课文
Shopping made easy「购物变得很方便」
People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before–especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week !
译：
人们不再像以前那样诚实了。偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈 – 特别是在大的商店里。一名侦探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇女，她总是在星期一上午进入一家大商场。有一个星期一，当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，因此，侦探比较容易监视她。这位妇女先是买了几样小商品。过了一会儿，她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！
词
wrap：**v.包裹「wrap wrapped wrapped」**wrap sth. up「把什么东西包起来」
arrest：**v.逮捕**
The police have already arrested the thief.「警方已经逮捕了那小偷」
v.吸引
He was arrested by her words.「她的话吸引了他」
n.逮捕
Tony is under arrest now.「托尼现已被捕」
句子
形容词/副词的比较级和最高级「复习第8课」
形容词/副词的原级「同级」比较
as +adj./adv.原形(比较的内容) + as + 比较的对象「和…相比一样的…」
Her mother is as beautiful as ten years ago.「她的妈妈和10年前一样漂亮」
The ambulance will get here as soon as possible.「救护车尽可能快的到（as…as possible/as…as one can「尽可能…」）」
not + as/so + adj./adv.原形(比较的内容) + as + 比较的对象「和…相比还不如」
Travelling was not as easy as it is today.「以前旅行还不如现在容易」
little和few
little和a little与不可数名词一起使用，little表示否定「几乎一点儿也没有」，口语中常用not much
He has (very) little hope of winning this race.「他几乎没有希望赢得这场比赛」
= He hasn’t much hope of winning this race.
a little表肯定，有some含义
There’s a little/some in the fridge.「冰箱里有点儿」
few和a few与复数可数名词连用，few表否定，与little相似，口语中常用not many，a few和a little相似，有some含义
They had few guests last weekend.
= They didn’t have many guests last weekend.「上周末几乎没有客人去他们那里」
课文句子
People are not so honest as they once were.「人们不再像以前那样诚实了」
once表示「以前，曾经」时只能与动词的过去式连用
The temptation to steal is greater than ever before.「偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈」
不定式to steal为temptation的定语，to引导的不定式和to作为介词区别很大
The temptation to smoke is strong for him.「对他来说吸烟有很强的诱惑力(to smoke不定式)」
The cake on the table is a great temptation to the child.「桌上的蛋糕对那孩子来说是个极大的诱惑（to the child为介词短语）」