Text The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. that 引导宾语从句。从句 a large sum of money had been lost.使用了被动语态，还原为主动语态为：someone had lost a large sum of money.a large sum of money 一大笔钱a small sum of money 一笔小钱eg
He paid an enormous sum for the painting by Turner. 他花了一大笔钱买透纳的画。Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office. butcher ['butʃə] 1n 屠夫；肉商the butcher’s 肉铺，肉店2v 屠杀（动物），残杀（人）while 引导的从句主语与主句主语相同，故可省略。原句应为：while he was taking his savings to the post office Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. must have been found 表示对已发生的事一种判断，而且是被动形式。must have +过去分词，表示对过去动作的猜测，表示一定做过了，未说明具体时间；Three months pasd, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. find his wallet outside find + n+ adj 发现….为…..eg
I found my cat asleep in my bed. 我发现我的猫在我的床上睡着了。eg
After a long arch, we found the boy safe and sound. 经过长时间搜索，我们发现这个男孩安然无恙。safe and sound 平安无事find + n/adv/prep. eg
You find penguins in the Antarctic. 企鹅分布于南极。penguin 'pe ŋ win]n 企鹅Antarctic [æ n't :ktik] n 南
极区; 南极地方eg
Cherry trees are found in the most parts of Japan. 樱桃树在日本绝大多数地方都能发现。cherry ['tʃeri:] n 樱桃；樱桃树；樱桃木；樱桃色，鲜红色find + n eg
Did you find the brooch you lost? 你找到你丢的胸针了吗？brooch [brəʊtʃ, bru:tʃ] n 胸针，饰针fnd + that/wh eg He found (that) the treatment was effective against cancer.
他发现这种疗法对治疗癌症非常有效。
wrap [ræ p] 1v 包裹 (wrap--wrapped--wrapped)
eg The girl wrapped up her Christmas gift. 这个女孩把她的圣诞礼物包起来。
He wrapped himlf up in a blanket. 他用毯子把自己裹起来。
The hills were wrapped in the mist. 山丘笼罩在雾里。
mist [mist] n 薄雾；视线模糊不清
vt/vi (使)蒙上薄雾, (使)模糊
2v 把…..缠绕，把…..披在
eg He wrapped a scarf around his neck. 他把围巾围在自己的脖子上。
eg She wrapped a bath towel around the baby. 她用浴巾把这个婴儿裹了起来。
be wrapped up in 全神贯注于
must have been +ving 表示对过去某一时刻， 某一时间内的动作的猜测， 或过去一直到现在的一段时间内的动作的猜测， 表示一定在做某事。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!'整洁的英文
It had been wrapped up in newspaper 这个钱包被用报纸包了起来。是一个被动语态。And it contained half the money 和上句是一个并列句。“里面装有一半的钱”，是什么钱呢？He had lost 是一个定语从句修饰her with a note 而且还带着一个小纸条，是伴随成份，带着一个三面样的小纸条呢？which said: 'A thief,yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!' which 引导一个定语从句，修饰a note.
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton ， the local butcher ， had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers ， but it was not returned to him. Three months pasd ， and then one morning ， Sam found his wallet outside his front door. 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 ！' Two months later ， some more money was nt to Sam with another note ： 'Only 25 per cent a thief now ！' In time ， all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said ： 'I am 100 per cent honest now ！'
eg He was wrapped up in watching TV. 他全神贯注地在看电视。
half n一半
1. half, all, both，均称为前限定词，位于其它限定词(my, her, the, tho 等)之前，这时 of 可省略。eg She spends half (of) her time traveling. 她把一半时间都花在旅游上了。
2. 代词前始终用 half of
eg Only half of us could come last night. 昨晚我们中间只有一半人能来。
3. 在度量衡前 half 从不带 of
eg My old home is about half a mile from here. 我以前的家离这里约有半英里。
a dozen eggs 一打鸡蛋
gazellehalf a dozen eggs 半打鸡蛋
4. one and a half + n.(pl.)
one and a half hours 一个半小时
thief [θi:f] n小偷，盗贼
pickpocket ['pɪk,pɔkɪt] n扒手
burglar ['bə: lə] n窃贼，破门盗窃者
robber ['rɔbə] n抢劫者，强盗,
highwayman ['haɪ,weɪmən] n. (旧时)拦路抢劫的强盗(通常骑马持械)
steel sth from sb从某人/某处偷来
steel sth from where从某人/某处偷来
eg A thief broke into the building last night and stole some money from the safe.
昨天夜里一个贼闯入大楼从保险箱里偷走一些钱。
百度英语rob sb of sth 抢了某人的东西
eg Two thieves attacked him last night and robbed him of all his money.
昨天夜里两个贼袭击了他，抢走了他全部钱财。
eg The police have caught the men who robbed the bank. 警察已经抓住抢劫银行的那伙人。
In time， all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said： 'I am 100 per cent honest now！' in time 1终于
2来得及
eg I was just in time for the flight. 我刚刚来得及赶上航班。
3不久，总有一天
eg I’ll e him in time. 我总有一天会见到他的。
4合拍子
eg The audience clapped in time to the music. 观众合着音乐的拍子鼓掌。
audience ['ɔ:djəns] n观众，听众；读者
clap [klæ p]vt/vi拍手，鼓掌
n鼓掌; 掌声；善意的拍打
pay back 1还钱
eg All Sam’s money was paid back. 萨姆所有的钱都被还了回来。
相当于 It was repaid.
2报复，复仇
猴岛网
eg I’ll pay you back for what you did to me. 你对我的所作所为，我一定会报复的。
致敬英雄作文I’ll get my revenge on you for what you did to me.
revenge [ri'vendʒ] n报复随时随地的意思
vt为…报仇,
in this way 以这种方式
in that way 以那种方式
in a way 1在某一方面来说；在某种意义上
eg You’re correct in a way. 在某种意义上你是对的。
2有点，有几分
eg She is strange in a way. 她有点奇怪。
Special Difficulties : 用 steel, rob, 或 back 填空
1Plea lend me ￡25. I’ll pay you back next week.
2His hou was robbed last night. Thieves broke in and stole veral valuable pictures.
3He threatened to pay me back but he hasn’t done so yet.
醒来的英文
4The bank clerk stole some money from the safe.
5 A stranger attacked an old man in the train and robbed him of all his money.
Exercis
1What had it been wrapped up in? A newspaper.
A Where询问地点；
B Who是针对主语是人的提问；
astC How是询问状态的；
D What 是针对物体问的。
2We usually keep notes in a wellet
A coins n硬币；
B notes n纸币，钞票；
香港大学研究生专业C cheques n支票；
D photographs n照片
3After a time, all Sam`s money was returned.
A At times有时；
B After a time一段时间以后；
C With the times随着潮流；
D A long time长时间，不能作时间状语
4I hope the weather will clear up before we leave for Brighton.
A clear away把…清理掉，收拾；
B clear up（天）放晴；
C clean up收拾，整理；
parent trapD clean out打扫
补充内容
1Give a dog a bad name and hang him./ Give a dog an ill name and hang him.
毁人名声将毁人一生，人言可畏，失去的名声难回复
2Half a loaf is better than none./ Half a loaf is better than no bread.
有一点总比没有好。
