Lesson 45A Clear Conscience

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  1. HowdidSamgethismoneyback?

    萨姆是怎样把钱要回来的？

  2. Thewholevillagesoonlearntthatalargesumofmoneyhadbeenlost.

    整个村子很快就得知有一大笔钱丢了。

  3. SamBenton, thelocalbutcher, hadlosthiswalletwhiletakinghissavingstothepostoffice.

    当地的肉店老板萨姆·本顿在把积蓄送往邮局的路上丢了钱包。

  4. Samwassurethatthewalletmusthavebeenfoundbyoneofthevillagers, butitwasnotreturnedtohim.

    萨姆确信钱包一定是被村里的某个人捡到了，但钱包并没有被送还给他。

  5. Threemonthspassed, andthenonemorning, Samfoundhiswalletoutsidehisfrontdoor.

    三个月过去了，然后有一天早上，萨姆在自家前门外发现了他的钱包。

  6. Ithadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperanditcontainedhalfthemoneyhehadlost, togetherwithanotewhichsaid: ' Athief, yes, butonly50percentathief! '

    钱包用报纸包着，里面装着他丢失的钱的一半，还附着一张字条，上面写着：“是个贼，没错，但只是百分之五十的贼！”

  7. Twomonthslater, somemoremoneywassenttoSamwithanothernote: ' Only25percentathiefnow! '

    两个月后，又有一些钱寄给了萨姆，还附着另一张字条：“现在只是百分之二十五的贼了！”

  8. Intime, allSam'smoneywaspaidbackinthisway.

    过了一段时间，萨姆的全部钱都以这种方式还了回来。

  9. Thelastnotesaid: ' Iam100percenthonestnow! '

    最后一张字条写道：“我现在是百分之百诚实的人了！”

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

conscience/ˈkɑːnʃəns/n.

the feeling inside you that tells you right from wrong

良心

#0How did Sam get his money back?

sum/sʌm/n.

an amount of money

金额；款项

#1The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.

local/ˈloʊkl/adj.

belonging to the area where you live

当地的；本地的

#2Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.

butcher/ˈbʊtʃər/n.

a person who sells meat in a shop

肉商；屠夫

#2Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.

wallet/ˈwɑːlɪt/n.

a small flat case for carrying paper money

钱包；皮夹

#2Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.

savings/ˈseɪvɪŋz/n.

money you have kept and not spent

积蓄；存款

#2Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.

villager/ˈvɪlɪdʒər/n.

a person who lives in a small town in the country

村民

#3Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.

return/rɪˈtɜːrn/v.

to give something back to the person who owns it

归还

#3Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.

wrap up/ræp ʌp/phr v.

to cover something all around with paper or cloth

包起来；包裹

#5It 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!'

contain/kənˈteɪn/v.

to have something inside

包含；装有

#5It 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!'

note/noʊt/n.

a short written message

便条；字条

#5It 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!'

thief/θiːf/n.

a person who takes things that are not theirs

小偷；贼

#5It 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!'

in time/ɪn taɪm/phr.

after a period of time has passed

过了一段时间；最后

#7In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.

honest/ˈɑːnɪst/adj.

always telling the truth and never taking what is not yours

诚实的

#8The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!'