Notes on the text課文注釋
1 muster up courage，鼓起勇氣。
2 above all，重要的。
3 be bent on，決心要。
4 pick up，在此處有“偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)”，“無意中獲得”的意思。
5 apart from…，除……以外。
6 Correggio，柯勒喬（1494—1534）。意大利畫家，真名安托尼奧·阿來里。他對色彩對比、光和影的處理方法對16到17世紀(jì)意大利繪畫產(chǎn)生了巨大影響。他的作品陳列在意大利巴瑪大教堂。
參考譯文
古玩店對許多人來說有一種特殊的魅力。高檔一點(diǎn)的古玩店為了防塵，把文物漂亮地陳列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而卻步。而對不太裝腔作勢的古玩店，無論是誰都不用壯著膽子才敢往里進(jìn)。人們還常常有希望在發(fā)霉、陰暗、雜亂無章、迷宮般的店堂里，從雜亂地擺放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各樣的破爛貨里找到一件稀世珍品。
無論是誰都不會一下子就發(fā)現(xiàn)一件珍品。一個到處找便宜貨買的人必須具有耐心，而且重要的是看到珍品時要有鑒別珍品的能力。要做到這一點(diǎn)，他至少要像古董商一樣懂行。他必須像一個專心致志進(jìn)行探索的科學(xué)家那樣抱有這樣的希望，即終有一天，他的努力會取得豐碩的成果。
我的老朋友弗蘭克·哈利戴正是這樣一個人。他多次向我詳細(xì)講他如何只花50英鎊便買到一位名家的杰作。一個星期六的上午，弗蘭克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。由于他從未去過那兒，結(jié)果他發(fā)現(xiàn)了許多有趣的東西。上午很快過去了，弗蘭克正準(zhǔn)備離去，突然看見地板上放著一只體積很大的貨箱。古董商告訴他那只貨箱剛到不久，但他嫌麻煩不想把它打開。經(jīng)弗蘭克懇求，古董商才勉強(qiáng)把貨箱撬開了。箱內(nèi)東西令人失望。除了一柄式樣別致、雕有花紋的匕首外，貨箱內(nèi)裝滿了陶器，而且大部分都已破碎。弗蘭克輕輕地把陶器拿出箱子，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)在箱底有一幅微型畫，畫面構(gòu)圖與線條使他想起了一幅他所熟悉的意大利畫，于是他決定將畫買下來。古董商漫不經(jīng)心看了一眼那幅畫，告訴弗蘭克那畫值50英鎊。弗蘭克幾乎無法掩飾自己興奮的心情，因為他明白自己發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件珍品。那幅不大的畫原來是柯勒喬的一幅未被發(fā)現(xiàn)的杰作，價值幾十萬英鎊。
Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
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
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.
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結(jié)構(gòu)
4 Rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases ______ them free from dust. (11. 2-4)
a．which are keeping
b．which keep
c．who keep
d．a(chǎn)nd kept
5 But it is not necessary ______ up courage to enter an ordinary shop. (11. 4-5)
a．for nobody to muster
b．to have mustered
c．that one musters
d．for anyone to muster
6 A bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, ______ recognize the worth of… (11. 8-9)
a．can
b．is able to
c．be able to
d．be capable of
7 ______ there, he found a great deal to interest him. (11. 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
8 The dealer told him it ______ him￡50. (11. 20-21)
a．cost
b．had cost
c．will cost
d．would cost
Vocabulary詞匯
9 Frank visited an antique shop ______ . (1. 13)
a．next door
b．in my county
c．near my home
d．owned by my neighbour
10 Frank was ______ leaving when… (11. 14-15)
a．a(chǎn)lmost
b．just
c．only
d．hardly
11 A case which needs prising open has probably been ______ …(11. 15-17)
a．nailed down
b．roped
c．locked
d．unlocked
12 The dealer gave it a brief ______ and told him…(11. 20-21)
a．peer
b．eye
c．glance
