One good turn deserves another. That's the lesson five store clerks learned recently.

　　Every day a strange old man came to their supermarket to buy groceries. "Once he came in wearing only one shoe," recalled one of the clerks. And although he grumbled a lot and they often had to stand there listening to him, he was a nice old man. The clerks befriended him and even helped him carry his groceries. One day when he fell ill with cancer, they even visited him in the hospital. The old man turned out to be a retired doctor. And, of course, when he died, he didn't die a pauper. He left US$70,000 in his will to thank them for their kindness.

善有善报

“善有善报”是五名店员最近学到的一课。

每天,一位陌生的老先生都会到他们的超级市场来买杂货。其中一名店员回想道：“有一次他进来时只穿着一只鞋子。”虽然他常发牢骚并且他们得站在那里听他抱怨,但他仍然是个心地不坏的老先生。那几个店员待他像朋友一样,甚至还帮他拿他买的杂货。有一天他罹患了癌症,他们还到医院探望他。那位老先生原来是一名退休的医师。当然,他临终时并非是个穷光蛋。他在他的遗嘱中留下七万美元来感谢他们的好心。

【课程笔记 】

One good turn deserves another.

“善有善报”

turn (损害或有益于别人的)行为，举动，举止

another

You can never tell what’s gonna happen to you. Whatever you do, you should always keep a kind heart - a heart of gold 菩萨心肠

gonna abbr. （美）将要（等于going to） abbreviation

Are we gonna go soon? 我们很快就走吗?

A man who is very kind and probably very generous , thinks of other people and tries to help them .

generous 慷慨的 willing to give money, help, kindness, , especially more than is usual or expected

If he has more than he needs , he gives it to others or share with others

deserve + sth. / to do 应得到、应受到

You deserve a big kiss for this beautiful gift.

You deserve to be punished.

That's the lesson five store clerks learned recently.

这是五名店员最近学到的一课。

That's the lesson【which】five store clerks learned recently.

store clerk 店员

learn a lesson 吸取教训,经验 teach sb. a lesson 给某人一个教训

remind sb of sth 使某人想起 Your word reminds me of my father .

Every day a strange old man came to their supermarket to buy groceries.

每天,一位陌生的老先生都会到他们的超级市场来买杂货。

groceries n. 杂货；食品；生活用品

a grocery store 杂货店

Once he came in wearing only one shoe," recalled one of the clerks.

其中一名店员回想道：“有一次他进来时只穿着一只鞋子。”

Once = Once upon a time = on one occasion 有一次

there was a time 历史上有一时期

There was a time when Asia led the world in civilization . 曾经有一段时期亚洲文化在世界上占领先地位。

Once he came in wearing only one shoe, 表示同时性

He stood there singing.

Alzheimer's n. 老年痴呆症

a disease of the brain that affects especially old people, which results in the gradual loss of memory, speech, movement and the ability to think clearly

An Alzheimer's patient is forgetful. 健忘地

And although he grumbled a lot and they often had to stand there listening to him, he was a nice old man.

虽然他常发牢骚并且他们得站在那里听他抱怨,但他仍然是个心地不坏的老先生。

grumble = complain 抱怨 ~ about

…… they often had to stand there listening to him

And although he grumbled a lot and they often had to stand there listening to him, 【没有but】he was a nice old man.

The clerks befriended him and even helped him carry his groceries.

那几个店员待他像朋友一样,甚至还帮他拿他买的杂货。

befriend = make friends with = be friendly with = be friends with 对...友善

Sam is friends with Edward. 【Edward 名 Edwards 姓】

help sb. ( to ) do sth.

One day when he fell ill with cancer, they even visited him in the hospital.

有一天他罹患了癌症,他们还到医院探望他。

Sherry fell ill with hepatitis last month.

hepatitis n. 肝炎 a serious disease of the liver. There are three main types of hepatitis: hepatitis A, B and C.

The old man turned out to be a retired doctor.

那位老先生原来是一名退休的医师。

turn out to be 原来是，竟然是

The scholar turned out to be a liar .

scholar n. 学者；奖学金获得者 a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university ; a student who holds a scholarship

liar n. 说谎的人 someone who tells lies

And, of course, when he died, he didn't die a pauper.

