Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便
【课文】
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!
【课文翻译】
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!
【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
【知识点讲解】
1 People are not so honest as they once were.
人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
句型“not so+形容词+as” 是比较状语从句，可以译成“不如……那样……”。其肯定形式是“as……as”
He is as tall as I.
他和我一样高。
The work is not so difficult as you imagine.
这工作不像你想像的那么困难。
2 article n. 物品，东西，文章
This is a good article. 这是一篇好文章。
区别：article和thing
article 强调的是商店里的一个一个的东西，是可数名词。
thing 普通用词，可指任何的东西。
Have you read the article on information revolution?
你读了有关信息革命的那篇文章没有?
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。
在这句话中，it只是一个先行词，实际主语是后面的不定式短语 for the detective to watch her. 类似的句子还有很多。
Since the weather is too hot, it is cool to have a bath every day.
因为天气很热，所以每天冲澡是很凉快的。
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.
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。
as……as possible, 尽可能……
There are so many kinds of food, you can eat as much as possible.
这里有各种各样的食品，尽可能的多吃点吧。
5 wrap v. 包, 裹, 覆盖, 隐藏 n. 围巾, 披肩, 包装材料
相关短语有：wrap up 包起来。
You should wrap up the gift in a paper.
你应该把礼物用纸包好。
Do you want me to wrap up the books for you?
要我为您把书包起来吗?
6 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。
to steal是动词不定式用作temptation的定语。
类似常见的句子还有：
The way to study English is simple.
学习英语的方法其实很简单。
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