Lesson 45
A clear conscience
(1)________________________.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 one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. (2)_____________________, together with a note which said ：‘A thief, yes, but only 50 percent a thief!’ Two months later, some more money was to Sam with another note :"Only 25 percent a thief now!" In time, all Sam"s money was paid back in this way. The last note said:"(3)_____________________!"
New words and expressions
clear adj.无罪的，不亏心的
savings n.存款
conscience n.良心，道德心
villager n.村民
wallet n.皮夹，钱夹
percent 百分之......
Notes on the text
1.Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.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。其中的while taking his savings是现在分词用于连词之后，与表示时间的状语从句while he was taking his savings 作用是一至的。
2.the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers.钱包肯定是被某个村民捡到了。must 在这里表示推测，由于是对过去的推测，因此must之后的动词要用完成形式。
3.in time , 最后，终于.
发表于 2011-8-2 11:18
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