新概念 2 L45 A clear conscience 问心无愧

词汇

  • clear adj. 无罪的，不亏心的
    • conscience n. 良心，道德心
    • have a clear conscience
    • have a guilty conscience
  • wallet n. （男用）钱包
    • purse （女用）钱包
  • savings n. 积蓄，存款
    • I spent all my savings buying a house.
  • villager n. 村民
    • citizen n. 公民；市民；
  • percent 百分之…(单复数同形)
    • per 每
      • 100 miles per hour（mph）
      • 1000 dollars per month

原文

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!”

  • 状语从句的省略
    • I hurt my leg when I saw my mum.
      • doing（主动），主语一致
        • I hurt my leg when seeing my mum.
      • done（被动）
        • I hurt my leg when I was seen by my mother.
        • I hurt my leg when seen by my mother.
  • （复习）情态动词表推测
    • must 一定（肯定句）
    • can / could / may / might
      • can 无肯定，may 无疑问
    • may not / might not 可能不
    • can not / could not 一定不
    • +have done 对过去的推测
  • write sth in ink
    • pay in cash
    • wrap it up in newspaper
  • with 连同；和
    = along with
    = together with
    = as well as
    • A with B（主谓一致的时候由 A 决定）
      • The teacher together with all the students likes playing football.
  • 修饰比较级
    • It it much / a lot / a little / a bit / some / any / far cheaper by bus than by taxi.
  • in time 即使
    • in time 最终（文中）