练习材料：

Lesson 45 A clear conscience

The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 'A thief, yes, 'but only 50 per cent a thief!' Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:' Only 25 per cent a thief now!' In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said:' I am 100 per cent honest now!'

ðə həʊl ˈvɪlɪʤ suːn lɜːnt ðæt ə lɑːʤ sʌm ɒv ˈmʌni hæd biːn lɒst. sæm Benton, ðə ˈləʊkəl ˈbʊʧə, hæd lɒst hɪz ˈwɒlɪt waɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈseɪvɪŋz tuː ðə ˈpəʊstˌɒfɪs. sæm wɒz ʃʊə ðæt ðə ˈwɒlɪt mʌst hæv biːn faʊnd baɪ wʌn ɒv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤəz, bʌt ɪt wɒz nɒt rɪˈtɜːnd tuː hɪm. θriː mʌnθs pɑːst, ænd ðɛn wʌn ˈmɔːnɪŋ, sæm faʊnd hɪz ˈwɒlɪt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz frʌnt dɔː. ɪt hæd biːn ræpt ʌp ɪn ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpər ænd ɪt kənˈteɪnd hɑːf ðə ˈmʌni hiː hæd lɒst, təˈgɛðə wɪð ə nəʊt wɪʧ sɛd: ə θiːf, jɛs, bʌt ˈəʊnli 50 pɜː sɛnt ə θiːf!' tuː mʌnθs ˈleɪtə, sʌm mɔː ˈmʌni wɒz sɛnt tuː sæm wɪð əˈnʌðə nəʊt:' ˈəʊnli 25 pɜː sɛnt ə θiːf naʊ!' ɪn taɪm, ɔːl sæmz ˈmʌni wɒz peɪd bæk ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ðə lɑːst nəʊt sɛd:' aɪ æm 100 pɜː sɛnt ˈɒnɪst naʊ!'

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

butcher 肉商，小贩；in time 及时

练习感悟：

这个课时……暴风简单……差不多是一个冷笑话了吧。

偶尔会惶恐，说不定哪一天，它的难度突然拔高就比较麻烦了。开个玩笑，不过应该也很有挑战性吧。