People are not so honest as they once were.Thetempatation to steal is greater than ever before --especially in large shops.A detective recentlywatched a well-dressed women who always went intoa large store on Monday mornings.One Monday,therewere fewer people in the shop than usual when thewoman camein,so it was easier for the detective towatch her. The woman first boughta few smallarticles.After alittle time,she chose one of the mostexpensive dresses in the shop and handed it to anassistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.Then the woman simply took theparcel and walked out of the shop without paying.When she was arrested,the detectivefound out thatthe shop assistant was her daughter.The girl 'gave' her mother a freedress once a week!
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7、Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.
然后,那個(gè)女人帶著包裹沒(méi)有付錢(qián)就走出了商場(chǎng)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1 walk out of somewhere走出某地方;walk out退場(chǎng);罷工;walk guard巡邏
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2 without paying作伴隨狀語(yǔ)。
8、When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.
當(dāng)她被捕時(shí),偵探發(fā)現(xiàn)在商場(chǎng)里的那個(gè)售貨員是她的女兒。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1 這是一個(gè)多重復(fù)合句:when弓丨導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2 find out 獲知,査明
Please find out what time the delegation will come.
請(qǐng)查明代表團(tuán)什么時(shí)候來(lái)。
9、The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week!
這個(gè)女孩每周都“送”她母親一件免費(fèi)的衣服!
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 此處gave并非真正的“送”,所以用引號(hào)標(biāo)注。