Lesson 45
A clear conscience
问心无愧
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★clear adj,无罪的，不亏心的
★conscience n,良心，道德心
clear conscience 问心无愧
guilty conscience 问心有愧
I have a clear conscience.我问心无愧
I have a guilty conscience.我问心有愧
bad conscience 问心有愧
★wallet n,皮夹，钱夹
purse 钱包(女士用)
handbag 手袋
billfold 钱包(美语)
★savings n,存款
savings account存款账号
checking account 存款(没有利息)
deposit 定金
deposit account 存款(有利息)
ATM 自动取款机
auto teller machine
self-service machine自助银行
cash card 取款卡
★villager n,村民
★per cent 百分之......
three percent 百分之三
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did Sam get his money back?
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost,Sam Benton,the local butcher,had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office,Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers,but it was not returned to him,Three months passed,and then one morning,Sam found his wallet outside his front door,It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost,together with a note which said,'A thief,yes,but only 50 per cent a thief!' Two months later,some more money was sent to Sam with another note,'Only 25 per cent a thief now!' In time,all Sam's money was paid back in this way,The last note said,'I am 100 per cent honest now!'
参考译文
整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。当地的屠户萨姆.本顿在把存款送往邮局的途中把钱包丢了。萨姆确信那钱包一定是被某个村民捡到了，可是却不见有人来送还给他。3个月过去了，后来在一天早晨，萨姆在自己的大门外发现了他的钱包。钱包是用报纸包着的，里面有他丢失的钱的一半，而且还附着一张纸条，上面写着：“一个小偷，是的，但只是一个50%的小偷！”又过了两个月，又有一些钱送还给了萨姆，又附了一张字条：“这回只是25%的小偷了！”很快，萨姆全部的钱都用同样的方式还了回来。最后的那张字条上写道：“我现在是一个100%的诚实人了！”
【课文讲解】
learn得知
The whole world learnt...全世界都知道...
while doing 是一个省略形式这种情况应具备两个条件
1.这个动作的主语跟主句的主语一样
2.这句话一定要是进行时态这句话完整的应为:
while he was taking...
must have been done
must have done 表示对过去的推测
must have been done 表示对过去被动的推测三种表示一段时间以后,另外一件事情发生的方式
1...passed and then
2.some time later
3.some passed before.
wrap up 包裹
It had been wrapped up in newspaper by somebody
half the money 钱的一半
half an hour 半个小时
half a year 半年
together with = with 介词短语作状语,表示随它一起的还有...
I with my son went there,我带着我的儿子去了
My son and I went there
The picture said...图片上说
Newspaper said...报纸上说
Note said....纸条上说
some more money 又有一些钱
in time = in the end 最终
pay back 还回来
...per cent 作副词
总结
learn 得知 ; know 知道
while doing
with 表附带
Structure
No.3
while doing 两者同时发生
while sb was doing 当....时候能用while;as的地方就可以用when,反之则不一定
A
when后的时间表达即可以是点,也可以是段
while后的时间表达只可以是段
as等同于while.
No.7
send=take/give
send/take/give sb sth
双宾语一般用离动词最近的宾语来做被语动态的主语
sb be sent sth
send sth to sb
sth be sent to sb
C
No.6
对名词提问用what
D
No.10
contain/container
include指一种抽象的包含
B
No.12
a time一段时间
for a long time
after a time = after some time
No.9
C