不贪不失

浙江 胡君祥

莱布生活拮据，他告别家乡来到大城市谋求出路。 在那里他辛勤劳作，一年后他带上挣的钱回家。在途经一小镇休息时，因担心劫匪出没，他把钱埋在了一个看似废弃的房子里。不

幸的是，钱全被挖走了。 他该如何把钱找回来呢？

Many years ago, in the small Polish town of Pinchow, there lived a trader named Leib. He worked hard, but times were bad. He never had enough money to buy presents for his children or a silk dress for his wife, Sonya. Sometimes he couldn't even buy food or wood to burn to keep them warm.

One cold winter day, Leib made an important decision. He would leave home for Krakow. Maybe he could earn more money there. He gave his wife all the money he had and, with a heavy heart, said good-bye to her and his children.

In Krakow, Leib put all of his energy into his work and had amazing success. After twelve months, he had six hundred zlotys. But every day, he missed his family more. “I cannot go on another day without Sonya and my children,” he said, and decided to go home. He already had enough money to take care of them for a very long time.

On his way home, Leib stopped in the town, Rozka. He was tired and wanted to rest. Fearing there might be robbers in the town, he decided to bury his money before going to the hotel. Near a small wood house that seemed to be deserted, he dug a hole and, looking around to make sure no one saw him, buried his money.

But the house was not deserted. The old man owning it was watching through his window. When Leib left for the hotel, the old man went out and dug it up. Next morning, when Leib went to get his money, it was gone. Looking around sadly, he noticed the nearby house. “Whoever lives in that house must have seen me bury the money,” Leib thought. “But if I accuse him of stealing it, he will call me a liar, so I have to come up with an idea that will make him give me my money back by himself.”

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult phrase in the sentence

But if I accuse him of stealing it, he will call me a liar, so I have to come up with an idea that will make him give me my money back by himself.

译文：但是如果我指控他偷了钱，他会说我是骗子，所以我得想个办法让他把钱还给我。分析：本句中，accuse sb of doing意为“指控某人做了……”。

Ⅱ. Useful sentence patterns

1. Fearing there might be robbers in the town, he decided to bury his money before going to the hotel.

译文：由于担心镇上可能有强盗，他决定在去旅馆之前把钱埋起来。

分析：本句中的Fearing there might be robbers in the town为现在分词短语作原因状语。

2. Whoever lives in that house must have seen me bury the money.

译文：住在那房子里的人一定看见我埋钱了。

分析：本句中的Whoever lives in that house是whoever引导的主语从句。

Reading Check

阅读上面的文章，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

Leib went to the house and knocked on the door._______________________________________

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Paragraph 2:

“It would be best to put your newly received money in the same place,” the old man said.______

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写作导引

一、语篇研读

要想续写内容与所给短文之间逻辑连贯、衔接紧密，必须充分理解所给材料的大意，掌握作者想要传达的意思。 本文是一篇记叙文，文章分析如下：

构思续写短文梗概 构思理由Leib, the old man Who What要素 理清给出的短文Leib, the old man Leib went out to work. On the way home he buried the money he earned from his job in a hole, only to find it had been dug up the next day.Leib used a trick to get the stolen money back and then bought presents for his family to take home, where he was happily reunited with his family.When after Leib had the money stolen Where many years ago, one cold winter day, after twelve months home, Krakow, Rozka, the old man's house the old man's house The title of the article “No greed,no loss” suggests that the old man who stole the money ended up with nothing.Why Theme Leib worked hard at home, but times were bad. He feared there might be robbers in the town.Greed is bad. Use your head when things happen.If Leib accused the old man of stealing it, the old man would call him a liar.Greed is bad. Use your head when things happen.

二、情节构思

基于原文本和续写段落首句提供的信息并结合以上阅读分析， 采用围绕中心提问相关问题的方法，构思要续写的两段故事情节，一般分为三步。

第一步，根据续写第二段所给出的段首句倒推续写第一段应包括什么内容。

分析第二段的段首句“老人对莱布说：‘最好把你新收到的钱放在同样的地方。 ’”可知，续写第一段要写“莱布为了找回他的钱去向老人讨教”，这样才能确保续写的两段是相衔接的。

第二步，围绕续写第一段所给出的段首句以及上面的分析进行提问构思：

（1）Who answered the door?

（2）What did Leib say to the old man?

（3）What did the old man tell Leib to do?

第三步，围绕续写第二段所给出的段首句进行提问构思：

（1）What did Leib think of the old man's advice?

（2）Why did the old man tell Leib to put the money in the same place?

（3）What did Leib end up doing?

三、润色成篇

在续写的过程中要注意情节连贯，各部分内容相衔接，即：1. 两段的续写与所给短文的衔接；2. 每段的续写与续写段首句之间的衔接；3. 续写的两段之间的衔接。 同时要注意语言风格的一致和语法、句型以及所用词语的准确性。 比如，刻画人物形象时运用恰当的形容词；描写人物心理活动时使用一些动词或副词，使其细微深入。