1.In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.
很快,萨姆丢的钱都用这种方式还了回来。
知识点:in time有两种含义:
1)时令的(=in season)
2)很快,及时(=soon)
2. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door.
3个月过去了,后来在一天早上,萨姆在他家大门外发现了他的钱包。
知识点:表示一段时间以后另外一件事情发生的三种常用表达方式:
1) ...passed and then... (Lesson 9 )
2) some time later... (Lesson 27)
3) nearly... passed before... (Lesson 33)
3. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
当地的屠夫萨姆·本在把存款送往邮局的途中把钱包弄去了。
知识点1:the local butcher为Sam Benton的同位语。
知识点2:while taking是一个省略形式(时间状语从句变成分词作状语)
这种情况必须具备两个条件:
这个动作的主语跟主句的主语一致;
这个动作一定是正在进行。
原句完整的形式应该是:Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while he was taking his savings to the post office.
4. Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 percent a thief now!'
又过了两个月,又有一些钱送还给了萨姆,又附了一张字条:“这回只是一个25%的小偷了。”
知识点:one,two等数量词以及some,many,much等加比较级起修饰作用:
one more chair 另外的一把椅子
some more mistakes 更多的错误
much more water 更多的水