大鱼的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 4

练习材料：Lesson 45 46 47 

任务配置：L0

知识笔记：

Lesson45A clear/klɪər/conscience/ˈkɒn.ʃəns/

The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher/ˈbʊtʃ.ər/, had lost his wallet/ˈwɒl.ɪt/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 5o 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!'

A clear conscience 问心无愧

She has a clear reputation 他声誉清白

He has a good conscience 他问心无愧

Conscience 良心，道德心

Lesson46Expensive and uncomfortable

When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing/ˈkləʊ.ðɪŋ/. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished/əˈstɒn.ɪʃt/at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile/paɪl/of woolen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. The man was ordered to pay ￡3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is￡2,000 !

Account for 说明理由，解释

Sth occurred to sb 某人想起某事情

Lesson47A thirsty/ˈθɜː.sti/ghost

A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale/seɪl/

. Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted/hɔːnt/. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky/ˈwɪs.ki/bottles /ˈbɒt.əl/ which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub if he gives it away. 

Haunt闹鬼