新概念英语第二册第32课-shopping made easy

新概念英语第二册第32课:shopping made easy

Lesson 32 Shopping made easy购物变得很方便First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Who was the thief?

People are not so honest as they once were.

人们不再像以前那样诚实了。

The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops

偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈 -- 特别是在大的商店里。

A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.

一名侦探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇女，她总是在星期一上午进入一家大商场。

One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in,

有一个星期一，当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，

so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.

因此，侦探比较容易监视她。这位妇女先是买了几样小商品。

After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.

过了一会儿，她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。

Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.

然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。

When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.

她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。

The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!

那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！

New words and Expressions生词和短语

once

adv. 曾经，以前

temptation

n. 诱惑

article

n. 物品，东西

wrap

v. 包裹

simply

adv. 仅仅

arrest

v. 逮捕

Lesson 32 自学导读First things first 课文详注 Further notes on the text

1．People are not so honest as they once were. 人们不再像以前那样诚实了。

（1）“not so + 形容词+ as”引导的是比较状语从句，表示较低的程度，通常译为“不如……那样……”。（cf．本课语法）

（2）once表示“以前”、“曾经”时只能与动词的过去式连用：

He once worked at a large company.

他曾经在一家大公司工作过。

2．The temptation to steal is greater than ever before…偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈……

（1）不定式 to steal为 temptation的定语，说明是什么样的诱惑。

to引导不定式和to作为介词的区别很大：

The temptation to smoke is strong for him.

对他来说吸烟有很强的诱惑力。（to smoke为不定式）

The cake on the table is a great temptation to the child.

桌上的蛋糕对那孩子是个极大的诱惑。（to the child为介词短语）

（2）ever用于表示比较的从句中时意义为“曾经”、“以往任何时候”。在这句话中，省略的成分比较多，与ever before相比的是隐含的时间now，从句中省略成分为 it was（在 ever之前）。大多数含有比较状语从句的句子都可以省略句中的成分。

3．on Monday mornings，在星期一上午。

morning用复数形式是表示经常性的情况，它前面有修饰词Monday，所以介

词要用on。

4．One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. 有一个星期一，当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，因此，侦探比较容易监视她。

（1）one在此处表示“某一个”，不能用a 代替。

（2）这个句子较长，there were引导的是主句，when引导的是它的时间状语从句，so引导的是结果状语从句，在主句和结果状语从句中又分别隐含比较状语从句。在结果状语从句中，it为先行词，真正的主语是不定式短语for the detective to watch her。不定式短语往往较长，作主语时通常要用先行词it 作为形式主语：

It is easy for you to help me.

你帮助我是很容易的。

5．as quickly as possible，以最快的速度。

as…as possible为固定短语，表示“尽可能”：

He went home as soon as possible.

他尽快回了家。

I have sent you as many books as possible.

我已经把书尽可能多地给你送来了。

6．Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. 然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。

simply表示“仅仅”、“只”，有加强语气的作用。连词and表示动作的连续，相当于 and then。withoug paying可以当成是整个句子的方式状语，即那妇女没有，……就……paying为动名词。

7．The girl‘gave’her mother a free dress once a week! 那姑娘每星