'If the money was not paid promptly,
如果交款不及时，
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 14 A noble gangster

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

promptly ['prɑmptli] 词频2 词根: pro
adv. 敏捷地;迅速地;立即地;毫不迟疑;
💡 em, emp, empt 表示”拿,买,选择,用,花费”等动作#词根助记：pro在前+mpt拿=在最前面拿的=迅速的
"She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently."
她迅速有效地处理全部来往信件。
近义：apace, asap, quickly, rapidly, speedily, expeditiously 反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
money ['mʌni] 词频1
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱，家长会“骂你”（谐音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
paid [peid] 词频1
adj. 有报酬的;领取报酬的;领钱的;付费的; v. 付给( pay的过去式);付款;有利可图;（对…）有利;
"You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives."
你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
近义：cancelled, canceled, salaried, salary, stipendiary 反义：outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

While this was going on, Mr.Taylor was upstairs.
这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.
展品都是些活动的雕像。
One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.
一位女士用手推车运来一个饼干，
but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
You never have to travel miles to see your friends.
你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好几英里，
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
每当电灯保险丝烧断、家具榫头松动、管道堵塞、吸尘器不动时，有些妻子认为丈夫总有办法。