Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便

【課文】

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!

【課文翻譯】

人們不再像以前那樣誠實(shí)了。偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時(shí)候都更強(qiáng)烈 -- 特別是在大的商店里。一名偵探最近注意上了一位穿著講究的婦女，她總是在星期一上午進(jìn)入一家大商場(chǎng)。有一個(gè)星期一，當(dāng)這位婦女走進(jìn)這家商場(chǎng)時(shí)，里面的人比往常少，因此，偵探比較容易監(jiān)視她。這位婦女先是買了幾樣小商品。過了一會(huì)兒，她又選了商場(chǎng)里最昂貴的一件衣服，把它遞給了售貨員。那售貨員以最快的速度為她包好了衣服。然后，那婦女拿過包就走出了商場(chǎng)，根本沒有付錢。她被逮捕后。偵探發(fā)現(xiàn)原來那售貨員是她的女兒。那姑娘每星期“送”她母親一件免費(fèi)的衣服!

【生詞和短語】

once adv. 曾經(jīng)，以前

temptation n. 誘惑

article n. 物品，東西

wrap v. 包裹

simply adv. 僅僅

arrest v. 逮捕

【知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解】

1 People are not so honest as they once were.

人們不再像以前那樣誠實(shí)了。

句型“not so+形容詞+as” 是比較狀語從句，可以譯成“不如……那樣……”。其肯定形式是“as……as”

He is as tall as I.

他和我一樣高。

The work is not so difficult as you imagine.

這工作不像你想像的那么困難。

2 article n. 物品，東西，文章

This is a good article. 這是一篇好文章。

區(qū)別：article和thing

article 強(qiáng)調(diào)的是商店里的一個(gè)一個(gè)的東西，是可數(shù)名詞。

thing 普通用詞，可指任何的東西。

Have you read the article on information revolution?

你讀了有關(guān)信息革命的那篇文章沒有?

3 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.

有一個(gè)星期一，當(dāng)這位婦女走進(jìn)這家商場(chǎng)時(shí)，里面的人比往常少，因此，偵探比較容易監(jiān)視她。

在這句話中，it只是一個(gè)先行詞，實(shí)際主語是后面的不定式短語 for the detective to watch her. 類似的句子還有很多。

Since the weather is too hot, it is cool to have a bath every day.

因?yàn)樘鞖夂軣�，所以每天沖澡是很涼快的。

4 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.

過了一會(huì)兒，她又選了商場(chǎng)里最昂貴的一件衣服，把它遞給了售貨員。那售貨員以最快的速度為她包好了衣服。

as……as possible, 盡可能……

There are so many kinds of food, you can eat as much as possible.

這里有各種各樣的食品，盡可能的多吃點(diǎn)吧。

5 wrap v. 包, 裹, 覆蓋, 隱藏 n. 圍巾, 披肩, 包裝材料

相關(guān)短語有：wrap up 包起來。

You should wrap up the gift in a paper.

你應(yīng)該把禮物用紙包好。

Do you want me to wrap up the books for you?

要我為您把書包起來嗎?

6 The temptation to steal is greater than ever before .

偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時(shí)候都更強(qiáng)烈。

to steal是動(dòng)詞不定式用作temptation的定語。

類似常見的句子還有：

The way to study English is simple.

學(xué)習(xí)英語的方法其實(shí)很簡單。

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