全文 9 句（男女对话）· 6 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. People are not so honest as they once /wʌns/ adv. 曾经，以前 were.
作者2. The temptation /tempˈteɪʃn/ n. 诱惑 to steal is greater than ever before — especially in large shops.
作者3. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.
作者4. 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.
作者5. The woman first bought a few small articles /ˈɑːtɪklz/ n. 物品，东西.
作者6. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped /ræpt/ v. 包裹 it up for her as quickly as possible.
作者7. Then the woman simply /ˈsɪmpli/ adv. 仅仅 took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.
作者8. When she was arrested /əˈrestɪd/ v. 逮捕, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.
作者9. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!
作者1. 人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
作者2. 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。
作者3. 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。
作者4. 有一个星期一，来商店的人比平时少一些，所以侦探比较容易监视她。
作者5. 这位妇女先买了几件小物品。
作者6. 过了一会儿，她挑了一件商店里最贵的连衣裙，把它交给了一位售货员，售货员尽可能快地为她包装好。
作者7. 然后，这位妇女拿了纸包，没有付款就径直走出了商店。
作者8. 当她被逮捕时，侦探发现那位售货员是她的女儿。
作者9. 这个姑娘每周“给”她妈妈一件免费连衣裙！