时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:英语专业四级听写


英语课
Passage 28
A Free Dress Every Week
The temptation 1 to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were.
A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped 2 it for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel 3 and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.. Believe it or not, the girl “gave” her mother a free dress every week. (148 words)

1 temptation
n.诱惑,引诱;v.引,诱
  • I should congratulate you that you resisted the temptation.我应向你祝贺,你抗住了这种引诱。
  • Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?他们能忍住诱惑不买吗?
2 wrapped
adj.有包装的,预先包装的v.包( wrap的过去式和过去分词 );覆盖;用…包裹(或包扎、覆盖等);卷起
  • The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil. 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
  • Would you like the chocolates gift-wrapped? 你要把巧克力糖打成礼品包吗?
3 parcel
n.小包;包裹;vt.分配;打包;adj.部分的;adv.局部地
  • Shall I tie up your things in a parcel?我把您的东西包起来,好吗?
  • The parcel was sent express.这包裹是用快递方式寄出去的。