新概念英语第二册32_Shopping made easy

Lesson 32: Shopping made easy

买东西变得方便

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Key words and expressions

• temptation 诱惑
• well-dressed 穿着入时的
• article 物品，东西
• wrap up 包起来
• arrest 逮捕
• find out 发现
• a free dress 免费的

tempt v. /tempt/

1. to attract sb or make sb want to do or have sth, even if they know it is wrong引诱；诱惑

   VN

   • I was tempted by the dessert menu.甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
   • Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible.别把贵重物品放在显眼处招贼。

re·sist v. /rɪˈzɪst/

1. to refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happening抵制；阻挡
   SYN oppose

   VN

   • to resist change抵制变革
   • They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.他们决心顶住要求改革法律的压力。

Questions on the text

1. Whom did the detective watch recently?
   1. The detective watched a woman.
2. What did the woman do after choosing the expensive dress?
3. What did the detective find out?

Language points

1. Shopping made easy=Shopping is made easy.

   1. made: 使。。。变得。。。

2. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before.

   1. to steal 这个不定式用来修饰the temptation
   2. resist the temptation

3. 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.

   1. than usual 比以往
   2. One Monday 时间状语
      1. One day I was stopped by two men on my way home.
      2. One evening I heard a knock at my door.
   3. watch 监视
      1. Who's going to watch the baby?照看
      2. Watch out! 当心

4. She handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.

   1. hand 递过去
      1. The taxi driver handed me the change.
      2. Please hand in your homework. 交上来
      3. They handed over the thief to the police. 移交。。。
      4. The story was handed down from generation to generation. 传递下去
   2. as soon as possible 以尽快的速度
      1. Please reply as soon as possible.

5. Then the woman simply took the aprcel and walked out of the shop without paying.

   1. simply 强调语气
      1. I simply can't stand his rude manners.
   2. without paying 介词短语，后边跟了动名词。

6. The detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.

   1. find out 查明，探明
      1. Please find out when the train will arrive.
      2. I'm going to find out the truth.

Key structures and usage

not so ... as ... 不如。。。

• People are not so honest as they once were.
• It's not so easy as I thought.
• The film is not so interesting as I expected.

比较级的用法

• The temptation to steal is greater than ever before.
• 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.
  • than usual 比往常

Extension

shop·lift·ing n. /ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/

U \]the crime of stealing goods from a shop/store by deliberately leaving without paying for them冒充顾客在商店行窃（罪） shoplift v. 在商店中偷窃 ac·com·plice n. /əˈkʌmplɪs/ a person who helps another to commit a crime or to do sth wrong共犯；帮凶；同谋