A Clear Conscience

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The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.

整个村子很快就知道一大笔钱丢了。

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Sam Benton, the local butcher,

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had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.

在去邮局存钱的路上丢了钱包。

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Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers,

萨姆确信钱包一定是被村里人捡走了，

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but it was not returned to him.

但一直没有还给他。

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Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door.

三个月过去了，一天早上，萨姆在自家门外发现了他的钱包。

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It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost,

钱包用报纸包着，里面有他丢失的一半钱，

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together with a note which said:

还有一张纸条，上面写着：

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'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!'

“我是个小偷，但只算50%的小偷！”

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Two months later,

两个月后，

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some more money was sent to Sam with another note:

又有一些钱连同另一张纸条寄给了萨姆：

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'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'

“现在我只算25%的小偷了！”

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In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.

渐渐地，萨姆所有的钱都以这种方式还了回来。

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The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!'

最后一张纸条写着：“我现在是100%的诚实人！”