Kurs: -- English - Intermediate
Modul: Reported Speech
Autor: prof. Gordana Matorkić
Naziv jedinice: Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?
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Is Honesty Always the Best Policy? (PDF dokument)
A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the £25,000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash.
The robbery happened when math professor Vinico Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped "to help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. While doing this he dropped a lottery ticket he had with him.
The professor found the dropped ticket and stuffed it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.
Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, uncrumpling the ticket, realised he was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire prize.
Then a battle with his conscience began. It lasted for several sleepless weeks. Eventually, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed.
He advertised in newspapers and on radio that he was trying to find the man who had robbed him. He also said that he had 60 million lire for that man - a lottery win. At the bottom of the advertisement he asked the man to meet him and guaranteed him anonymity.
Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized – and he arranged to meet the man in a park.
The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. He asked the honest man why he hadn't kept the money.
The professor replied that he couldn't because it wasn't his.
Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.
Vocabulary
| Nouns (imenice): | Verbs (glagoli): |
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policy- politika
honesty- iskrenost, poštenje
robbery- pljačka
scene of crime- mesto zločina
tyre- automobilska guma
battle- bitka
conscience- savest
anonymity- anonimnost |
pick up- podići, pokupiti
drop- ispustiti
give a lesson- dati lekciju, naučiti pameti
manage to- uspeti da
stuff in- staviti u, strpati u
claim- tražiti, polagati pravo na
trace- ući u trag, pronaći
hand over- predati u ruke, izručiti
drive off- odvesti se
uncrumple- odmotati zgužvano
crumple- zgužvati
advertise- oglasiti, dati oglas
trick- prevariti
burst into tears- briznuti u plač
spurn- odbiti s prezirom
guarantee – garantovati |
Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi): | Prepositions and conjunctions
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dropped- ispušten
sleepless- bez sna |
despite- uprkos |
Synonyms
| Nouns (imenice): | Verbs (glagoli): |
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policy - procedure, practice, scheme, theory, code
honesty - frankness, openness, sincerity
tyre - tire
battle - fight, conflict
conscience - principles, scruples, moral sense |
pick up - collect
drop - fall, lower
manage to - succeed
claim - demand, call for, ask for
trace - find, track (down), discover, trail, detect
drive off - drive away, drive out
crumple - crush
advertise - announce, publish
trick - deceive
spurn - reject, disregard
guarantee – promise |
Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi): | Prepositions and conjunctions
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| sleepless - restless, insomniac, unsleeping |
Despite – in spite of, regardless of |
Antonyms
| Nouns (imenice): | Verbs (glagoli): |
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policy- disorganisation
honesty- dishonesty
robbery - return
battle- harmony, peace
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pick up- drop, lower
drop- pick up
manage to- disorganise, disarrange
stuff in- unload
claim- reject, quit, stop
trace- lose, miss, neglect
hand over- keep, hold, withhold
uncrumple- crumple
crumple- uncrumple
advertise- disapprove
trick- help, protect
burst into tears- laugh
spurn- accept, admire
guarantee – neglect, deny
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Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi): | Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici): |
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dropped- picked up
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