1、WangPengsatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated.王鵬做在他那空蕩蕩的餐館里，感覺很喪氣。Ithadbeenaverystrangemorning.這個上午真是怪的很。Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofbarbecuedmuttonkebabs,roastpork,stir-fliedvegetablesandfriedrice.平時他很早就起床，準備他的菜肴烤羊肉串、烤豬肉、炒菜和炒飯。而后到午餐時分，這些菜都會賣完。Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold.Byno

2、whisrestaurantoughttobefullofpeople.Butnottoday!到了這個時候，他的餐館本該來賓盈門的，但今日卻不是！Whywasthat?Whatcouldhavehappened?為何會這樣？發(fā)生了什么事？Hethoughtofhismutton,beefandbaconcookedinthehottest,finestoil.Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddeliciousfruit.他想起了他用滾燙的精制油烹制的羊肉串、牛排和臘肉。他的可樂又甜又冷，冰激凌用牛奶、奶油

3、和水果制成的。Nothingcouldbebetter,hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurryingby.他想：“再沒有比這些更好吃的了”。忽然間，他看到自己的朋友李昌急忙地走過。Hello,LaoLi,hecalled.Yourusual?ButLiChangseemednottohear.Whatwasthematter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatinhisrestaurantashealwaysdid.他喊道，“喂，老李！你仍是吃老一套的吧？”但是

4、李昌仿佛沒有聽到。怎么會事呢？要是李昌不像平時那樣到他店里吃飯，那問題必定嚴重了。WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.王鵬隨著李昌到達街尾一家新開張的小餐館。Hesawasigninthewindow.窗子上的標牌寫著這樣一些字：Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttoloseweight?“肥膩的東西吃厭了吧！想變瘦嗎？ComeinsideYongHuisslimmingrestaurant.請到雍慧減肥餐館來。Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.此地只供給減肥食品，Makeyourselfthinagai

5、n!讓你恢復(fù)苗條！”CuriositydroveWangPenginside.Itwasfullofpeople.王鵬遇到好奇心的驅(qū)遣，走了進去。里面坐滿了人。Thehostess,averythinlady,cameforward.店老板，一個消瘦的女人走上前來說道。Welcome,shesaid.MynameisYongHui.Illhelpyouloseweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathereeveryday.：“歡迎蒞臨！我叫雍慧。您假如每日來這兒用餐，我能夠保證在兩周內(nèi)去掉您的所有脂肪，”ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.There

6、werefewchoicesoffooddrinkonit:而后，她遞給王鵬一張菜譜，菜譜上有極少幾樣食品和飲料：andjustrice,rawvegetablesservedinvinegar,fruitandwater.米飯、蘸醋吃的生蔬菜、水果和水。WangPengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyattheprices.王鵬對此感覺驚訝，特別是對它們的價錢。Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant!這比在他的餐館里吃一頓好飯花的錢還要多。Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes.他幾乎不可以相信他的眼睛！Hethrewd

7、ownthemenuandhurriedoutside.他甩了菜譜就急急往外走。Onhiswayhomehethoughtabouthisownmenu.在回家的路上，他想起了自己的菜譜。Diditmakepeoplefat?那些菜讓人發(fā)胖了嗎？Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfindout.或許他該去圖書室查查察。HecouldnothaveYongHuigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!他可不可以讓雍慧利用人們后跑掉。Hehadbetterdosomeresearch!他最好做一番檢查！AtthelibraryWangPeng

8、wassurprisedtofindthathisrestaurantservedfartoomuchfatandYongHuisfartoolittle.在圖書室，王鵬很驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，他餐館的食品脂肪含量太高，而雍慧餐館的食品脂肪含量又太低。EventhoughhercustomersmightgetthinaftereatingYongHuisfood,theywerenoteatingenoughenergy-givingfoodtokeepthemfit.只管顧客吃她的餐館里的飯會變得苗條，但他們攝入不到足夠的熱量來保持健康，很快就會感覺疲備。Theywouldbecometiredve

9、ryquickly.WangPengfeltmorehopefulashedrovebackhome.開車回家時，王鵬感覺又有了希望。Perhapswithadiscountandanewsignhecouldwinhiscustomersback.Sohewrote:或許寫個新的標牌、打點折，能夠幫他贏回首客！于是他寫下了他的標牌：Wanttofeelfitandenergetic?“想保持苗條、健康又精力旺盛嗎？Comeandeathere!Discountstoday!Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!到這里來用餐吧！今日打折！我們的食品能夠給您供給一整天所需的熱量

