新概念英语第三册的课文 (34)

Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that little the floors.
No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The morning passed rapidly and Frank just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth $50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

antique
n. 古董，古玩

fascination
n. 魅力，迷惑力

forbidding
adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的

muster
v. 鼓起

pretentious
adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的

labyrinth
n. 迷宫

musty
adj. 陈腐的，发霉的

rarity
n. 稀世珍品

assorted
adj. 各式各样的

junk
n. 破烂货，废品

litter
v. 杂乱地布满

dedicated
adj. 专心致志的

bargain hunter
到处找便宜货买的人

dealer
v. 商人

cherish
v. 期望，渴望

amply
adv. 足够地

masterpiece
n. 杰作

mere
adj. 仅仅的

prise
v. 撬开

carve
v. 镌刻

dagger
n. 短剑，匕首

miniature
adj. 小巧的，小型的

composition
n. 构图

参考译文

古玩店对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力。高

档一点的古玩店为了防尘，把文物漂亮地陈列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而却步。而对不太装腔作势的古玩店，无论是谁都不用壮着胆子才敢往里进。人们还常常有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱无章、迷宫般的店堂里，从杂乱地摆放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各样的破烂货里找到一件稀世珍品。
无论是谁都不会一下子就发现一件珍品。一个到处找便宜的人必须具有耐心，而且最重要的是看到珍品时要有鉴别珍品的能力。要做到这一点，他至少要像古董商一样懂行。他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱有这样的希望，即终有一天，他的努力会取得丰硕的成果。
我的老朋友弗兰克.哈利戴正是这样一个人。他多次向我详细讲他如何只花50英镑便买到一位名家的杰作。一个星期六的上午，弗兰克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。由于他从未去过那儿，结果他发现许多有趣的东西。上午很快过去了，弗兰克正准备离去，突然看见地板上放着一只体积很大的货箱。古董商告诉他那只货箱刚到不久，但他嫌麻烦不想把它打开。经弗兰克恳求，古董商才勉强把货箱撬开了。箱内东西令人失望。除了一柄式样别致、雕有花纹的匕首外，货箱内装满陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。弗兰克轻轻地把陶器拿出箱子，突然发现在箱底有一幅微型画，画面构图与纸条使他想起一幅他所熟悉的意大利画，于是他决定将画买了下来。古董商漫不经心看了一眼那幅画，告诉弗兰克那画值50英镑。弗兰克几乎无法掩饰自己兴奋的心情，因为他明白自己发现了一件珍品。那幅不大的画原来是柯勒乔的一幅未被发现的杰作，价值几十万英镑。


New words and expression 生词和短语

学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用

学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里



antique n. 古董，古玩



fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力

= the power of fascinating 常与for/over/on连用

have fascination for sb 固定句势结构

--Cats have unfailing fascination for most people.

--Chinese Art has great fascination for me.

fascinate: attract or interest very strongly 使着迷，常用被动形式

--Cats never fail to fascinate human being.

--English never fail to fascinate students.

fascinated by / with sth

--He is fascinated with chess.

--The students were fascinated by his idea.

Charm 比fascinate 语气要弱

--The beautiful picture charms me.

--I am charmed by the beautiful picture.

Captivate 迷惑，使着迷

--His idea captivated me.

Enchant 使迷惑，用魔法迷惑，使心醉，使喜悦

be enchanted by / be enchanted with --She was enchanted by the flower y

ou sent her.

Fascinate / charm / captivate / enchant 后接加ing 变成形容词

Fascinating / charming / captivating / enchanting

--She is a charming girl. --Cats are fascinating animals. --The flowers are enchanting.

Winning 吸引人的，主要指物品

--The beautiful dresses is winning.



Forbidding adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的

=having a unfriendly or danger look.

--He has got a forbidding appearance.

--We’d better not visit the forbidding coast.

Forbid 不允许

Forbid sb to do sth --The father forbad his children to touch the clavichord.

Forbid doing sth --Smoking is forbidden here.

The Forbidden City 紫禁城 Forbidden fruit 禁果 Forbidden zone 禁区

Forbid / prohibit / interdict

Forbid : 政府或私人下令以禁止 --Swimming is forbidden here.

Prohibit: 法律条文或官方明令禁止

--The law prohibits young people under 18 from going to bar.

Interdict: 法律或教会所不允许



Muster v. 鼓起

Collect / summon

Muster up / Collect up / summon up = gather / pluck up / keep up 鼓起，振奋

--He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.



Pretentious adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的 --We won’t like to visit the pretentious shop.



Assorted adj. 各式各样的

=various types mixed together

assorted / different / various

different : 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同 --The word glare is different from that word slare.

Various : 各种各样的 all kinds of 强调种类不同

--We have got various books.

In every part / all parts / various parts of the world 在世界各地

Assorted : various types mixed together

--Assorted chocolates 什锦巧克力 --He bought a bag of assorted fruit.

Diverse 强调性质不同

--We have got diverse opinion.



junk n. 破烂货，废品

rubbish / garbage / trash / junk



dealer v. 商人

businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman

dealer 侧重于零售，相当于tradesman peddler 小贩



cherish v. 期望，渴望

=entertain or keep hope , love etc. in mind deeply

--she cherishes the hope that her son will return.

