我的朋友休一直都很胖，但最近情况变得如此糟糕，以至于他决定开始节食。
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
他一周前开始了节食计划。
He began his diet a week ago.
首先，他写出了一份所有禁忌食物的长长的清单。
First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.
清单包含了休最爱吃的大部分东西：黄油、土豆、米饭、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。
The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets.
昨天我去拜访了他。
Yesterday I paid him a visit.
我按了门铃，看到休仍然像以前一样胖，对此我并不感到惊讶。
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.
他把我带进他的房间，然后慌慌张张地把一个大包裹藏到桌子底下。
He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.
他显然非常尴尬。
It was obvious that he was very embarrassed.
当我问他在干什么时，他内疚地笑了笑，然后把包裹放到了桌上。
When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk.
他解释说，他的节食计划如此严格，以至于他不得不偶尔奖励一下自己。
He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
然后他让我看了包裹里的东西。
Then he showed me the contents of the parcel.
里面装着五大块巧克力和三袋糖果！
It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!