Lesson45 A clear conscience

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 villgagers,but it was not returned to him ,Three months passed,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 sent to Sam with anther note :Only 25 percent a thief now!'In time,all Sam's money was paid back in this way,The last note said:I am 100 percent honest now!'

ðə həʊl ˈvɪlɪʤ suːn lɜːnt ðæt ə lɑːʤ sʌm ɒv ˈmʌni hæd biːn lɒst. sæm Benton, ðə ˈləʊkəl ˈbʊʧə, hæd lɒst hɪz ˈwɒlɪt waɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪzˈseɪvɪŋz tuː ðə ˈpəʊstˌɒfɪs. sæm wɒz ʃʊə ðæt ðə ˈwɒlɪt mʌst hæv biːn faʊnd baɪ wʌn ɒv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤəz, bʌt ɪt wɒz nɒt rɪˈtɜːnd tuːhɪm. θriː mʌnθs pɑːst, ænd ðɛn wʌn ˈmɔːnɪŋ, sæm faʊnd hɪz ˈwɒlɪt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz frʌnt dɔː. ɪt hæd biːn ræpt ʌp ɪn ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpər ænd ɪt kənˈteɪnd hɑːf ðə ˈmʌni hiː hæd lɒst, təˈgɛðə wɪð ə nəʊt wɪʧ sɛd: ə θiːf, jɛs, bʌt ˈəʊnli 5əʊ pɜː sɛnt ə θiːf!' tuː mʌnθsˈleɪtə, sʌm mɔː ˈmʌni wɒz sɛnt tuː sæm wɪð əˈnʌðə nəʊt:' ˈəʊnli 25 pɜː sɛnt ə θiːf naʊ!' ɪn taɪm, ɔːl sæmz ˈmʌni wɒz peɪd bæk ɪnðɪs weɪ. ðə lɑːst nəʊt sɛd:' aɪ æm 100 pɜː sɛnt ˈɒnɪst naʊ!'

训练任务：L0+L4

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