--Don’t cherish such illusion.

--Don’t cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.

Amply adv. 足够地

Ample 充足而有余的

Ample / enough

Enough 数量，程度足够

--The bread is just enough for one meal. --He is old enough to go to the party.

Sufficient 只放在名词前

Enough 可放在名词前或后

--We have sufficient food to last one week.

--We have enough food / food enough to last one week.

Sufficiently 只放在被修饰词前

Old enough / sufficiently old

Adequate 数量和质量上的满足

--The performance is adequate.

--Don’t be worried .They have gotten ample time.

Ample / adequate / sufficient / enough

--Whatever you do, y

ou must put your heart into it. And then,someday you will be rewarded amply.



Masterpiece n. 杰作

mere adj. 仅仅的

prise v. 撬开

carve v. 镌刻

dagger n. 短剑，匕首

miniature adj. 小巧的，小型的

composition n. 构图



Text 课文

Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.

古玩店对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力。

Exert a peculiar fascination on sb 对某人有一种特殊的魅力

Antique shops appeal to a great many people. 古玩店很吸引人。

Shoe shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many ladies.

鞋店对于很多女士来讲，具有一种很特殊的魅力。



The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.

首先抓主干：

The more expensive kind of antique shop is usually a forbidding place.

高档一点的古玩店往往是令人望而却步的地方。

Where 引导的定语从句修饰antique shop

Rare objects 文物，稀有珍品 可以用Rarity 来代替。

Keep sb or sth free from （29课）

You can’t keep yourselves free from anxieties like tramps.

你是不能够像约翰一样不受烦恼的侵扰的。

We put our books in bookcase to keep them free from dust.

我们把书放进书柜目的不落上灰尘。



But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.

The forbidding antique shop is pretentious.

二三两句包含强烈明显的对比。

The more expensive kind of clothing shop is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious clothing shop.

一种高档的服装店往往是令人望而却步的，但是当我们走进一家普普通通的不是矫揉造作的普通商店的时候却不必鼓足勇气。



There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that little the floors.

人们还常常有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱无章、迷宫般的店堂里，从杂乱地摆放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各样的破烂货里找到一件稀世珍品。

There is always hope that ……

We cherish the hope that ……

You must cherish the hope that one day you will be amply rewarded.

Pieces of paper litter the floor. / The floor is littered with pieces of paper.

地面上到处都是纸。



No one discovers a rarity by chance.

By chance / by accident 偶然地，偶尔地



A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.

Dedicated / concentrated

A truly dedicated person.

--He is a truly dedicated scholar.

--He is a truly dedicated English learner.

Above all : most important of all

最重要的是。承上启下。用来加强语气。

The ability to do something



To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.

To do this : in order to discover a rarity



Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.

Bent on / bent upon 决心于。 形容词短语做定语修饰scientist

--He is bent on winning the game.

--He is bent on becoming a bridge player.

Be bent on doing sth / be determined on doing sth / be devoted to / be engaged in



He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.

For 花费

A mere : only



He found a great deal to interest him.

He found a lot of interesting things.

要会背这两个句型。



The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.

Be about to do sth

Be about to when ( at the moment )…….表示正要或刚要干什么，突然

--I was about to leave when the telephone rang.

--He was about to lock door when his friend visited him.



The morning passed rapidly and Frank just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.

Bother : trouble 打扰

--Don’t bother / trouble to come here tomorrow.

--I would not like to be bothered / troubled by you every day.

Disturb 语气更为强烈，又指心烦意乱的心理状态，有时也指严重的精神错乱。

--The news has disturbed me very much.

--It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside .

Disturbing / disturbed

Trouble 在含义上介于disturb / bother之间

Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.

Apart from 除……之外，还有 =In addition to

=Except

--Apart from a slight headache , I feel all right now.

the box was full of crockery, and much of it broken. 独立主格结构

Dish is done , he begged his wife not to sweep the floor.

--She ran into the room , her face covered with tears.

--He lay in bed , his face exposed.



Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.

At the bottom of 在底部 At the top of 在顶部



Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery.

Conceal one’s excitement 掩饰激动心情 Make a real discovery 做出发现



The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

hundreds of thousands of 几十万



短语 （文中有解释）

For a mere &50

In my neighbourhood

He found a great deal to interest him

Was about to do when

The dealer told him that it had just come in , but that he could not be bothered to open it

Prised it open

Apart from

Mu

ch of it broken

At the bottom of

Reminded sb of sth

For he knew that he had made a real discovery

Was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds



Multiple choice questions 多项选择

1.B display the kind of perseverance (展现出坚韧不拔的毅力)

过去分词做定语修饰perseverance perseverance needed to do

2.B happen to be : 恰巧

3.C

4.B to keep them free from dust which引导定语从句，限定glass cases

5.D ordinary =>less pretentious it is not necessary

6. the ability be able to do = have the ability to do be capable of + 动名词

7.A he had never been there before…… never having been there before the first time to do sth 要去做某事

8.D cost 的响应形式

9. C in my neighbourhood = near my home

10.B just … when …: 刚…就…;正在…突然

11.A nail down : 用钉子钉住 rope : 用绳子拴住，捆住

12.C glancing at it briefly … give sth. A brief glance peer : 眯着眼睛看