d．regard
1 muster up courage，鼓起勇氣。
2 above all，重要的。
3 be bent on，決心要。
4 pick up，在此處有“偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)”，“無意中獲得”的意思。
5 apart from…，除……以外。
6 Correggio，柯勒喬（1494—1534）。意大利畫家，真名安托尼奧·阿來里。他對色彩對比、光和影的處理方法對16到17世紀(jì)意大利繪畫產(chǎn)生了巨大影響。他的作品陳列在意大利巴瑪大教堂。
參考譯文
古玩店對許多人來說有一種特殊的魅力。高檔一點(diǎn)的古玩店為了防塵，把文物漂亮地陳列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而卻步。而對不太裝腔作勢的古玩店，無論是誰都不用壯著膽子才敢往里進(jìn)。人們還常常有希望在發(fā)霉、陰暗、雜亂無章、迷宮般的店堂里，從雜亂地擺放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各樣的破爛貨里找到一件稀世珍品。
無論是誰都不會一下子就發(fā)現(xiàn)一件珍品。一個到處找便宜貨買的人必須具有耐心，而且重要的是看到珍品時要有鑒別珍品的能力。要做到這一點(diǎn)，他至少要像古董商一樣懂行。他必須像一個專心致志進(jìn)行探索的科學(xué)家那樣抱有這樣的希望，即終有一天，他的努力會取得豐碩的成果。
我的老朋友弗蘭克·哈利戴正是這樣一個人。他多次向我詳細(xì)講他如何只花50英鎊便買到一位名家的杰作。一個星期六的上午，弗蘭克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。由于他從未去過那兒，結(jié)果他發(fā)現(xiàn)了許多有趣的東西。上午很快過去了，弗蘭克正準(zhǔn)備離去，突然看見地板上放著一只體積很大的貨箱。古董商告訴他那只貨箱剛到不久，但他嫌麻煩不想把它打開。經(jīng)弗蘭克懇求，古董商才勉強(qiáng)把貨箱撬開了。箱內(nèi)東西令人失望。除了一柄式樣別致、雕有花紋的匕首外，貨箱內(nèi)裝滿了陶器，而且大部分都已破碎。弗蘭克輕輕地把陶器拿出箱子，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)在箱底有一幅微型畫，畫面構(gòu)圖與線條使他想起了一幅他所熟悉的意大利畫，于是他決定將畫買下來。古董商漫不經(jīng)心看了一眼那幅畫，告訴弗蘭克那畫值50英鎊。弗蘭克幾乎無法掩飾自己興奮的心情，因為他明白自己發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件珍品。那幅不大的畫原來是柯勒喬的一幅未被發(fā)現(xiàn)的杰作，價值幾十萬英鎊。
Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
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
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.
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結(jié)構(gòu)
4 Rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases ______ them free from dust. (11. 2-4)
a．which are keeping
b．which keep
c．who keep
d．a(chǎn)nd kept
5 But it is not necessary ______ up courage to enter an ordinary shop. (11. 4-5)
a．for nobody to muster
b．to have mustered
c．that one musters
d．for anyone to muster
6 A bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, ______ recognize the worth of… (11. 8-9)
a．can
b．is able to
c．be able to
d．be capable of
7 ______ there, he found a great deal to interest him. (11. 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
8 The dealer told him it ______ him￡50. (11. 20-21)
a．cost
b．had cost
c．will cost
d．would cost
Vocabulary詞匯
9 Frank visited an antique shop ______ . (1. 13)
a．next door
b．in my county
c．near my home
d．owned by my neighbour
10 Frank was ______ leaving when… (11. 14-15)
a．a(chǎn)lmost
b．just
c．only
d．hardly
11 A case which needs prising open has probably been ______ …(11. 15-17)
a．nailed down
b．roped
c．locked
d．unlocked
12 The dealer gave it a brief ______ and told him…(11. 20-21)
a．peer
b．eye
c．glance
d．regard