新概念英语第三册课堂笔记 第二十八课
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as(=while) 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 form 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（表否定） buy anything until I had disembarded.
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真的. 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表明 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. shrugging my shoulders耸肩, 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 especially 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
wares 货物，商品
anchor 停航下锚
deck 甲板
silverware 银器
tempt 吸引
bargain 讨价还价
disembark 下船上岸
assail 纠缠
marble 玻璃球，大理石
inscribe 雕，刻（文字）
favour 好处，优惠
gesticulate （说话时）打手势
outrageous 出人预料的
thrust 硬塞给
Notes on the text
l wares运输过程中的货
├goods（商店中的）货品
├articles物品
├merchandise商品
├commodity（抽象）商品概念
└cargo货
l onboard在船上
├deck甲板
└on the deck
┌silverware银器
└goldware金器
l temptation吸引
├seduce唆使
├lure诱饵
├appeal to吸引
└bewitch迷惑
I seduce sb. into doing sth.唆使…做…
tempt（人）诱惑（人）
bargain over仔细考虑
＝think over
l assail（静）缠
└pester sb. to do sth.缠
I was assailed with a lot of work.
Could you do me favor?可以帮我吗？
outrageous（范围）出人预料的
bite咬→bait诱饵 /ei/
speed to快速驶向
l while ┬正在进行时
├as ┘
└when“当…的时候”
┌rug小地毯
└carpet大地毯
It is difficult to win the game.
It is difficult not to be tempted by her beauty.
要想不被诱惑很难
make a decision to do sth.= decide to do
decide not to do决定（否定）
l no sooner…than…一…就…
└前接had done
I had no sooner got off than I was assailed.
I had no sooner got up than I turned on TV.
┌hardly…when…一…就…
└用法同no sooner…than…
l have no intention of doing不想做…
I have no intention of going aboard, but I can’t conceal the fact that…不能掩饰的事实
l go to great lengths to do sth.滔滔不绝
get rid of摆脱
You should get rid of the bore.讨厌鬼
┌walk towards朝我走
├get close to接近
└approach靠近
l closely (adv.)（思想态度）认真的，密切的
├carefully小心地
├cautious紧慎
├earnestly认真的
└attentive关心的
┌It is as if…（跟人无关）好象
└He acted as if…（人）好象
keep doing不断做…
throw up挥舞
l No matter how hard I tried.无论我多努力
├How ever hard I tried.
├Mush as I tried.
└Try as I did.
l 都用现在完成时
├to this day直到今天
├Until now
├up to now
└so far至今为止
in his day
every single day表强调
l 补充习语
1. Canned laughter假笑，电视上配音的笑声
2. Catch fire发火
3. kick a habit改一个习惯（毛病）
4. fill sb’s shoes替职
5. cut sb’s throat断了…喉咙，毁了某人
6. over one’s head理解不了
7. play mind game玩心眼
Don’t play mind game.
8. snake in the grass*中的蛇，狡滑
I had a good night.睡的香