New words and expression 生词和短语

Wares n.货物, 商品

Ware n.器皿, 陶器, 物品(总称, 常用于复合词)

-- silverware 银器 / ironware 铁器 / chinaware 陶器 / glassware 玻璃器皿

-- software 软件 / hardware 五金器具, (电脑的)硬件

-- a popular ware 热门货 / small wares 小百货

goods n.商品, 货物(商店里出售的物品)

-- half-done goods 半成品 / home made goods = native goods 国货

-- leather goods 皮件 / frozen goods 冻结货物 / consumer goods 日用消费品

commodity n.商品, 物品(总称, 正式的经济学术语)

-- commodity price 商品价格, commodity economy 商品经济

-- commodity market 商品市场, agricultural commodity 农产品

Anchor v.停航下锚

Deck n.甲板

Silverware n.银器

Tempt v.吸引, 引诱

Tempt sb to do sth 吸引某人做某事

Temptation n.勾引, 诱惑, 引诱

-- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before - especially in large shops.

偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候更强烈了,在大商店里尤其如此。

Tempting adj.诱惑人的, 吸引人的 = (attractive adj.吸引人的, 有魅力的)

Bargain v.讨价还价

Bargain n.交易, 合同交易, 协议

-- a good bargain 赚钱的生意 / make a bargain 成交, 达成协议

-- drive a hard bargain with sb 极力和某人讨价还价

-- bargain with sb for sth. 和某人就某事讨价还价

-- bargain away 议价出售

Disembark v.下船上岸(= debark)

Embark v.上船, 上飞机

-- He disembarked. 他下船上了岸。

-- He decided to embark. 他决定上船。

Assail v.纠缠

-- He was assailed with worries.

Afflict vt.使痛苦, 折磨

-- Tramps can keep free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.

Marble n.小玻璃球

Inscribe v.刻写, 雕

Favour n.好处, 优惠

in favor of 赞成, 支持

-- I am in favor of stopping work now. 我赞成现在停止工作。

in sb.‘s favor 得某人欢心, 对某人有利

-- The situation, both at home and aboard, is in our favor.

out of favor 失宠, 不利

by favor of sb 请面交给某人(信封上用语)

do sb a favor 给某人恩惠

favorite adj.心爱的, 受宠的

favorite n.受宠的人或物

favorable adj.赞成的, 赞许的, 讨人喜欢的

Gesticulate v.(讲话时)打手势

Outrageous adj.出人预料的, 令人不悦的

-- He played an outrageous joke.

Outrage n.暴行, 侮辱, 愤怒 vt.凌辱, 强奸, 虐待, 伤害, 迫害

Rage n.愤怒, 情绪激动, 狂暴, 精神错乱

-- My father was in a rage last night. 我父亲昨天晚上十分生气。

fly into a rage 勃然大怒

Thrust v.硬塞给

Thrust sth into… 塞进…

-- He thrust the pen into my hand.

Thrust aside 推开

-- He thrust the girl aside.

Thrust oneself forward

-- He thrust himself forward in the crowd.

thrust oneself in 强行闯入, 干涉, 探听(= thrust one‘s nose into)

-- Don’t thrust yourself in private sth.

thrust sth. on/upon sb. 强卖给某人

-- Don’t thrust your idea on me. = Don’t exert your idea on me.

thrust out 推出, 逐出, 解雇

other words:

speed vt.vi.(speeded, speeded, speeding)或(sped, sped, speeding)

liner n.班机, 定期轮船

rug n.(小)地毯, 垫子

Persia n.波斯(西南亚国家，现在的伊朗)

Iran n.伊朗

Iranian adj.伊朗的 n.伊朗人(= Irani)

