裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记-第32课

Lesson 32 Shopping made easy购物变得很方便

Who was the thief?

People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. 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. The woman first bought a few small articles. 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. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!

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人们不再像以前那样诚实了。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。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。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。这位妇女先是买了几样小商品。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。然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！【New words and expressions】（6）

once adv.

1)一次(for one time)

例：I’ve been to Paris once．我去过巴黎一次。

once- twice-three times--

例: The girl gave her mother a free dress once a week.（一周一次）

2)adv．一度，曾经，以前

例: People are not so honest as they once were.

人们不像以前那样诚实了。

工once lived in Africa．我曾经住在非洲。

The book was once famous．这本书曾经很出名。

at once; immediately: right away

立刻，马上

例：After work，come back at once!下班之后立刻回家！

once again/ once more

例：Read the new words once again．再重新读一遍。

once upon a time很久以前/ long, long ago

例: Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.

很久以前有一位漂亮的公主。

temptation n．诱惑

tempt v．怂恿，劝说或鼓励某人做某事（尤其错事，傻事）

tempt sb to do sth

tempt sb into sth

tempt sb into doing sth

例：He was tempted into stealing．他被怂恿去偷的东西。

The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim.

这种炎热天气让我非常想游泳。

She was tempted to bear a false witness．她被怂恿做伪证。

the temptation of beauty 美的诱惑

give in to temptation 经不住诱惑

例: I can't resist the temptation of sweets.

我非常喜欢吃糖，我禁不住糖的诱惑。

In large shops, the temptation to steal is larger than before.

在大商店里偷东西的诱惑比以前更强烈了。

temping adj．诱惑人的，令人心动的，迷人的。

article n．

1)物品，东西，商品

small articles，小商品

articles of clothing(shirts , socks , hats, coats---)

toilet articles盥洗用品

2)（报刊上的）文章

例: Have you read the article on/about the train accident in today' s paper? 报纸上有没有读那篇关于火车事故的文章呢。

3)冠词a，an，the

wrap vt．包，裹

wrap sth up把…东两抱起来

例: I wrapped the parcels up and posted them.

我把包裹包了起来，然后寄了出去。