不一样的新概念英语第2册 32.3丨[故事转述]

032.3 -【故事转述】如何描述奇闻轶事：里应外合

中英文逐句转述

转述场景: 在一次和外国朋友聊天的时候，你们聊到了Honesty的话题，你想到一个朋友Frank,他是一个侦探，他上周在一个大型购物商场里抓住了一对偷窃的母女。你把这个故事转述给老外朋友听。

你有没有觉得人们不如以前诚实了？

Do you think people are less honest than before?

我的确觉得是的。

I do think so.

有些人无法抗拒偷窃的诱惑，尤其是在大型购物商场里。

Some people just can’t resist the temptation to steal, especially in

large shopping malls.

我的朋友Frank是一个侦探，他为一家商场工作。

My friend Frank is a detective who works for a shopping mall.

几个星期前，他注意到了一位穿着很时髦的女士，总是在每周一早上进入这

家商场。

Several weeks ago, he watched a well-dressed lady who always went

into the shopping mall every Monday morning.

* watch= pay attention to

a well-dressed lady = a lady who is dressed well

构词法：副词+过去分词构成一个复合形容词，比如：a well-written articles , well-educated people, poorly-educated people

引起Frank注意的是每当她离开商场时，她都看上去很紧张。

What attracted Frank’s attention was that she looked nervous whenever she left the mall.

Frank对她奇怪的行为感到怀疑，于是决定要调查背后的真相。

Frank was suspicious of her strange behavior and decided to investigate the truth behind it.

有一个星期一，这位女士再次进入商场，而当时购物的人比往常少。

One Monday, the lady once again entered the mall and there were fewer shoppers than usual.

所以，Frank可以比以前更容易密切监视她。

So it was easier for Frank to watch the lady closely than before. Frank悄悄地跟着这位女士进入了一家服装店，很想看看下面将要发生什么。

Frank secretly followed the lady to a clothing store and was curious to see what would happen.

这位女士先是买了几个小东西，一切似乎都很正常。

Everything seemed to be normal when the lady first bought a few small articles.

但是，下面发生的事的确让Frank大吃一惊。

But what happened next indeed shocked Frank.

在选了最昂贵的一件衣服后，她把衣服交给了一个售货员，这个售货员非常快地为她打包好。

After choosing one of the most expensive dresses, she passed it to a shop assistant who wrapped it up for her very quickly.

然后，那位女士没有为衣服付钱，就拿了包走出了商店。

Then, without paying for the dress, the lady simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop .

当然，她立刻被逮捕了。

Of course, the lady was arrested immediately.

你知道更令Frank感到震惊的是什么吗？

Do you know what was more shocking to Frank?

原来那位售货员是她的女儿。

It turned out that the shop assistant was her daughter.

她们串通好，每周从这家店里偷一件衣服。

They conspired to steal a dress from the store once a week.

【conspire (with sb.) to do sth. 串通，合谋做...】

全英文转述

Do you think people are less honest than before? I do think so.

Some people just can’t resist the temptation to steal, especially in

large shopping malls. My friend Frank is a detective who works for a shopping mall.

Several weeks ago, he watched a well-dressed lady who always went into the shopping mall every Monday morning. What attracted

Frank’s attention was that she looked nervous whenever she left the mall. Frank was suspicious of her strange behavior and decided to

investigate the truth behind it.

One Monday, the lady once again entered the mall and there were

fewer shoppers than usual. So it was easier for Frank to watch the

lady closely than before.

Frank secretly followed the lady to a clothing store and was curious

to see what would happen. Everything seemed to be normal when

the lady first bought a few small articles.

But what happened next indeed shocked Frank.

After choosing one of the most expensive dresses, she passed it to a

shop assistant who wrapped it up for her very quickly. Then, without

paying for the dress, the lady simply took the parcel and walked out

of the shop. Of course, the lady was arrested immediately.

Do you know what was more shocking to Frank?

It turned out that the shop assistant was her daughter. They

conspired to steal a dress from the store once a week.

文化点评为啥有些人忍不住偷窃？

How come some people can’t help stealing ?

Shoplifting n.商店里顺手牵羊

Shoplifting refers to stealing from a shop by hiding things in a bag or in your clothes.

Shoplifter n.商店里顺手牵羊者

habitual shoplifter惯偷

Shoplifting is undoubtedly shameful and illegal.

这篇文章中的女士是个well-dressed lady，女儿也有工作，应该不算是生活困难的人，为啥会每周都要偷窃衣服呢？

我们先来看一个数据。

According to the National Association and Shoplifting prevention, one out of 11 Americans is a shoplifter—and that includes the rich and famous.

The National Retail Federation（零售业联合会）claims that shoplifting costs U.S. businesses almost $11 billion in lost retail sales every year.

Among those shoplifters, an estimated 85 percent are doing it not out of necessity or because they're professional thieves but because they can't help themselves. Those people are addicted to（对...上瘾）shoplifting. They just can’t control the impulse to steal.

compulsive shoplifters强迫性商店扒窃者

Kleptomania ['kl?pt?'mein??] n.盗窃癖或偷窃狂

Kleptomania is a mental illness in which you have a desire to steal things。

那为啥有些人会患上Kleptomania这种心理疾病呢？

Terrence Shulman写过一本书《Shoplifting addiction and Recovery》

The common reason behind compulsive shoplifting is an acute sense of deprivation.

Through exchanges with almost 3,000 shoplifters, Terrence has found that people who steal have a feeling that they have been taken from.

How can I make up for what I feel has been taken from me?

Stealing offers—at least momentarily—relief and peace.

For a few minutes, they feel that they've made life fair again.