现代大学英语精读 Lesoon Two.pptVIP

Fill in the blank “Look,”I said. “If I understand what’s going on here correctly, what you’re saying is that this boy is old enough to ( ) his money in your bank but he’s not old enough to ( ) it. And since there doesn’t seem to ( )as to whether it’s his money or his account, the bank’s so called policy is ( ).” Fill in the blank “It may seem ( )you,”he replied in a voice rising slightly ( ), “but that is the bank’s policy and I have ( )to follow the rules.” Fill in the blank We were ( ) this morning that some ( )has been ( ) this boy ( ) for more than a month. The other guy was forcing him to take money out every week and ( ). The poor kid was apparently too ( ) to tell anymore. That’s the real reason he was so upset. He was afraid of what the other guy would do to him. Anyway, the police are ( )and they’ll probably ( )today. Lesson 2The Boy and the Bank Officer Philip Ross Background: Banks Banks first emerged in the Middle Ages when people grew tired of carrying around all their gold and began leaving their money with the goldsmith. The Medici family, one of the most prominent banking families in Europe during this time, became quite wealthy from its banking and money lending practices. This 14th-century painting depicts people depositing and withdrawing money in an Italian bank. Italian Banking in the 14th Century Background: Churches and churchgoers As for the British churchman, he goes to church as he goes to the bathroom, with the minimum of fuss and no explanation if he can help it. ---Ronald Blythe, British writer. The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbours no harm. ---Attributed to George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright. Background: Churches and churchgoers A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman. ---Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) British lexicographer and writer I had explained that a woma