Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. 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. It was difficult not to be tempted. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as big as marbles. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. 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.
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A.' had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for ￡30. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to ￡10. Shrug-
ging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the ￡5 I gave him. I felt espe-
cially pleased with my wonderful bargain----until I got back to the ship. 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!
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●wares n. 貨物，商品
●anchor v. 停航下錨
●deck n. 甲板
●silverware n.銀器
●tempt v. 吸引，引誘
●bargain v. 討價還價
●disembark v. 下船上岸
●assail v. 糾纏
●marble n. 小玻璃球
●inscribe v. 刻寫，雕
●favour n. 好處，優(yōu)惠
●gesticulate v. (講話時)打手勢
●outrageous adj. 出人預料的;令人不悅的
●thrust v. 硬塞給
重點詞匯
1. wares n.貨物, 商品
聯(lián)想記憶
ware n.器皿, 陶器, 物品(總稱, 常用于復合詞)
-- silverware 銀器 / ironware 鐵器 / chinaware 陶器 / glassware 玻璃器皿
-- software 軟件 / hardware 五金器具, (電腦的)硬件
-- a popular ware 熱門貨 / small wares 小百貨
goods n.商品, 貨物(商店里出售的物品)
-- half-done goods 半成品 / home made goods = native goods 國貨
-- leather goods 皮件 / frozen goods 凍結(jié)貨物 / consumer goods 日用消費品
commodity n.商品, 物品(總稱, 正式的經(jīng)濟學術(shù)語)
-- commodity price 商品價格, commodity economy 商品經(jīng)濟
-- commodity market 商品市場, agricultural commodity 農(nóng)產(chǎn)品
2. anchor v.停航下錨
We anchored our ship close to the shore.
3. tempt v.吸引, 引誘
固定搭配
tempt sb to do sth / into (doing) sth 吸引某人做某事
鏈接詞匯
temptation n.勾引, 誘惑, 引誘
-- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before - especially in large shops.
偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時候更強烈了,在大商店里尤其如此。
tempting adj.誘惑人的, 吸引人的 = (attractive adj.吸引人的, 有魅力的)
4. bargain v.討價還價
bargain n.交易, 合同交易, 協(xié)議
-- a good bargain 賺錢的生意
make/strike a bargain 成交, 達成協(xié)議
He made a bargain with his wife:“You cook and I’ll wash up.”.
-- drive a hard bargain with sb 極力和某人討價還價
Father drove a hard bargain with the real estate agent when we bought our new house.
-- bargain with sb about/over/for sth. 和某人就某事討價還價
-- bargain away 議價出售
5. disembark v.下船上岸(= debark)
embark v.上船, 上飛機
-- He disembarked. 他下船上了岸。
-- He decided to embark. 他決定上船。
6. assail v.(書面文字)攻擊，猛攻;(引申)糾纏，為……所困擾
He was assailed with worries.
The angry people assailed the policemen with stone and bottles.
聯(lián)想記憶
afflict vt.使痛苦, 折磨
-- Tramps can keep free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
7. inscribe v.刻寫, 雕
固定搭配
(be) inscribed with 寫有，刻有，題著(某些字)
--When he retired he was presented with a gold watch in which his name and the date of his service was inscribed.
inscribe ……to 題獻
--He inscribed his first book to his teacher.
8. favor n.好處, 優(yōu)惠
固定搭配
in favor of 贊成, 支持
-- I am in favor of stopping work now. 我贊成現(xiàn)在停止工作。
in sb.'s favor 得某人歡心, 對某人有利
-- The situation, both at home and aboard, is in our favor.
out of favor 失寵, 不利
by favor of sb 請面交給某人(信封上用語)
do sb a favor 給某人恩惠
鏈接詞匯
favorite adj.心愛的, 受寵的
favorite n.受寵的人或物
favorable adj.贊成的, 贊許的, 討人喜歡的
9. gesticulate v.(講話時)打手勢
He was gesticulating wildly at me,but I could not understand what he was trying to tell me.
近義表達
gusture v./n 做表情達意的動作或者姿勢
--He gestured to me that it was time to go.
sign v./n.同gusture，作為一般的手勢(但多用做“信號”)
--The dumb man made himself understood by signs.
10. outrageous adj.出人預料的, 令人不悅的
-- He played an outrageous joke.
聯(lián)想記憶
outrage n.暴行, 侮辱, 憤怒 vt.凌辱, 強*, 虐待, 傷害, 迫害
rage n.憤怒, 情緒激動, 狂暴, 精神錯亂
-- My father was in a rage last night. 我父親昨天晚上十分生氣。
fly into a rage 勃然大怒
11. thrust v.硬塞給
固定搭配
thrust sth into… 塞進…
-- He thrust the pen into my hand.
thrust aside 推開
-- He thrust the girl aside.
thrust oneself forward
-- He thrust himself forward in the crowd.
thrust oneself in 強行闖入, 干涉, 探聽(= thrust one's nose into)
-- Don’t thrust yourself in private sth.
thrust sth. on/upon sb. 強賣給某人
-- Don’t thrust your idea on me. = Don’t exert your idea on me.
thrust out 推出, 逐出, 解
練習
Fill in the blank with the words or phrases given.
in despair get rid of lengths bound up with favour
1.He went to great ___ to prevent his son from going abroad.
2.I’ve tried all sorts of medicines to ____ this cold.
3.As a special _____ ,I ‘ll let you stay up late tonight.
4.When he heard the news, he went out ______.
5.The future is closely _____ that of the companay.
