Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现

Lesson 34 A happy discovery

幸运的发现

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What was the 'happy discovery'?

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 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 little the floors.

No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have

patience, and above all, 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 often 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 packing case lying on the floor. The morning passed rapidly

and Frank 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, much

of

it

broken.

Frank

gently

lifted

the

crockery

out

of

the

box

an

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

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 hundreds of thousands of

pounds.

New words and expressions

生词和短语

antique

n.

古董，古玩

fascination

n.

魅力，迷惑力

forbidding

adj.

望而生畏的，望而却步的

muster

v.

鼓起

pretentious

adj.

自命不凡的，矫饰的

labyrinth

n.

迷宫

musty

adj.

陈腐的，发霉的

rarity

n.

稀世珍品

assorted

adj.

各式各样的

junk

n.

破烂货，废品

litter

v.

杂乱地布满

dedicated

adj.

专心致志的

bargain hunter

到处找便宜货买的人

dealer

v.

商人

cherish

v.

期望，渴望

amply

adv.

足够地

masterpiece

n.

杰作

mere

adj.

仅仅的

prise

v.

撬开

carve

v.

镌刻

dagger

n.

短剑，匕首

miniature

adj.

小巧的，小型的

composition

n.

构图

参考译文

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物漂亮 地陈列在玻璃柜子里，

那里往往令人望而却步。

而对不太装腔作 势的古玩

店，无论是谁都不用壮着胆子才敢往里进。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。

无论是谁都不会一下子就发 现一件珍品。

一个到处找便宜的人必须具有耐心，

而且最重要的 是看到珍品时要有鉴别珍品的能力。

要做到这一点，

他至少要像 古

董商一样懂行。他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱有这样的希望，

即终有一天，他的努力会取得丰硕的成果。

我的老朋友弗兰克

.

哈利戴正是这样一 个人。

他多次向我详细讲他如何只花

50

英镑便买到一位名家的杰作。

一个星期六的上午，

弗兰克去了 我家附近的一家古

玩店。由于他从未去过那儿，结果他发现许多有趣的东西。上午很快过 去了，弗

兰克正准备离去，

突然看见地板上放着一只体积很大的 货箱。

古董商告诉他那只

货箱刚到不久，

但他嫌麻烦不想把它打开。

经弗兰克恳求，

古董商才勉强把货 箱

撬开了。箱内东西令人失望。除了一柄式样别致、雕有花纹的匕首外，货箱内装

满陶器，

而且大部分都已破碎裂。

弗兰克轻轻 地把陶器拿出箱子，

突然发现在箱

底有一幅微型画，

于是他决

定将画买了下来。

古董商漫不经心看了一眼那幅画，

告诉弗兰克那画值

50

英镑。

弗兰克几 乎无法掩饰自己兴奋的心情，

因为他明白自己发现了一件珍品。

那幅不

大的画原来是柯勒乔的一幅未被发现的杰作，价值几十万英镑。

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New words and expression

生词和短语

学习词汇时仅知道汉语语 义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用

学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里

antique

n.

古董，古玩

fascination

n.

魅力，迷惑力

= the power of fascinating

常与

for /over/on

连用

have fascination for sb

固定句势结构

--Cats have unfailing fascination for most people.

--Chinese Art has great fascination for me.

fascinate: attract or interest very strongly

使着迷，常用被动形式

--Cats never fail to fascinate human being.

--English never fail to fascinate students.

fascinated by / with sth

--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

迷惑，使着迷

--His idea captivated me.

Enchant

使迷惑，用魔法迷惑，使心醉，使喜悦

be enchanted by / be enchanted with

--She was enchanted by the flower you sent

her.

Fascinate / charm / captivate / enchant

后接加

ing

变成形容词

Fascinating / charming / captivating / enchanting

--She

is

a

charming

girl.

--Cats

are

fascinating

animals.

--The

flowers

are

enchanting.

Winning

吸引人的，主要指物品

--The beautiful dresses is winning.

Forbidding

adj.

望而生畏的，望而却步的

=having a unfriendly or danger look.

--He has got a forbidding appearance.

--

We’d better not visit the forbidding coast.

Forbid

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 City

紫禁城

Forbidden fruit

禁果

Forbidden zone

禁区

Forbid / prohibit / interdict

Forbid :

政府或私人下令以禁止

--Swimming is forbidden here.

Prohibit:

法律条文或官方明令禁止

--The law prohibits young people under 18 from going to bar.

Interdict:

法律或教会所不允许

Muster

v.

鼓起

Collect / summon

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

won’t

like

to

visit

the

pr

etentious

shop.

Assorted

adj.

各式各样的

=various types mixed together

assorted / different / various

different

:

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 mixed 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