Lesson28Fivepoundstoodear

1.Newwordsandexpressions

wares

n.貨物，商品

ware器皿（常用于復(fù)合名詞）e.g.silverware,ironware,glassware,software,hardwarechinaware

goods:

商店里出售的商品

commodity:（正式，總稱）商品

temptvt.吸引，引誘

temptsb.todosth.吸引某人做某事

temptationn.引誘

thetemptationtodosth.

temptingadj.有吸引力的(attractive)bargainvi.&n.討價(jià)還價(jià)

agoodbargain好交易

makeabargain達(dá)成協(xié)議，做成交易

driveahardbargainwithsb和某人費(fèi)力的討價(jià)還價(jià)

bargainwithsbforsth

和某人就……討價(jià)還價(jià)

bargainaway:討價(jià)出售，論價(jià)出售disembarkv.下船上岸=debark下船上岸

embarkv.上船,上飛機(jī)e.g.Hedisembarked.Hedecidedtoembark.assailvt.糾纏(afflict)e.g.Hewasassailedwithworries.outrageousadj.出人預(yù)料的；令人不悅的

Heplayedoutrageousjoke.

outragen.暴行favourn.好處，優(yōu)惠

infavourof

贊成，支持，有利于

insb’sfavour

受某人歡迎，得到歡心

outoffavour

不利，失寵

Thesituationbothathomeandaboradisinourfavour.byfavourof:煩請(qǐng)面交給某人（信封上用語(yǔ)）

dosb.afavour:給某人以恩惠

e.g.Canyoudomeafavourtodancewithme？favourite:受到優(yōu)惠的，優(yōu)待的

favourable:贊成的，稱贊的

thrustv.硬塞給

thruststh.into塞進(jìn)

thrustaside推開

thrustoneselfforward向前擠

thrustoneselfin探聽，干涉==thrustone’snoseinto

Don’tthrustyourselfinprivacy.

thruststh.uponsb.強(qiáng)加于人

Don’tthrustyourideauponme.

thrustsb.out解雇Smallboatsloadedwith(filledwith)waresspedtothegreatliner(主干道）asshewasenteringtheharbour.Beforeshehadanchored,themenfromtheboatshadclimbedonboardandthedecksweresooncoveredwithcolourfulrugsfromPersia,silksfromIndia,coppercoffeepots,andbeautifulhandmadesilverware.Itwasdifficultnottobetempted.Manyofthetouristsonboardhadbegunbargainingwiththetradesmen,butIdecidednottobuyanythinguntilIhaddisembarked.

IhadnosoonergotofftheshipthanIwasassailedbyamanwhowantedtosellmeadiamondring.Ihadnointentionofbuyingone,butIcouldnotconcealthefactthatIwasimpressedbythesizeofthediamonds.Someofthemwereasbigasmarbles.Themanwenttogreatlengthsto

provethatthediamondswerereal.Aswewerewalkingpastashop,heheldadiamondfirmlyagainstthewindowandmadeadeepimpressionintheglass.Ittookmeoverhalfanhourtogetridofhim.

Thenextmantoapproachmewassellingexpensivepensandwatches.Iexaminedoneofthepensclosely.Itcertainlylookedgenuine.Atthebaseofthegoldcap,thewordsmadeintheU.S.A.hadbeenneatlyinscribed.Themansaidthatthepenwasworth￡50,butasaspecialfavour,hewouldletmehaveitfor￡30.IshookmyheadandheldupfivefingersindicatingthatIwaswillingtopay￡5.Gesticulatingwildly,themanactedasifhefoundmyofferoutrageous,butheeventuallyreducedthepriceto￡10.Shruggingmyshoulders,Ibegantowalkawaywhen,amomentlater,heranaftermeandthrustthepenintomyhands.Thoughhekeptthrowinguphisarmsindespair,hereadilyacceptedthe￡5Igavehim.Ifeltespeciallypleasedwithmywonderfulbargain----untilIgotbacktotheship.NomatterhowhardItried,itwasimpossibletofillthisbeautifulpenwithinkandtothisdayithasneverwrittenasingleword!Translationsforlastperiod:1.Lifewaslikeaboxofchocolates,youneverknowwhatyou‘regonnaget.

生命就像一盒巧克力，結(jié)果往往出人意料。

2.Stupidisasstupiddoes.

蠢人做蠢事（也可理解為傻人有傻福)。

3.Miracleshappeneveryday.

奇跡每天都在發(fā)生。

4.JennyandIwaslikepeasandcarrots.

我和珍妮形影不離。

5.Haveyougivenanythoughttoyourfuture?

你有沒有為將來(lái)打算過呢?

6.Ifyouareeverintrouble,don‘ttrytobebrave,justrun,justrunaway.

你若遇上麻煩，不要逞強(qiáng)，你就跑，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)跑開。7.Itmademelooklikeaduckinwater.

它讓我如魚得水。

8.Deathisjustapartoflife,somethingwe‘realldestinedtodo.

死亡是生命的一部分，是我們注