Silk n.蚕丝, 丝, 丝绸, 绸缎

copper n.铜, 警察

tradesman n.零售商, 工匠, 手艺人

conceal vt.隐藏, 隐蔽, 隐瞒

diamond n.钻石, 菱形

intention n.计划, 目的

firmly adv.强有力的

approach vt.vi.走近, 靠近

close adj.近的, 近亲的, 紧密的, 严格的

neat adj.整齐的, 整洁的

indicate vt.指出, 显示, 象征, 预示

hold up v.举起, 支撑, 继续下去

wildly adv.狂暴的, 激动的, 愤怒的 adv.野的, 野生的, 野性的

offer n.出价, 提议

eventual adj.最后的, 结果的

-- eventual success [failure] 最后的成功[失败]

eventually adv.最后, 终于, 结果

shrug vt.vi.(表示怀疑或不感兴趣)耸肩

shoulder n.肩, 肩部, 侧翼

readily adv.乐意地, 欣然, 容易地

throw up 猛地举起

especially adv.特别, 尤其

Text 课文

Why was even five pounds‘too dear’?

Dear(adj.昂贵的)= Costly(adj.昂贵的, 贵重的)= Expensive(adj.费钱的, 昂贵的)

Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.

Small boats sped to the great liner(主干)

Loaded with 装载, 运载 = filled with新概念mp3

-- The boat was loaded with wooden goods.

Loaded with wares为过去分词做定语修饰boats(= that was loaded with wares)

Speed v.迅速驶向

-- Speed down hill 向山下疾驶 / Speed up hill 向山上疾驶

Speed by迅速驶过

-- Our holiday speed by. 我们的假期迅速过去。

Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were

soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and

beautiful handmade silverware.

The men (coming) from the boat 小船上的人们

-- a plane (coming) from New York

on board 在船上, 在公共交通工具内

be covered with 盖着, 覆着

handmade adj.手工的, 手制的

It was difficult not to be tempted.(双重否定)

-- It was difficult/impossible not to be tempted by the beautiful shoes.

Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.

Tradesman n.零售商, 工匠

bargain with sb 和某人讨价还价

on board 介词短语修饰tourists

not…until…

-- 我决定回家之前什么都不做 I decided to do nothing until I had got home.

-- They didn’t reach the school until they had already passed by two village.

I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a

diamond ring.

had no sooner…than… (no sooner位于句首要倒装)

I had no sooner got off the ship than = no sooner had I got off the ship than

一…就…的表达方式：

-- as soon as / the moment that / on doing

-- had no sooner…than… / had hardly…when…

I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the

size of the diamonds.

I have no intention of doing 不打算做某事

-- I have no intention of changing my mind.

-- He said has no intention of looking for another job.

The fact that(that引导的是同位语, 不能换成which)

I could not conceal the fact that… 我不能隐藏…事实

-- He could not conceal the fact that he was taken in.(take in 欺骗)

impress vt.留下印象

be impressed by/at/with… 被…深深打动/感动

-- I was most impressed by his behavior.

What impressed me most was… 给我印象最深的是…

-- What impressed me most was the beauty here.

Impression n.印象

Make/create a bad impression on sb. 给某人留下不良的印象

-- If you don’t work hard, it will make a bad impression on the boss.

Make/create quite an impression on sb. 给某人留下极深的印象

-- Your speech makes quite an impression on me.

Impression n.印, 印痕

-- The dog left the impression of his paws in the wet cement.(n.水泥)

-- He made a deep impression in the glass.

Some of them were as big as marbles.

As…as… 象…一样

-- As strong as horse / as white as snow

The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.

Length n.长度, 长

go to great(considerable, any) lengths to do… 竭尽全力做…

-- He go to great lengths to pass the examination.

Real adj.真实的(以实际或真实状态存在或发生的)

-- real objects 真的物件 / a real illness 真的疾病

-- real people 真实的人 / a real problem一个真实的问题

-- a film based on real life 一部以真实生活为基础的影片

Real adj.天然的, 非人工或假造的 (= Genuine)

-- This ring is real gold. = This ring is genuine gold. 这枚戒指是真金的。

Genuine(adj.正品的非伪造的, 非假冒的)

反义词：Fake(adj.伪造的, 捏造的 n.捏造者, 冒牌货, 赝品)

-- Is this a genuine vase? No, it is a fake.

