45 · 问心无愧
A clear conscience
读懂并复述短故事，说明动作的先后、原因与人物反应。
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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!'
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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!'
没多久，全村都知道有人丢了一大笔钱。当地肉店老板萨姆·本顿去邮局存款时，把钱包弄丢了。 萨姆认定，钱包肯定被某个村民捡到了，却一直没人还给他。 三个月后的一天早上，他在家门外发现了钱包。钱包用报纸包着，里面有一半失款，还有一张字条：“我是贼没错，可我只是个百分之五十的贼！” 又过了两个月，他收到更多的钱和另一张字条：“现在只算百分之二十五的贼了！” 过了一段时间，他的钱就这样全都还了回来。最后一张字条写着：“我现在百分之百诚实了！”
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《问心无愧》：全村知道有人丢钱 → 怀疑有人捡而不还 → 第一次退回一半 → 又退回一部分 → 最后全部还清。再借一个结构讲自己的事：先列出故事的一条线索，再选合适的情态词推测原因。
译文依据整理稿，由本站按中文表达重新校订；解析据吴应时整理资料及首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第108—109页，2022年3月第1版。