【大家说英语】 第103期:遗失的钱包

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January 23 1月23日

The Lost Wallet¹ 遗失的皮夹

Allison was² looking for a snack³ in the store⁴. 爱莉森在店里找着点心，

She didn't want to spend a lot of money, but she was very hungry. 她不想花太多钱，可是肚子又非常饿。

She saw⁵ some chips⁶ and some candy⁷. 她看到了一些洋芋片和一些糖果。

Then she saw a wallet! 接着，她看见一个皮夹！

The wallet was lying⁸ on the floor! 那个皮夹就掉在地上！

Someone⁹ dropped it there, then left the store without it. 有人把皮夹掉在那里，就这么离开了这家店。

Now the wallet was lost! 现在，那个皮夹成了遗失物！

What should Allison do with it? 爱莉森该拿它怎么办？

Allison picked¹⁰ up the wallet and looked inside¹¹. 爱莉森把皮夹捡起来，看了看里面。

The wallet was full of money! 皮夹里装满了钱！

The wallet's owner¹² would¹³ need the money back. 这个皮夹的主人一定会需要找回这些钱。

But who was the owner? 可是皮夹的主人是谁呢？

Allison looked in the wallet again and found¹⁴ an ID. 爱莉森又检查了一次皮夹，在里面找到了一张身分证件。

The ID said¹⁵ Steven Thompson. 身分证件上的姓名是史蒂芬．汤普森。

But now Allison had¹⁶ a new problem¹⁷. 可是现在爱莉森又有了个新问题，

How would she return¹⁸ the wallet to him? 她该如何把皮夹还给他？

The ID card had an address on it. 身分证上有个地址，

Allison could¹⁹ take the wallet there, but that might²⁰ not be easy. 爱莉森可以把皮夹拿去那里，可是这点恐怕不容易做到；

Allison could take the wallet to the police²¹. 她可以把皮夹交给警察，

They could contact²² the owner. 他们能够联络失主；

Allison looked at the cashier²³. 爱莉森看着出纳员，

Maybe she should give the wallet to him. 也许她该把皮夹交给他，

Maybe Steven Thompson would come back for it. 说不定史蒂芬．汤普森先生会回来拿。

What would you do? 你会怎么做？

1 wallet   

n.皮夹，钱包

参考例句：

• I keep my wallet in an inside pocket.我把钱包放在里面的口袋里。
• It is terrible that she lost her wallet.糟透了，她丢失了钱包。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 snack   

n.小吃，点心，快餐；vi. 吃零食，吃快餐

参考例句：

• I only have a snack at lunch time.午饭我通常只吃一份快餐。
• Let's have a snack at the nearest restaurant.咱们找个近便的饭馆吃点吧。

4 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

5 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

6 chips   

n.（口语）炸土豆条（片）

参考例句：

• Potato chips are served for the children.给儿童端上了炸薯条。
• I'd like some potato chips.我想要些炸土豆片儿。

7 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

8 lying   

躺

参考例句：

• He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
• She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. 她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

9 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

10 picked   

adj.精选的，摘下的v.采( pick的过去式和过去分词 )；摘；啄；叼

参考例句：

• I picked up a few good bargains in the sale. 我在减价期间买了几样挺不错的便宜货。
• She picked herself up, brushed herself down, and started walking again. 她爬起来，掸掸身上的灰尘，又往前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

12 owner   

n.拥有者；所有者

参考例句：

• They decided to give it back to its owner.他们决定把它归还原主。
• Do you know the name of the owner?你知道主人的名字吗？

13 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

15 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

16 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

17 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

18 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

19 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

20 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

21 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

22 contact   

n.联系，交际，熟人，接触；vi.接触，联系；vt.使接触

参考例句：

• We agreed to contact again as soon as possible.我们同意尽快再次联系。
• She is still in close contact with Sarah.她仍然同萨拉人联系密切。

23 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。