True adj.真实的(与事实或现实一致的、相符合的)

-- Only parts of his story are true.

反义词：False adj.虚伪的, 假的(与真理或事实相反的)

-- false tales of bravery. 不真实的英勇故事

As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a

deep impression in the glass. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.

Pass = by 走过

It take sb sometimes to do sth. 某事花费某人多少时间

-- It took me two months to read the book.

Get rid of 摆脱, 除去

Cure vt.治愈

-- to cure a patient 治愈病人

-- I hope the doctor can cure the pain in my shoulder. 我希望医生能治好我肩上的疼痛。

Get rid of = cure

-- I have tried all sorts of medicine to get rid of this cold.

Get rid of = pay off 还清

-- He can never get rid of his debts.

Get rid of = wash off 洗刷掉 (stain n.污点, 瑕疵)

-- He thought I can never wash off this stains.

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the

pens closely. It certainly looked genuine.

The next man to approach me 第二个走近我的人

At the base of the gold cap, the words‘made in the U. S. A.’had been neatly inscribed.

At the base of… 在…的低部

The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it

for ￡30.

as a special favor 做为一种特殊的优惠

for 出…价钱

tradesman n.零售商, 工匠

As a special favor, the tradesman would let me have the watch for ￡20.

I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5.

Indicating… 意思是说… (现在分词做状语)

I held up ten fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $10.

Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually

reduced the price to ￡10.

Gesticulating现在分词做伴随状语

Act as if… 行为、举止好象…(as if = as though)

-- He acted as if he has never lived in England before.

Outrageous adj.令人不能容忍的, 令人震惊的, 令人愤慨的

Eventually adv.最后, 终于(= at last)

Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and

thrust the pen into my hands.

Shrugging现在分词做伴随状语

Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the ￡5 I gave him.

Keep doing sth. 不断地做某事

in despair 绝望的

readily(adv.乐意地, 欣然, 容易地) = willingly(adv.心甘情愿的, 欣然的, 自愿的)

I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain ---- until I got back to the ship.

Be pleased with = be satisfied with 对...感到满意

No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this

day it has never written a single word!

No matter how = however(conj.不管用何种方法 adv.无论如何)

fill with 使充满

to this day = up to now = until now = till now = so far 到现在为止, 迄今

Multiple choice questions 多项选择

1>B merchandise n.商品, 货物(= goods)

-- lay out 摆开, 展示

2>C pester(vt.使烦恼, 纠缠)= assail(vt.攻击, 困扰)

3>B 4>D 5>C 6>A 7>D

8>C

resist vt.抵抗, 反抗

-- resist aggression 抵抗侵略 / resist heat 耐热

-- resist temptation 抵制引诱

-- I was unable to resist laughing. 我忍不住笑了。

9>C

afterwards adv.然后, 后来地(可以单独使用)

-- soon afterwards, shortly afterwards

after adv.在后, 后来(不能单独使用)

-- two days after

later adv.后来, 过后

-- I will see you later. 等会儿再见。

-- But some time later it began to rain. 但过了些时候开始下雨了。

The later 后者

10>B intend to do 打算做某事

11>B

irritating adj.使愤怒的, 使人不愉快的

outrageous adj.无耻的, 可恶的, 令人不可容忍的(= preposterous)

preposterous adj.荒谬的, 可笑的

-- That‘s a preposterous excuse! 那是一个荒谬的藉口!

-- What a preposterous idea! 多么荒谬的想法!

-- a preposterous old woman 一位可笑的老妇人

hilarious adj.热闹的, 高兴的, 狂欢的

unspeakable adj.无法形容的,不能以言语表达的,可怕的,坏透了的

= terrible adj.很糟的, 极坏的

12>A No matter how = however