新概念英语第二册45_A clear conscience

Lesson 45: A clear conscience
问心无愧

Key words and expressions

• conscience 良心，道德心
• a clear conscience 问心无愧
• Sam Benton 萨姆·本顿
• butcher 屠户
• savings 存款
• villager 村民
• per cent(percent) 百分之。。。
• guilty adj. 有罪的；内疚的
• shave 修，剪

Questions on the text

1. What did Sam Benton lose while taking his savings to the post office?
   1. He lost his wallet on his way to the post office.
2. What happened after three months passed?
   1. After three months passed, Sam found his wallet.
3. How did the thief pay back the money?

Language points

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

   1. 全村的人
   2. 一大笔钱 a large sum of money
   3. 过去完成式的被动语态

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

   1. He cut himself while shaving.
   2. While in Vienna he studied music.

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

   1. be sure
      1. He is sure that his plan will work.
      2. He is not sure whether his plan will work or not.

4. It contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: ‘A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!’

   1. half the money = half of the money
   2. 50 per cent a thief = 50 per cent of a thief
   3. 25 per cent a thief = 25 per cent of a thief
   4. per cent
      1. I am 100 per cent honest now!
      2. I am 100 percent sure.
   5. together with 连同。。。
      1. He sold the house, together with the furniture.
      2. John, together with his brother, has gone to the party.

5. Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note.

   1. some more
      1. Would you like some more soup?
      2. I need some more time.

6. In time, all Sam’s money was paid back in this way.

   1. in time 过了一段时间，最终
      1. In time you’ll learn everything.
   2. in this way 以这种方式

Key structures and usage

被动语态

1. The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
2. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
3. It had been wrapped up in newspaper.
4. Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note.
5. In time, all Sam’s money was paid back in this way.

Extension

a guilty consciense 有愧