新概念英语第二册 Lesson 45  A clear conscience 讲义

Lesson 45  A clear conscience  Text 课文 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. 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 which said: 'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!' Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 per cent a thief now!' In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!' New words 生词 clear [kliə] a.无罪的，不亏心的 conscience ['kɔnʃəns] n.良心，道德心 wallet ['wɑ:lit] n.皮夹，钱夹 savings ['seiviŋz] n.存款 villager ['vilidʒə] n.村民 per cent [pə'sent] 百分之… Grammar focus 语法 1. The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. 整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢了。 这是一个宾语从句，句子a large sum of money had been lost.作动词learnt的宾语。语态上，从句部分是过去完成时的被动语态。 主句中village也不是村庄的意思，而是指村民。learnt不是学会、学习的意思，而是得知，获知的意思。如： I've just learnt that she was ill. 我刚刚得知她病了。 2. 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。 the local butcher是Sam Benton的同位语。 整个句子的主干是：Sam Benton had lost his wallet. 萨姆· 本顿把他的钱包丢了。后面的句子while taking his savings to the post office.是时间状语，说明主句动作发生的时间，是在把存款送往邮局的途中把钱包丢了。因为这个时间状语从句的主语和主句的主语一致，所以从句部分就省略了主语和be动词。本来的句子是while he was taking his savings to the post office. 又如： He fell asleep while (he was) listening in class. 他在课堂上听着课睡着了。 3. 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，可是却不见有人送还给他。 逗号前的部分是一个宾语从句，but后面的句子与前面的句子是并列结构，转折关系。 must have been found是情态动词的被动语态，mu