1. The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。
知识点1：the whole village指“全村的人”，后常接动词单数。常用表达还有：
the whole world 全世界
the whole country 全国
the whole society 全社会
the whole class 全班
知识点2：had been lost是过去完成时的被动语态。
2. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
萨姆确信那钱一定是被某个村民捡到了，可是却不见有人来送还给他。
知识点：must have done表示对过去发生事情的肯定推测；must have been done则是对过去肯定推测的被动语态。
3. 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 !”
钱包是用报纸包着的，里面有他丢的钱的一半，而且还附着一张纸条，上面写着：“一个小偷，是的，但只是一个50%的小偷！”
知识点1：half the money 钱的一半；half an hour 半个小时；half a year 半年
知识点2：the picture said... 图片上写着…
the newspaper said... 报纸上写着……
the note said... 纸条上写着……
知识点3：together with( = with)介词短语作伴随状语。
4. The last note said:"I am 100 per cent honest now!"
最后一张字条上写着：“我现在是一个100%诚实的人了！”
知识点：引号中的句子相当于"I am 100 per cent an honest man now!"。
