听力每日练习 listen 4974 Would you like a piece of birthday cake

 
2--No thanks, I'll pass. It looks very tempting though.
 
1--I thought strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting was your favorite?
 
2--It is. I'm on a diet and strawberry cream cheese cake is not on it.
 
1--A diet? What for? You are in great shape.
 
2-- I went to the doctor the other day. My cholesterol is up.
 
1--Oooo. This sounds serious.
 
2--Not too serious. But he gave me a strict diet to help bring it down.
 
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注解：
 
1.tempting诱人的（食欲）  
2.frosting糖霜
3.bring something down降低
 
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译文：
 
1--你要来块生日蛋糕吗？
2--谢了，我不要，虽然看来挺诱人的。
1--草莓蛋糕加奶油奶酪糖霜不是你的最爱吗？
2--是没错，可是我在节食，不能吃草莓蛋糕加奶油奶酪。
1--节食？为什么？你的体型很标准啊。
2--我前几天去看医生，医生说我的胆固醇越来越高。
1--呜，听起来很严重。
2--没那么严重，不过他要我严格执行节食，这可以帮我降低胆固醇。