当然,他临终时并非是个穷光蛋。

pauper n. 乞丐；穷人 a very poor person

penniless adj. 身无分文的；极穷的 having no money

He stood there and sang. He stood there singing .

He died and he was a hero. He died ( being ) a hero. 以英雄而死

He left US$70,000 in his will to thank them for their kindness.

他在他的遗嘱中留下七万美元来感谢他们的好心。

testament n. [法] 遗嘱；圣约；确实的证明

Vocabulary & Idiom

deserve vt. 值得；应得 The diligent workers deserve a pay rise .

diligent careful and using a lot of effort adj. 勤勉的；用功的

diligence n. 勤奋，勤勉

clerk

❀a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties 办事员

❀a hotel employee who welcomes the guests on arrival (旅馆)接待员

❀someone who sells things in a shop 售货员

recently ad. 最近，近来 = lately not long ago, or at a time that started not long ago

What happened to Ron ? I haven’t seen him recently .

supermarket n. 超级市场 a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home, in which people take from shelves the things they want to buy and pay for them as they leave

superfine a. 特级的

supersize n. 超大型快餐；超码行李

groceries n. 食品杂货（常用复数） grocery ( store ) 食品杂货店

recall

vi. & vt. to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember 记得；回忆，回想起

I recognize him but I don’t recall his name .

As you may recall, she had a little sister who was five years old then.

grumble

❀to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way vi. 发牢骚，抱怨

Every time Sarah is frustrated , she grumbles .

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

❀If your stomach grumbles, it makes a low continuous noise, usually because you are hungry.

befriend vt. 待之如友 to be friendly towards someone

befriend = make friends with = be friendly with = be friends with

The new employee is trying to befriend everyone at the office .

employee employer

fall fell fallen → become fall ill with + 疾病 = come down with + 疾病

to start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious

I think I'm coming down with flu. influenza [,influ'enzə]

Flu：an infectious illness which is like a very bad cold, but which causes a fever

cancer a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death n. 癌

a cancer patient Second-hand smoke can also cause cancer .

constellation n. 星座

Aries 牡羊 Mar. 21 - April 19
Aries the Ram is an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of November.

Taurus 金牛 April 20 - May 20
Taurus the Bull is an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of December.
Gemini 双子 May 21 - June 21
Gemini the Twins is a Winter constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of January.
Cancer 巨蟹June 22 - July 22
Cancer the Crab is a Winter Constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of February.
Leo 狮子July 23 - Aug. 22
Leo the Lion is a Winter constellation, and can be best viewed in the night during the month of March.
Virgo 处女 Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
Virgo the Virgin is a Spring constellation, and can be best viewed during the month of April. cherry
Libra 天秤 Sept. 23 - Oct. 23
Libra the Scales is a Spring constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of May.
Scorpio 天蝎 Oct. 24 - Nov. 21
Scorpio the Scorpion is a Spring constellation with an astronomical name of Scorpius , and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of June.
Sagittarius 射手 Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
Sagittarius the Archer is a Summer constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month July.
Capricorn 摩羯 Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
Capricorn the Sea Goat is a Summer constellation with an astronomical name of Capricornus , and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of August.
Aquarius 水瓶 Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
Aquarius the Water Bearer is an Summer constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of September.
Pisces 双鱼 Feb. 19 - Mar. 20
Pisces the Fishes is an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of October.

turn out ( to be ) 结果（竟然）是……；原来是……

The frog , in the story , turned out to be a prince .

retired a. 退休的，退职的 If someone is retired, they have stopped working

retire to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health vi. 退休

Dad intends to retire when he’s 60 .

He is due to retire as CEO next year. CEO = chief executive officer

pauper n. 贫民，穷人 If you squander your money , you will end up a pauper. squander to spend or use money or supplies in a wasteful way, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage

vt.

①挥霍，浪费（时间、金钱等）

He squandered too much time watching TV.

A large amount of money was squandered by him on gambling.

gamble ['ɡæmbl] n. & v. 赌博

②使散开，驱散：

The crowd were squandered.

vi.

①浪费：

She always squanders on clothing.

②散开；四散奔逃：

The birds in the tree squandered as they heard the noises.

③漂泊，浪荡