在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“购物变得很方便”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. 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. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl‘gave’her mother a free dress once a week!

人们不再像以前那样诚实了。偷窃的诱惑比以往任何时候都要大——尤其是在大商店里。最近，一名侦探注意到一名衣着讲究的女子，她总是在周一早上走进一家大商店。一个星期一，当这名女子走进商店时，里面的人比往常少，所以侦探更容易监视她。这名女子先买了一些小物件。过了一会儿，她挑选了店里最贵的一条裙子，并把它递给了一名店员，店员尽快为她打包好。然后，这名女子只是拿起包裹，没付钱就走出了商店。当她被捕时，侦探发现那名店员竟是她的女儿。这个女孩每周都会“送”给她母亲一条免费的裙子！

【生词】

once adv. 曾经，以前

temptation n. 诱惑

article n. 物品，东西

wrap v. 包裹

simply adv. 仅仅

arrest v. 逮捕

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：购物变得很方便”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!