§ 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.
■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.
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