1、A happy discovery,Lesson 34,fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力= the power of fascinating 常与for/over/on连用have fascination for sb. 对有魅力-Cats have unfailing fascination for most people. -Chinese Art has great fascination for me. fascinate: attract or interest very strongly v. 使着迷 (常用被动形式)-Cats never fail to fascina
2、te human being. -English never fail to fascinate students.,be fascinated by / with sth. 对着迷-He is fascinated with chess.-The students were fascinated by his idea.charm 比fascinate 语气要弱-The beautiful picture charms me.-I am charmed by the beautiful picture.captivate v. 迷惑，使着迷 -His idea captivated me.,
3、forbidding adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的 = having an unfriendly or danger look. -He has got a forbidding appearance. -Wed better not visit the forbidding coast.forbid v. 不允许 forbid sb. to do sth. -The father forbad his children to touch the clavichord. forbid doing sth.-Smoking is forbidden here. The Forbidden C
4、ity 紫禁城 forbidden fruit 禁果 forbidden zone 禁区 forbid / prohibit / interdict,muster v. 鼓起muster up / collect up / summon up = gather / pluck up / keep up鼓起，振奋-He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.pretentious adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的 -We dont like to visit the pretentious shop.,assorted adj. 各式各样
5、的 = various types mixed together assorted / different / various / diversedifferent : 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同 -The word glare is different from that word slare.various : 各种各样的 all kinds of 强调种类不同 -We have got various books.In every part / all parts / various parts of the world 在世界各地 assorted : various types mi
6、xed together -Assorted chocolates 什锦巧克力 -He bought a bag of assorted fruit. diverse 强调性质不同 -We have got diverse opinion.,junk n. 破烂货，废品rubbish / garbage / trash / junk dealer v. 商人( 侧重于零售，相当于tradesman )businessman / trader / merchant / tradesmanpeddler 小贩,cherish v. 期望，渴望=entertain or keep hope , lo
7、ve etc. in mind deeply-she cherishes the hope that her son will return.-Dont cherish such illusion.-Dont cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.,amply adv. 足够地ample adj. 充足而有余的ample / enough enough adj. adv. 数量，程度足够 ( 可放在名词前或后 )- The bread is just enough for one meal. - He
8、is old enough to go to the party.sufficient adj. 充足的 (只放在名词前)-We have sufficient food to last one week. -We have enough food / food enough to last one week.sufficiently adj. 充分地，足够地 (只放在被修饰词前) old enough / sufficiently old,masterpiece n. 杰作mere adj. 仅仅的prise v. 撬开carve v. 镌刻dagger n. 短剑，匕首miniature
9、adj. 小巧的，小型的composition n. 构图; 作文,Text,Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.古玩店对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力。exert a peculiar fascination on sb. 对某人有一种特殊的魅力Antique shops appeal to a great many people.古玩店很吸引人。Shoe shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many ladies.鞋店对于很多女士来讲，具有一种
10、很特殊的魅力。,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.首先找主句： The more expensive kind of antique shop is usually a forbidding place. 高档一点的古玩店往往是令人望而却步的地方。where 引导的定语从句修饰antique shop rare ob
11、jects 文物，稀有珍品 可以用rarity 来代替。keep sb. or sth. free from （29课）You cant keep yourselves free from anxieties like tramps.你是不能够像约翰一样不受烦恼的侵扰的。We put our books in bookcase to keep them free from dust.我们把书放进书柜目的不落上灰尘。,But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. 而对不太装腔作势的古玩店
12、,无论是谁都不用壮着胆子才敢往里进.The forbidding antique shop is pretentious.二三两句包含强烈明显的对比。,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.人们还常常有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱无章、迷宫般的店堂里，从杂乱地摆放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各样的破烂货里找到一件稀世珍品。T
13、here is always hope that We cherish the hope that You must cherish the hope that one day you will be amply rewarded.Pieces of paper litter the floor. / The floor is littered with pieces of paper.地面上到处都是纸。,No one discovers a rarity by chance.by chance / by accident 偶然地，偶尔地A truly dedicated bargain hu
14、nter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.dedicated / concentrated A truly dedicated person. -He is a truly dedicated scholar. -He is a truly dedicated English learner. above all : most important of all 最重要的是 the ability to do something,T
15、o do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.to do this : in order to discover a rarity Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.bent on / bent upon 决心于( 形容词短语做定语修饰 )-He is bent on winning the game. -He is bent on b
16、ecoming a bridge player. be bent on doing sth. / be determined on doing sth. / be devoted to / be engaged in,My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person.,He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere 50.for 花费 a mere : only,One Saturday morning, Frank visited an ant
17、ique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before. He found a great deal to interest him.= He found a lot of interesting things.(要会背这两个句型),The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.be about to do sth. 即将做某事be about
18、to when ( at the moment ) 正要或刚要做什么，突然-I was about to leave when the telephone rang.-He was about to lock the door when his friend visited him.,The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.bother = trouble 打扰-Dont bother / trouble to come here tomorrow.-I
19、 would not like to be bothered / troubled by you every day.disturb 语气更为强烈，又指心烦意乱的心理状态，有时也指严重的精神错乱。-The news has disturbed me very much.-It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside .,Frank begged him to do so and the leader reluctantly prised it open. Apart
20、 from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.apart from 除之外，还有 =in addition to =except -Apart from a slight headache , I feel all right now. the box was full of crockery, and much of it broken. 独立主格结构 Dish is done , he begged his wife not to sweep the f
21、loor. -She ran into the room , her face covered with tears. -He lay in bed, his face exposed.,Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.lift out of 把从拿出 at the bottom of 在底部 at the top of 在顶部,As its composition and lin
22、e 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 worth $50.,Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery.conceal ones excitement 掩饰激动心情 make a real discovery 做出发现The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.hundreds of thousands of 几十万,Thank you for your attention,