10、！”Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!這兩家餐館之間的競爭開始了！COMEANDEATHERE(2)到這里來用餐吧（2）Aweeklater,WangPengsrestaurantwasnearlyfullandhefelthappier.一周后，王鵬的餐館幾乎坐滿了人，他感覺快樂些了。Perhapshewouldbeabletoearnhislivingafterallandnothavetoclosehisrestaurant.或許他仍舊能夠糊口，而不至于封閉自己的餐館。Hedidnotlookforwardtobeingindebtb

11、ecausehisrestaurantwasnolongerpopular.他不希望因為餐館不受歡迎而欠債。HesmiledashewelcomedsomecustomerswarmlyatthedoorbutthesmilelefthisfacewhenhesawYongHuiwalkingin.他淺笑地站在門口熱忱地迎接他的客人，但他一見到雍慧走進來，臉上的笑臉立刻就消逝了。Shedidnotlookhappybutglaredathim.MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestauranttheotherday?“請問你那一天到我餐館里來干什么？”雍慧瞪著他，看上去

12、不太快樂。IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowIknowthatyouonlycametospyonmeandmymenu,sheshouted.她高聲問道，“我原來認為你是一位新顧客，此刻我才發(fā)現(xiàn)你不過過來打聽我和我的菜譜的?！盤leaseexcuseme,hecalmlyexplained,Iwantedtoknowwhereallmycustomershadgonelastweek.王鵬平心靜氣地解說說，“很對不起，上周我想知道我的顧客是上哪兒吃飯去了。Ifollowedoneofthemandfoundtheminyourrestaurant.Idontw

13、anttoupsetyou,butIfoundyourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstartedadvertisingthebenefitsofmyfood.我其實不想讓你心煩，可是我發(fā)現(xiàn)你的菜譜上的菜太少了，因此我也就不焦急了，我也開始宣傳我餐館食品的利處。Whydontyousitdownandtryameal?你為何不坐下吃頓飯呢？”YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingdumplingsandbreastofchickencookedwithgarlic.雍慧贊同留下來。沒過一會，他們兩人

14、就津津樂道地吃起餃子和蒜蓉雞胸。Whentheywereservedtheicecream,YongHuibegantolookill.當要吃冰激凌時，雍慧開始感覺不舒暢了。Ifeelsickwithallthisfatandheavyfood,shesaid,她說，“吃了這么多油膩的、難消化的食品，我都感覺惡心了。Imissmyvegetablesandfruit.我想吃我的蔬菜和水果?！盬angPengwasenjoyingasecondplateofdumplingssohesighed.這時候，王鵬正在吃第二盤餃子，他嘆了一口氣，說道，Yes,headded,andIwouldmiss

15、mydumplingsandfattypork.Dontyougettiredquickly?“相同地，（假如在你的餐館）我還想吃我的餃子和肥肉呢。你不感覺自己很簡單疲備么？”Well,Idohavetorestalot,admittedYongHui.“是的，我確實常常需要歇息；”Butdontyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabitthinner?Imsureyoudfeelmuchhealthier.雍慧認可了，“可是，莫非你不認為你瘦一點更好么？我相信，那樣你會感覺更健康些。”Theybegantotalkaboutmenusandbalanceddie

16、ts.他們開始討論菜譜和均衡飲食的問題。Accordingtomyresearch,neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,explainedWangPeng.王鵬解說道，“我的研究表示，你我兩家所供給的都不是均衡飲食。Idontofferenoughfibreandyoudontofferenoughbody-buildingandenergy-givingfood.我沒有供給足夠的纖維食品，而你供給的食品沒有足夠的營養(yǎng)和熱量。Perhapsweoughttocombineourideasandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodfullofenergyandfibre.或許我們應(yīng)當把我們的想法綜合起來，作出一份富于營養(yǎng)、熱量和纖維的均衡食譜?！眆reshfruitwiththeicecream.于是，他們就照此做了。他們用生蔬菜配漢堡包，煮土豆不是油炸土豆，還拿新鮮水果配上冰激凌。Inthiswaytheycutdownthefatandincreasedthefibreinthemeal.這樣，他們減少了飯菜中的脂肪含量，增添了纖維素。Theirbalanceddietsbecame-suchasucce