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1、高三英语课文21高三课文：Unit21WhoGetstheMoneyAPROBLEMFORTHEDETECTIVE给侦探解决的问题J.J.Coalstoppedhisworkonareport,putdownhiscigarandwenttothedoortogreethisnewcustomer・AhandsomeyoungmanofaboutthirtysteppedintotheWashingtonofficeofthefamousdetective・J.J.科尔停下报告的写作，放下雪茄烟，走向门口去迎接新顾客。一位年

2、约三十的英俊青年走进了这位著名侦探的华盛顿事务所。"Goodmorning,MrCoa1.Ihearthatyouareoneofthebestdetectivesinthecapita1.Well,Ihaveaproblem・〃“早上好，科尔先生。我听说你是首都最优秀的侦探之一。唉，我有一个难题。〃〃SohowcanIhelpyou?〃askedthedetective・“那么我怎样才能帮你呢？"侦探问。〃Myname'sTomGoode,bytheway.Myaunt,Mrsflower,diedthreeweeksag

3、o.Herhusbandhadbuiltupalargebusinessduringhislifetime,andwhenhediedtenyearsagoin1989heleftallhismoneytohiswife・〃〃我叫汤姆•古德，顺便告诉你。我的伯母弗劳尔夫人3周前去世。她的丈夫一生中逐步建立起一家大商行，而当他10年前即于1985年去世后，他把全部财产留给了他的妻子。〃〃Soyourauntwasawealthywoman?〃〃那么你伯母就是一位富有的女人了？〃"That'sright・Andshe'sleft

4、about$4millioninherwilltoherhusband'sdaughterbyhisfirstmarriage・TheyoungwomanJsnameisClareFlower・Shewasbornin1966・ShelefthomewhenshewaseighteenandhaslivedinLosAngelesforthepastfifteenyears・Shedidn，tvisitherstep-mothermuch,thoughIbelievethattheyusedtospeakonthephone

5、fromtimetotime.Noneofthefamilyapartfromherfatherandmyaunthaveseenhersince・〃对啦。而她在其遗嘱中将大约400万美元留给她丈夫笫一次结婚所生的女儿。这位年轻女人名叫克莱尔•弗劳尔。她生于1963年。18岁时，她离开了家。过去的15年里她一直住在洛杉矶。她不常看望她的继母，虽然，我相信她们过去时不进在电话里聊一聊。自从她离开家以后，家里人除了她父亲与我伯母外没有人见过她。〃Whenmyauntwasburied,Clareturnedupattheserv

6、ice,andafterwardsstayedforteawhilethefamily，slawyerexplainedhowmyaunt'smoneywastobedividedup.InfactitallgoestoClare.Iwasspeakingtoheraboutmyaunt,andmentionedthatmyaunthadbeenverysadeversinceKleggdied,andsaidtoher,'Ofcourse,youknowhowimportantKleggwastoher・'AndClare

7、said,'Didtheyusetogooutalottogether,youknow,formealsandtoconcertsandthecinema?，ImanagedtohidemysurprisewhenIanswered,becauseKlegg,yousee,wasmyaunt，spetdog・Thepointis,Claredidn，tevenseemtoknowaboutmyaunt，sdogKlegg・AndIknowthattheywrotetoeachotherandspokeonthephone,e

8、veniftheydidn，toftenseeeachother.""我伯母安葬吋，葬礼上，克莱尔露面了，而且后來，当家庭律师说明我伯母的钱将怎样分掉吋，她留下來喝茶。实际上，这笔钱全归克莱尔。我跟她谈起我伯母，并提到自从克莱格死了Z后，我伯母一直很悲伤，我还对她说，’当然，你知道克莱格对