Lesson 45:clear conscience
How did Sam get his money back?
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher2, had lost his wallet while taking his savings3 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 wrapped5 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!'
haʊ dɪd sæm gɛt ɪz ˈmʌni bæk?
ðə həʊl ˈvɪlɪʤ suːn lɜːnt ðət ə lɑːʤ sʌm əv ˈmʌni həd biːn lɒst. sæm Benton, ðə ˈləʊkəl ˈbʊʧə2, həd lɒst ɪz ˈwɒlɪt waɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪzˈseɪvɪŋz3 tə ðə pəʊst ˈɒfɪs. sæm wəz ʃʊə ðət ðə ˈwɒlɪt məst həv biːn faʊnd baɪ wʌn əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤəz, bət ɪt wəz nɒt rɪˈtɜːnd təhɪm. θriː mʌnθs pɑːst, ənd ðɛn wʌn ˈmɔːnɪŋ, sæm faʊnd ɪz ˈwɒlɪt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ɪz frʌnt dɔː. ɪt həd biːn ræpt5 ʌp ɪn ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpər ənd ɪtkənˈteɪnd hɑːf ðə ˈmʌni hi həd lɒst, təˈgɛðə wɪð ə nəʊt wɪʧ sɛd: ə θiːf, jɛs, bət ˈəʊnli 50 pɜː sɛnt ə θiːf!' tuː mʌnθs ˈleɪtə, sʌm mɔːˈmʌni wəz sɛnt tə sæm wɪð əˈnʌðə nəʊt: ˈəʊnli 25 pɜː sɛnt ə θiːf naʊ!' ɪn taɪm, ɔːl sæmz ˈmʌni wəz peɪd bæk ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ðə lɑːstnəʊt sɛd: aɪ æm 100 pɜː sɛnt ˈɒnɪst naʊ!'
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
conscience 英 /'kɒnʃ(ə)ns/ n. 道德心，良心
butcher 英 /ˈbʊtʃə(r)/ vt. 屠杀 n. 屠夫
wrap 英 /ræp/ vt. 包；缠绕；隐藏；掩护 vi. 包起来；缠绕；穿外衣 n. 外套；围巾
练习感情：实际练习日期 2018/11/21
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