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Lesson 44
Through the forest
【New words and expressions】
forest n. 森林 risk n. 危险,冒险
picnic n. 野餐 edge n. 边缘
strap n. 带,皮带 possession n. 所有
breath n. 呼吸 mend v. 修理
contents n.(常用复数)内有的物品
The lost purse
A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of Christmas shopping .It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.
Looking in her purse ,she commented, 'Hmmm....That's funny.When I lost my bag there was a twenty-dollar bill in it .
Now there are tenty one-dollar bills.'
The boy quickly replied,'That's right ,lady.The last time I found a lady's purse ,she didn't have any change for a reward .'
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A clear conscience
Listen and anwser:
1.This story is about ___.
A. Sam BenthB. Sam Benton C. Benth
2.Did he found his wallet outside his front door ?
A.Yes ,he did B. No ,he didn’t
3.How much money was sent to the owner in total ?
A.100 per cent B.25 per cent C.75 per cent
1.clear adj. 无罪的;不亏心的;清晰地
A clear/good conscience 问心无愧
A guilty/bad conscience 问心有愧
2.conscience n. 道德;良心
eg:不做亏心事,不怕半夜鬼敲门。
A clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
concientious adj. 凭良心的;诚实的
3.wallet n. 钱包 purse 女士钱包 handbag 手提包
There is 33RMB in my wallet.
4.savings n. 存款
saving bank 储蓄银行
saving account 储蓄存款账户
He has small savings.他的存款很少。
eg: 他用存的钱买了这辆自行车。
He used his savings to buy the bike .
5.villager n. 村民;乡下人
er 表示人,类似的词很多。如:
waiter 侍者 manager 经理 reporter 记者
6.per cent 百分之
eg: 我百分之百同意。
I am 100 per cent in agreement .
three per cent 百分之三
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.
1.The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
主从复合句,that引导宾语从句。
(1)village在这里为总称,指“村民”,the whole village指“全村的人”,后面通常跟单数动词(有时也可视为复数)All the villagers of the village
eg:这消息使全村的人兴奋。
The whole village was excited by