[背景了解]
　　文章取自于2002年6月的閱讀真題，是篇關于瘦身的文章。
　　[文章部分]
　　Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
　　[單詞學習]
　　repellent 令人厭惡，反感
　　refrain 節制,克制
　　religious 宗教的，宗教上的
　　salvation 拯救
　　moral 道德的，倫理的
　　[課后作業]
　　請翻譯下列3個句子
　　1.I find his selfishness repellent.
　　2.Let's hop they will refrain from hostile action.
　　3.In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
　　答案為：1.我很討厭他那么自私。
　　2.希望他們能克制不采取敵對行動。
　　3.一些宗教團體把財富看作是拯救和有高尚道德的象征，把肥胖看作是富有和康樂的象征。