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. 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. It was difficult not to be tempted. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as big as marbles. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. 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.
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A.' had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for ￡30. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to ￡10. Shrug-
ging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the ￡5 I gave him. I felt espe-
cially pleased with my wonderful bargain----until I got back to the ship. 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!
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●wares n. 貨物，商品
●anchor v. 停航下錨
●deck n. 甲板
●silverware n.銀器
●tempt v. 吸引，引誘
●bargain v. 討價還價
●disembark v. 下船上岸
●assail v. 糾纏
●marble n. 小玻璃球
●inscribe v. 刻寫，雕
●favour n. 好處，優(yōu)惠
●gesticulate v. (講話時)打手勢
●outrageous adj. 出人預料的;令人不悅的
●thrust v. 硬塞給
重點詞匯
1. wares n.貨物, 商品
聯(lián)想記憶
ware n.器皿, 陶器, 物品(總稱, 常用于復合詞)
-- silverware 銀器 / ironware 鐵器 / chinaware 陶器 / glassware 玻璃器皿
-- software 軟件 / hardware 五金器具, (電腦的)硬件
-- a popular ware 熱門貨 / small wares 小百貨
goods n.商品, 貨物(商店里出售的物品)
-- half-done goods 半成品 / home made goods = native goods 國貨
-- leather goods 皮件 / frozen goods 凍結(jié)貨物 / consumer goods 日用消費品
commodity n.商品, 物品(總稱, 正式的經(jīng)濟學術(shù)語)
-- commodity price 商品價格, commodity economy 商品經(jīng)濟
-- commodity market 商品市場, agricultural commodity 農(nóng)產(chǎn)品
2. anchor v.停航下錨
We anchored our ship close to the shore.
3. tempt v.吸引, 引誘
固定搭配
tempt sb to do sth / into (doing) sth 吸引某人做某事
鏈接詞匯
temptation n.勾引, 誘惑, 引誘
-- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before - especially in large shops.
偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時候更強烈了,在大商店里尤其如此。
tempting adj.誘惑人的, 吸引人的 = (attractive adj.吸引人的, 有魅力的)
4. bargain v.討價還價
bargain n.交易, 合同交易, 協(xié)議
-- a good bargain 賺錢的生意
make/strike a bargain 成交, 達成協(xié)議
He made a bargain with his wife:“You cook and I’ll wash up.”.
-- drive a hard bargain with sb 極力和某人討價還價
Father drove a hard bargain with the real estate agent when we bought our new house.
-- bargain with sb about/over/for sth. 和某人就某事討價還價
-- bargain away 議價出售
5. disembark v.下船上岸(= debark)
embark v.上船, 上飛機
-- He disembarked. 他下船上了岸。
-- He decided to embark. 他決定上船。
6. assail v.(書面文字)攻擊，猛攻;(引申)糾纏，為……所困擾
He was assailed with worries.
The angry people assailed the policemen with stone and bottles.
聯(lián)想記憶
afflict vt.使痛苦, 折磨
-- Tramps can keep free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
7. inscribe v.刻寫, 雕
固定搭配
(be) inscribed with 寫有，刻有，題著(某些字)
--When he retired he was presented with a gold watch in which his name and the date of his service was inscribed.
inscribe ……to 題獻
--He inscribed his first book to his teacher.
8. favor n.好處, 優(yōu)惠
固定搭配
in favor of 贊成, 支持
-- I am in favor of stopping work now. 我贊成現(xiàn)在停止工作。
in sb.'s favor 得某人歡心, 對某人有利
-- The situation, both at home and aboard, is in our favor.
out of favor 失寵, 不利
by favor of sb 請面交給某人(信封上用語)
do sb a favor 給某人恩惠
鏈接詞匯
favorite adj.心愛的, 受寵的
favorite n.受寵的人或物
favorable adj.贊成的, 贊許的, 討人喜歡的
9. gesticulate v.(講話時)打手勢
He was gesticulating wildly at me,but I could not understand what he was trying to tell me.
近義表達
gusture v./n 做表情達意的動作或者姿勢
--He gestured to me that it was time to go.
sign v./n.同gusture，作為一般的手勢(但多用做“信號”)
--The dumb man made himself understood by signs.
10. outrageous adj.出人預料的, 令人不悅的
-- He played an outrageous joke.
聯(lián)想記憶
outrage n.暴行, 侮辱, 憤怒 vt.凌辱, 強*, 虐待, 傷害, 迫害
rage n.憤怒, 情緒激動, 狂暴, 精神錯亂
-- My father was in a rage last night. 我父親昨天晚上十分生氣。
fly into a rage 勃然大怒
11. thrust v.硬塞給
固定搭配
thrust sth into… 塞進…
-- He thrust the pen into my hand.
thrust aside 推開
-- He thrust the girl aside.
thrust oneself forward
-- He thrust himself forward in the crowd.
thrust oneself in 強行闖入, 干涉, 探聽(= thrust one's nose into)
-- Don’t thrust yourself in private sth.
thrust sth. on/upon sb. 強賣給某人
-- Don’t thrust your idea on me. = Don’t exert your idea on me.
thrust out 推出, 逐出, 解
練習
Fill in the blank with the words or phrases given.
in despair get rid of lengths bound up with favour
1.He went to great ___ to prevent his son from going abroad.
2.I’ve tried all sorts of medicines to ____ this cold.
3.As a special _____ ,I ‘ll let you stay up late tonight.
4.When he heard the news, he went out ______.
5.The future is closely _____ that of the companay.