新概念英语第二册Lesson 45课堂笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 45课堂笔记 A clear conscience 问心无愧 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. 整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。 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。 Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. 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。 Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. 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。 It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, 钱包是用报纸包着的，里面有他丢失的钱的一半， together with a note which said: A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief! 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！” Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: Only 25 per cent a thief now! 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！” In time, all Sam s money was paid back in this way. 很快，萨姆全部的钱都用同样的方式还了回来。 The last note said: I am 100 per cent honest now! 最后的那张字条上写道：“我现在是一个100%的诚实人了！” 单词讲解 ★conscience n. 良心, 道德心 a clear conscience 问心无愧 I have a clear conscience. 我问心无愧 a guilty/bad conscience 问心有愧 (guilty [5^ilti] adj.犯罪的, 有罪的, 心虚的) I have a guilty conscience. 我问心有愧 ★wallet n. 皮夹, 钱夹 (一般指的是男用的那种皮夹) purse n. 钱包(女士用) handbag n. 手袋 billfold n. 皮夹, 钱包(美语) (意为纸币折叠形成的, 很形象) ★savings n. 存款 savings account 存款账号(有利息的, 有点象活期存款) checking account 存款(没有利息) deposit [di5pCzit] n. 定金 deposit account 存款(有利息, 有点象定期存款) ATM (auto teller machine) 自动取款机 self-service machine 自助银行 cash card 取款卡 IC ① interchange 高速公路转换出入口 ② integrate circuit [电]集成电路,指令计数器 ★percent 百分之…… three percent 百分之三 Notes on the text 1.The whole village soon learned that a large sum fo money had been lost. 整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。 a large sum of: 大量的，用于修饰不可数名词 2. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers. 萨姆确信那钱包一定是被某个村民捡到了。 must have been: 表示对过去事情的猜测 3. It had been wra