthe fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans, mushrooms,peaches and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet.”

       Before long, Wang Peng won hiscustomers back.

       王鹏经营一家烧烤餐厅来谋生，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。但是，他的食物和折扣吸引的顾客越来越少，最后是他负债累累。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。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。为了不让永慧说了谎不受惩罚，王鹏不顾她的怒视，前去探查个究竟。但是让他惊奇的是，永慧的顾客也在严重地流失。

         好奇心驱使王鹏去咨询专家。那位专家叹息着说：“你们俩的菜单都缺点明显、优点有限。你的顾客很容易就发胖，而永慧的顾客体重却减轻得太快。所以嘛，王鹏，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。你应该把两份菜单结合起来，给顾客提供平衡的膳食。”

         不久，王鹏就赢回了他的顾客。

◎benefit 1) n. 优势，益处（不可数）She didn’t get much benefit from her stayingabroad.

短语:be of benefit to...=be beneficial to ...  to one’s benefit   对某人有利

   for one’s benefit = for thebenefit of sb. 为了帮助.../为了某人的利益

2） vt./ vi.   benefit sb./ sth    benefit from/ by...

beneficial  adj. 有益的，有用的 be beneficial to ...

lose–lost-lost v. 丢失 失去 输掉 （钟表）走慢

belost/gone/missing      a lost /missingboy

lose the game；lose weight；loseone’s way； lose oneself in/ be lost in

Lost in thought, he didn’t notice me.

This clock loses/gains(走快)two minutes a day.

loss n.   be at a loss 不知所措；  suffer much /great loss

The loss of his only son made him sad.

lie  vt.说谎 (lied-lied-lying)   lie to sb  n. 说谎 tell a lie/ tell lies

vi.平躺 (lay-lain-lying)  lie on your back/side   vi.位于;存在(lay-lain-lying) lie in/on/to

The book lay open onthe desk.       Therelies…

lie in 在于… Success lies in hard work.