§ Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●antique n. 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. 破料货，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
■antique n. 古玩
■fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力
fascinate, charm, captivate, enchant 后直接加ing, 变成形容词
fascinating, charming, captivating, enchanting 表示‘有吸引力的’
She is a charming girl.
Cats are fascinating animals.
The flowers are enchanting.
winning 吸引人的（主要指物品）
Eg: 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
forbid sb to do sth 禁止做某事
Eg: The father forbid his children to touch the clavichord.
forbid doing sth 禁止做……事
Smoking is forbidden here.
the Forbidden City
Forbidden fruit
Forbidden zone
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
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.
pretend
pretension n. 要求，虚荣，虚荣心
■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
various types mixed together
assorted/ different / various / diverse
different 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同
Eg: The word glare is different from that word slare.
various = all kinds of 强调种类数目不同
Eg: We have got various books.
in every part / all parts / various parts of the world
diverse 强调性质不同
We have got diverse opinion.
assorted : various types mixed together. 各种各样的
assorted chocolates
He bought a bag of assorted fruits.
■junk n. 破料货，废品
表示“垃圾”的词汇： rubbish / garbage / trash / junk
■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
businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman
dealer "商人"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
Eg: She cherishes the hope that her son will return.
Don't cherish such illusion
don't cherish such illusion that…… 别抱有……的幻想
Eg: Don't cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.
■amply adv. 足够地
ample/enough / sufficient / adequate
enough : 数量，程度足够 (可放在名词前或后)
ample : 充足而有余的
sufficent 比enough 正式，且只能放在名词前面
The bread is just enough for one meal.
He is old enough to go to the party.
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, you 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】要求全文背诵
§ Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
what was the ‘happy discovery’?
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 litter 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 dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluc-
tantly 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 and 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 thousands of pounds.
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。
【课文讲解】
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
exert a peculiar fascination on sb 对某人有一种特殊的魅力
Antique ships appeak to a great many people.
Shoe shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many ladies.
The more expensive kind of antique shop is usually a forbidding place.
rare objects 珍品
rarity
keep sb. or sth. free from
You can’t keep yourselves free from anxieties like tramps.
We put our books in bookcase to keep them free from dust.
The forbidding antique shop is pretentious.
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.
There is always hope that …… 人们还常常希望
We cherish the hope that ......
Pieces of paper litter the floor. / The floor is littered with pieces of paper.
paragraph 1 Key structure
exert a peculiar fascination on sb 对某人有一种特殊的魅力
keep sb. or sth. free from
muster up courage
a less pretentious shop
There is always hope that …… 人们还常常希望
by chance / by accident
dedicated / concentrated
Eg: He is a truly dedicated scholar.
He is a truly dedicated English learner.
above all : most important of all
To do this: in order to discover a rarity
be bent on/ bent upon doing sth/ be determined on doing sth/ be devoted to sth. /be engageed in doing
潜心于,专心于……
Eg: He is bent on winning the game.
He is bent on becoming a bridge player.
There is always hope that ...
cherish the hope that...
You must cherish the hope that one day you will be amply reward.
for 花费
a mere : only
He found a lot of interesting things.
be about to do sth.
be about to when…… 正要……的时候……（发生某事）
Eg: I was about to leave when the telehone rang.
He was about to lock door when his friend visited him.
bother: trouble
Don’t bother / trouble to come here tomorrow.
I would not like to be bothered / troubled by you every day.
disturb
The news has distured 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 除......之外，还有
in addtion to
except
Eg: Apart from a slight headache, I feel all right now.
the box was full of crockery, and much of it was broken.
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.
at the bottom of 在底部
at the top of 在顶部
remind sb. of
conceal one’s excitement 掩饰激动心情
make a real discovery
hundreds of thousands of 几十万
1 When Frank Halliday visited an antique shop in the writer’s neighbourhood _____ .
a. it was by no means the first time he had picked up a masterpiece for ￡50
b. he displayed the kind of perseverance needed to find a rarity
c. he spent a short time searching in the morning before deciding to leave
d. he found most of what he looked at rather boring
displayed 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
perseverance needed to learn English well
Our students displayed the kind of perseverance needed to learn English well.
2 How did Frank come to discover the miniature by Correggio?
a. He was shown it by the dealer who did not realize its worth.
b. He persuaded the dealer to open the box in which it happened to be.
c. By concealing his excitement on being told the price wanted for it.
d. By lifting a box of crockery which had been concealing the painting.
happen to be 恰巧
3 Frank decided to buy the miniature because _____ .
a. it was an Italian painting he knew well
b. it only cost ￡50
c. he knew he had made a real discovery
d. it was similar to a painting he knew well
Structure
4 Rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases _____ them free from dust. (ll.2-4)
a. which are keeping b. which keep c. who keep d. and kept
原文： to keep them free from dust
which 引导定语从句，限定glass cases
5 But it is not necessary _____ up courage to enter an ordinary sho.(ll.4-5)
a. for nobody to muster b. to have mustered c. that one musters d. for anyone tomuster
ordinary ==> less pretentious
it is not necessary ...
6 A bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, _____ recognize the worth of … (ll.8-9)
a. can b. is able to c. ba able to d. be capable of
the ability
be able to do == have the ability to do
be capable of + 动名词
7 _____ there, he found a great deal to interest him. (ll.13-14)
a. This being his first visit b. Never having been before
c. This being his first time to visit d. Having never been before
he had never been there before ...
b选项应为：Never having been there before,
c选项：the first time to do sth. 要去做某事
8 The dealer told him it _____ him ￡50. (ll.20-21)
a. cost b. had cost c. will cost d. would cost
cost 的相应形式
Vocabulary
9 Frank visited an antique shop _____ . (l.13)
a. next door b. in my county c. near my home d. owned by my neighbour
in my neighbourhood == near my home
10 Frank was _____ leaving when … (ll.14-15)
a. almost b. just c. only d. hardly
just ...when...: 刚......就 ......; 正在...... 突然
11 A case which needs prising open has probably been _____ …(ll.15-17)
a. nailed down b. roped c. locked d. unlocked
nailed down: 用钉子钉住
rope:用绳子拴住，捆住
12 The dealer gave it a brief _____ and told him … (ll.20-21)
a. peer b. eye c. glance d. regard
Glancing at it briefly
give sth. a brief glance
peer :眯着眼睛看
重点习题：2、7、10。
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C