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Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便

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 !

• as 以…的方式；如同…那样；像 in the same way
  • They were honest as they once were.
  • The book was banned in the US, as were two subsequent books.
  • This year, as in previous years, tickets sold very quickly.
    • This year, tickets sold very quickly as they sold in previous years.
  • as 后不接noun或noun-phr, 用 like
  • He, like other man died, failed to escaped from the fire.
• The temptation to do 做某事的诱惑
  • temptation of A A的诱惑
  • temptation to sb 对sb的诱惑
• ever before
  • than ever before 是个省略语
  • The temptation to steal is greater than (it has been) ever before.
• well-dressed 穿着考究的
  • synonyms: groomed, well-groomed
• fewer, more , etc than usual
  • then usual 也是省略语
• be adj for sb to do sth
  • it is easy for me to finish the mission
  • it is difficult for him to jump over the car.
• article 物品；物件 You can refer to objects as articles of some kind.
  • 词源: Meaning extended to "a small division," then generalized to "item, thing."

  • an article of clothing 一件衣服
    - > an article of value 贵重物品
    - > an article of furniture 一件家具 / household articles 家居用品
    > 正品, 真货: the genuine article
    > 不定冠词 the indefinite article, 定冠词the definite article

• without PREP 介词 在没有(发生或做某事)的情况下 If one thing happens without another thing, or if you do something without doing something else, the second thing does not happen or occur.

  he had left without noticing us.
  he had done without consulting her.
  I worked for 14 hours without (taking) a break.

• dress 连衣裙 (扩义=>) 衣服/着装
  • sundress 太阳裙
  • morning dress 男士常礼服 / fancy dress 化装舞会服装 / evening dress 晚礼服 / cocktail dress (正式场合穿的)礼服，酒会礼服
  • headdress 头饰
    • with a pearl headdress 戴着珍珠头饰

From The Woman's View:

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！

Since my daughter has been working in a large supermarket, I "bought" a free dress from there once a week. I always went to the store on Monday mornings when my daughter was on duty. One Monday, I went into the shop and I felt glad for there were fewer people in the shop than usual. At first, I bought a few 'unvaluable'[=> valueless] articles as my daughter taught me. A short time later, I chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to my daughter. My daughter wrapped it as quickly as possible. Then I took the parcel and simply walked out of the shop without paying. This time, several members of shop workers arrested me as soon as I had walk outside.

Knowledges

• 价值观
  • valueless(无价值的;无用的;无效的), worthless(无价值的;不值钱的)
  • valuable(有价值, 有用/invaluable(非常有价值, 非常有用), priceless(无价的；极贵重的)
• 扩展 in- 无否定意义的词
  • invaluable
  • inflammable 前缀 in- 的存在误导了许多人，使他们以为 inflammable 意思为“不可燃的”或“不易燃烧的”。 基于此情况，在发出警告或制作标签时，建议只用 flammable ，因为解释的错误可能比词源学的错误带来的后果更严重
  • inhabitable

From The detective's View:

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！

Last month, I received a request from Walmark, a large supermarket, to find out a thief. Nowadays, it is easier for people to steal something from a large shop than ever before and the manager told me that one of the most expensive dresses would be stolen once a week. After five weeks of observation, I was focusing on a well-dressed woman who always went into the shop on Monday mornings. This week, I was watching her in a safe and observable distance since she came. There was fewer people in the shop than usual so I managed to keep her in watch. She bought a few articles and 'checked out'[=> paid the bill]. Then she walked back into the shop and chosed a very expensive dress and handed it to an assistant. The assistant wrapped it as quickly as possible. Then she took the parcel and walked out of the shop without any paying. The assistant was the planted agent! We found out that she is the assistant's mother after they were both arrested.

Knowledges

• nowadays 如今;现今 Nowadays means at the present time, in contrast with the past.
• receive a request
• request for sth / request to do sth
• find or find out
  • To talk about discovering where a thing or person is or how to obtain or achieve something, don't say 'find out', say find :We need to find a solution to this problem.
• focus on: 关注;注意 Your focus on something is the special attention that you pay it.
• check out 多用于酒店或诊所
• a planted agent 内应, 内鬼

Remembers

• article 物品；物件 You can refer to objects as articles of some kind.
  • 词源: Meaning extended to "a small division," then generalized to "item, thing."

  • an article of clothing 一件衣服
    - > an article of value 贵重物品
    - > an article of furniture 一件家具 / household articles 家居用品
    > 正品, 真货: the genuine article
    > 不定冠词 the indefinite article, 定冠词the definite article

• without PREP 介词 在没有(发生或做某事)的情况下 If one thing happens without another thing, or if you do something without doing something else, the second thing does not happen or occur.

  he had left without noticing us.
  he had done without consulting her.
  I worked for 14 hours without (taking) a break.

(作文时间: 2017-01-14, 耗时: 130 分钟)

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