AHappyDiscoveryHardtofindForbiddingplaceMusky,dark,disorderedPeculiarfascinationBeabargainhunter插入圖片201399RMB插入圖片QinDynasty1,000,000RMB插入圖片PresentedbyVirgle$100Howmuchareyouwillingtopayforit?Whatkindofworkcanbecomeanantique?deadalivefamousunfamousPricelessRichGoodluckTragedyAntiqueshopsexertapeculiarfascinationonagreatmanypeople.exert:haveadvertisingexertsasubtleinfluenceonus.

peculiar:strange;uniquePunks,soldiers,hippies,andSumowrestlersallhavedistincthairstyles,peculiartotheirgroup.朋克搖滾歌手、士兵、嬉皮士和相撲手都留著他們那個群體特有的獨(dú)特發(fā)型。fascination:charm,attraction

Landscapepaintingexerts

a

peculiar

fascination

on

a

greatmany

people,

for

mostof

them

enjoy

collecting

famousworks

evenit

is

createdby

an

up-and-comingyoung

artist.

山水畫對許多人來說有一種特殊的魅力，因為他們中的許多人都喜歡收集名畫，即使是出自一位嶄露頭角的年輕畫家之手。Themoreexpensivekindofantiqueshopwhererareobjectsarebeautifullydisplayedinglasscasestokeepthemfreefrom(without)dustisusuallyaforbiddingplace.

forbidding:frightening,unfriendlyTherewassomethingalittlesevereandforbiddingaboutherface.她的臉色嚴(yán)厲且令人生畏。...ahuge,forbiddingbuilding....一幢龐大的、令人嘆為觀止的建筑。TheFebruaryairwassoft,cool,andinviting.2月的空氣溫和、清爽，而且怡人。Butnoonehastomusterupcouragetoenteralesspretentiousantiqueshop.

musterup:summonupmusterupsupport/strengthpretentious:showyHisresponsewasfullofpretentiousnonsense.他的回答盡是些裝腔作勢的胡說八道。Thereisalwayshope(possiblity)thatinitslabyrinthofmusty,dark,disorderedroomsarealraritywillbefoundamongstthepilesofassortedjunkthatlitterthefloors.Thereisno/somehopethatwewillgetthereontime.rarity:rareobjectsamongst=amongassortedjunk=junkofdifferentkindsassortedbiscuits什錦餅干assortedtoffees什錦奶糖

litter:scatterIfyouseelitterinthecorridor,pickitup.如果你看到走廊里有垃圾，就把它撿起來。Glassfrombrokenbottleslittersthesidewalk.碎瓶子的玻璃渣散落在人行道上。Theentrancehallislitteredwithtoys.入口大廳里散落著玩具。Atrulydedicated(devoted)bargainhuntermusthavepatience,andaboveall,theabilitytorecognizetheworthofsomethingwhenheseesit.

bargainhunter(seeker/collector)headhunterjob/househunteraboveall:themostimportantthingisAbove

all,

we

must

seize

every

opportunity

to

improve

our

operational

efficiency.

首先，我們必須抓住每一個機(jī)會來提高我們的實施效率。Likeascientistbentonmakingadiscovery,hemustcherishthehopethatonedayhewillbeamplyrewarded.benton:determinedtoSome

unions

seem

bent

on

confrontation.McCain

now

casts

himself

as

a

reformer

bent

on

changing

politics

inWashington.

此外，麥凱恩現(xiàn)在把自己說成是一個改革者，決心改變?nèi)A盛頓的政治。beamplyrewarded:物有所值bemorethanrewardedamply：morethanenoughAsthe

crisis

amply

demonstrated,

when

trust

erodes,the

system

freezes

up.

危機(jī)充分證明，當(dāng)信任受到侵蝕時，系統(tǒng)就被凍結(jié)了。

theladywhoownsthesweetshopheardabouthistroublesandrewardedhimwithlargeboxofchocolates.Hehasoftendescribedtomehowhepickedupamasterpieceforamere￡50.pickedup：tocollectsthbychanceShepicksupalotofinformation.她偶然得到許多信息。停下來把…帶走；中途把…帶走Willyoupleasepickupmyparcelatthepostofficeasyoupassby?請你路過郵局時把我的包裹帶回來好嗎?Sixtypercentofteachersarewomen,butamerefivepercentofwomenareprincipals.60％的教師是女性，但只有5％的女性是校長。Thedealertoldhimthatithadjustcomein,butthathecouldnotbebotheredtoopenit.couldnotbebotheredto：beunwillingtodowitheffortsThe

grass

needs

cutting

but

I

can't

be

bothered

to

do

it

today.

草得剪一剪了，但我今天卻懶得去做。Apartfromaninterestinglookingcarveddagger,theboxwasfullofcrockery,muchofitbroken.apartfrom：exceptforWhatdid

you

do

there

–

apart

from

eating?

你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外？Theessayisquitegood,apartfromacoupleofspellingmistakes.AsitscompositionandlineremindedhimofanItalianpaintingheknewwell,hedecidedtobuyit.remindedhimof：makesbrememberThe

happy

scene

of

children

playing

inthe

garden

reminded

him

of

his

childhood.

孩子們在花園中游玩的歡樂情景使他想起了他的童年。I

reminded

him

of

the

appointment,

but

he

didn't

makeanyresponse.

我提醒他約會時間，

但他沒有搭腔。TrueorFalseHeoftenshowsoffhiscollectedmasterpiecesthatbou