First listen and then answer the question:
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 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.
Lesson 45
lesson45 A clear conscience A clear conscience
问心无愧 By:Lynn
I lost a large sum of money.
பைடு நூலகம்
What should we do when we lost money?
Someone must have stolen my money.
偷多偷少都是贼。
A liar is worse than a thief.
说谎比偷窃更可恶。
A true man and a thief think not the same.
君子与盗贼思想不同。
Today, we are going to learn a story about a man who steal a large sum of money.
• clear adj. 无罪的，不亏心的
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New words and expressions
1) adj．透明的，清澈的，洁净的 clear glass 透明的玻璃 the clear water of a mountain lake山上清澈的湖水 a clear sky 晴朗的天空 a clear face洁净的脸 a girl with clear eyes 有着明亮眼睛的女孩子 2)adj. 易看清或听清的 a clear sound 清楚的声音 3)adj． 易懂的，明白的 a clear explanation 清楚明白的解释 a clear meaning 一个明白的意思 speak so that your words are clear说话说得要令人听清楚 4) adj．无罪的，无辜的 have a clear conscience问心无愧 innocent: not guilty of wrong doing无辜的，无罪的，清白 的 eg: They have imprisoned an innocent man. 他们囚禁了一个无罪的人。 • =They have imprisoned an clear man.他们囚禁了一个无罪的人。
• 1. What had been lost in the village ? • 2.Who lost the money? • 3.Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the
Ask and answer:
villagers, but was it returned to him? • 4.How long did the money begin to return back ? • 5.How much money was contained in the newspaper? • 6.Was all the money returned back?
some proverb on thieves
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
A thief is a thief, whether he steal a diamond or a cucumber.
• ★conscience n. 良心, 道德心
• 1) have a clear conscience 问心无愧 • have a guilty conscience 有愧于心 have no conscience 没良心 • eg.He always cheats and lies; he have no conscience at all. • 他又欺骗又说谎；根本就没有良心。 • 2) search one' s heart /search one' s conscience • 反躬自问，扪心自问 • eg.Search your conscience and ask if you are clear. • 你摸摸良心问一下你是否是清白的。 • 3）conscious adj.感觉到的；有意识的 • unconscious adj．感觉不到的，没有意识的 • eg: Aren't you conscious of your faults? • 你意识到自己的过错了吗？ • 4）conscientious adj． • 任凭良心的，诚实的，（工作）负责尽职的，谨慎 • eg. This essay is a most conscientious piece of work. 10 • 这篇论文是精雕细刻的工作。
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!'