听播客学英语 289 巧克力狂

 　　In the last episode¹ about the penguin² we used the SO…THAT…construction. (“He enjoyed it so much, that I am taking him again today!”) Very often English people leave out the word THAT. We say simply “He enjoyed it so much, I am taking him again today!”

　　You may like a few more examples of SO… THAT… So lets go over to the next episode in our soap opera, Podcast People. Joanne, whom we met in the last episode, has two sisters – Leanne and Roxanne. Leanne is addicted³ to chocolate. She tells us about the terrible effect of her addiction⁴.

　　Yesterday the doorbell rang just as I was leaving for work. It was the postman. He handed me a parcel. I was so surprised, at first I didn’t know what to do. What could be in it? I became so curious, I couldn’t wait to open it. The parcel was wrapped tightly⁵ in paper and tape. In fact there was so much paper and tape, it took me nearly ten minutes to unwrap it. Inside was a box of chocolates. It was so big, I could hardly believe it. There were so many different sorts of chocolates, I didn’t know where to start. I picked a chocolate and ate it. It was so delicious, I had to eat another and another. I ate so many, I started to feel ill. By the time I got to work, I was so late, my boss fired me. Chocolates are ruining my life!

　　Can Leanne conquer her terrible chocolate addiction? Will there be any chocolates left for me? More about Leanne, and chocolate, in a future episode.

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

5 tightly   

adv.紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地

参考例句：

• My child holds onto my hand tightly while we cross the street.横穿马路时，孩子紧拉着我的手不放。
• The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.人群挤在一起，我们几乎喘不过气来。