新概念英语第二册 Lesson 45 A clear conscience 问心无愧 笔记

Lesson 45 A clear conscience 问心无愧 【New words and expressions】(6) clear adj. 无罪的,不亏心的 conscience n. 良心,道德心 wallet n. 皮夹,钱夹 savings n. 存款 villager n. 村民 per cent 百分之…… ★clear adj. 无罪的,不亏心的 (1) adj. 清澈的,透明的,洁净的 · clear glass 透明的玻璃 the clear water 清澈的水 a clear sky 晴朗的天空 a clear face 洁净的脸 clear eyes 明亮的眼睛 (2) adj. 易看清或听清的 · a clear sound 清楚的声音 (3) adj. 易懂的,明白的 · a clear explanation 清晰的解释 (4) adj. 无罪的,无辜的 = adj. 无罪的,无辜的,清白的 · have a clear conscience 问心无愧 ★conscience n. 良心, 道德心 · have a clear conscience 问心无愧 反义词:have a guilty/bad conscience 问心有愧 (guilty adj.犯罪的, 有罪的, 心虚的) have no conscience 没良心 · conscious adj.感觉到的,有意识的 反义词:unconscious adj.失去知觉的,无意识的 ★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) pocketbook n. 钱包 · two wallets 只看到别人的缺点,而看不到自己的缺点 (源于伊索寓言,传说每个人来到世界上都背着两个口袋。一只挂在胸前,另一只背在背上,里面全装着缺点,挂在胸前的口袋里装的是别人的缺点,背在背上的那只口袋装的是自己的缺点。所以人们看别人的缺点时一目了然,而对自己的缺点却往往视而不见。) ★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 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 ★villager n. 村民 · village (1) n. 村子,村庄 (2) adj. 村庄的 eg. a fishing village 渔村 a farming village 农村 village life 乡村生活 the village 村民(集合说法) · -er通常指的是职业: waiter manager baker teacher driver reporter reader producer rider winner farmer runner leader writer player ★per cent(Br) 百分之…… percent(Am) · three per cent 百分之三 a 20 percent discount 打8折 a 30 percent increase 增加30% working 20 percent harder 再多使二分劲 【Text】 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 whic