新概念英語第三冊Lesson34重點句子及解析

1、新概念英語第三冊 Lesson34 重點句子及解析【課文】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

2、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,

3、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 o

4、ften 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 packin

5、g 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 reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery,

6、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

7、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.【課文翻譯】古玩店對很多人來說有一種特殊的魅力。高檔一點的古玩店為了 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。人 們還

8、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。一個到處找便宜的人必 須具有耐心，而且最重要的是看到珍品時要有鑒別珍品的水平。要做 到這個點，他至少要像古董商一樣懂行。他必須像一個專心致志實行 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。因為他從未去過那兒，結(jié)果他發(fā)現(xiàn)很 多有趣的東西。上午很快過去了，弗蘭克

9、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) 裝滿陶器，而且絕大部分都已破碎裂。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)圖與紙條使他想起一幅他所熟 悉的意大利畫，于是他決定將畫買了下來。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?！旧~和短語】 antique

10、n. 古玩 fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力 forbidding adj.望而生畏的，望而卻步的muster v. 鼓起 pretentious adj. 自命不凡的，矯飾的 labyrinth n. 迷宮 musty adj. 陳腐的，發(fā)霉的 rarity n. 稀世珍品 assorted adj. 各式各樣的 junk n. 破料貨，廢品 litter v. 雜亂地布滿 dedicated adj. 專心致志的 dealer v. 商人 cherish v. 期望，渴望 amply adv. 充足地 masterpiece n. 杰作 mere adj. 僅僅的 prise v

11、. 撬開carve v. 鐫刻dagger n. 短劍，匕首miniature adj.小巧的，小型的composition n.構(gòu)圖知識點】詞匯fascination例句：1. Old castles have a certain strange fascination for me. 舊城堡對我具有某種奇特的魅力。2. The little boy had a fascination for motorcycles. 男孩對摩托車有強烈的愛好?！?forbidding 】例句：1. Then I saw a police officer with a forbidding look onh

12、is face.然后，我看到一位警官，一臉令人生畏的表情。2. Offering no assistance, she warns of a violent, unseen force lurking in the forbidding countryside.雖沒有提供協(xié)助，但她警告在這令人生畏的鄉(xiāng)間潛伏著一種殘暴， 不可見的力量。muster 】 英英： gather or bring together例句：1. Shall I muster the crew on the deck? 我必須召集船員在甲板集合嗎 ?2. Generally, our bodies can muster a

13、 defense to routine strains of influenza.一般在正常情況下，人類身體有能對抗普通流感病毒的防衛(wèi)機制3. We have to muster all our resolve and resources in order to fight earthquake.為了同地震做斗爭，我們現(xiàn)在眾志成城并集中所有的人財物力。 【 pretentious 】例句：1. The way to make it enjoyable is to sound like who you are, not to be pretentious.使人從你的作品中得到享受的方法是做你自己

14、，而不需要華麗的 文體或矯揉造作。2. Did you just see a blond guy with a pretentious accent?你見過一個口音造作的金發(fā)男人么 ?【 dedicated 】例句：1.We can catch sight of her dedicated expression and catch her wonderful answer in class.課堂上總能看到她專注的神情，聽到她精彩的回答2. We have a group of professional, dedicated technical personnel, the quality of technology in the domestic leading level.本廠擁有一批專業(yè)、專注的技術(shù)人才，質(zhì)量技術(shù)在國內(nèi)處于水平。 【 cherish 】英英： be fond of; be attached to例句：1. Please cherish greenwood.請愛護綠林。2. We treasure resources. We cherish talents. 我們珍惜資源，我們愛惜人才。3. As writers, they cherish economical, and witty phrases .他們在寫作上喜歡用簡潔機智的詞句?！綼mply