新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)（美音版）Five pound too dear

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[ti:未知] [by:https://www.lrc.com.cn] [00:05.15]Lesson 28 [00:07.18]Five pounds too dear [00:15.54]Why was even five pounds 'too dear'? [00:20.43]Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. [00:27.56]Before she had anchored,the men from the boats had climbed on board [00:31.95]and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, [00:36.05]silks from India,copper coffee pots,and beautiful handmadesilverware. [00:42.57]It was difficult not to be tempted. [00:45.87]Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, [00:50.20]but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked. [00:56.22]I had no sooner got off the ship [00:58.31]than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring [01:04.28]I had no intention of buying one, [01:06.90]but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. [01:12.82]Some of them were as big as marbles. [01:16.30]The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. [01:21.14]As we were walking past a shop,he held a diamond firmly against the window [01:25.88]and made a deep impression in the glass. [01:29.06]It took me over half an hour to get rid of him. [01:33.24]The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. [01:38.46]I examined one of the pens closely.It certainly looked genuine. [01:43.99]At the base of the gold cap, [01:46.14]the words 'made in the U.S.A.'had been neatly inscribed. [01:51.24]The man said that the pen was worth `50,but as a special favour, [01:56.19]he would let me have it for `30. [01:59.72]I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay `5. [02:07.56]Gesticulating wildly,the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, [02:13.19]but he eventually reduced the price to 10 pounds. [02:17.28]Shrugging my shoulders I began to walk away when, [02:20.77]a moment later,he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. [02:26.28]Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, [02:29.18]he readily accepted the `5 I gave him. [02:33.09]I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain--until I got back to the ship. [02:39.84]No matter how hard I tried, [02:42.01]it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink [02:45.59]and to this day it has never written a single word!

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Lesson 28
Five pound too dear
五磅也太貴
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。
Why was even five pounds 'too dear'?
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were son covered with colourful rugs from 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 decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
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. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been nearly 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 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, 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 have 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 world!
New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
wares
n. 貨物，商品
anchor
v. 停航下錨
deck
n. 甲板
silverware
n. 銀器
tempt
v. 吸引；引誘
bargain
v. 討價(jià)還價(jià)
disembark
v. 下船上岸
assail
v. 糾纏
marble
n. 小玻璃球
inscribe
v. 刻寫(xiě)，雕
favour
n. 好處，優(yōu)惠
gesticulate
v. （講話時(shí)）打手勢(shì)
outrageous
adj. 出人預(yù)料的；令人不悅的
thrust
v. 硬塞給

當(dāng)一艘大型班船進(jìn)港的時(shí)候，許多小船載著各種雜貨快速向客輪駛來(lái)。大船還未下錨。小船上的人就紛紛爬上客輪。一會(huì)兒工夫，甲板上就擺滿了色彩斑斕的波斯地毯。印度絲綢。銅咖啡壺以及手工制作的漂亮的銀器。要想不為這些東西所動(dòng)心是很困難的。船上許多游客開(kāi)始同商販討價(jià)還價(jià)起來(lái)，但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不買(mǎi)。
我剛下船，就被一個(gè)人截住，他向我兜售一枚鉆石戒指。我根本不想買(mǎi)，但我不能掩飾這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)：其鉆石之大給我留下了深刻的印象。有的鉆石像玻璃球那么大。那人竭力想證明那鉆石是真貨。我們路過(guò)一家商店時(shí)，他將一顆鉆石使勁地往櫥窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。我花了半個(gè)多小時(shí)才擺脫了他的糾纏。
向我兜售的第二個(gè)人是賣(mài)名貴鋼筆和手表的。我仔細(xì)察看了一枝鋼筆，那看上去確實(shí)不假，金筆帽下方整齊地刻有“美國(guó)制造”字樣。那人說(shuō)那支筆值50英鎊，作為特別優(yōu)惠，他愿意讓我出30英鎊成交。我搖搖頭，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5鎊錢(qián)。那人激動(dòng)地打著手勢(shì)，仿佛我的出價(jià)使他不能容忍。但他終于把價(jià)錢(qián)降到了10英鎊。我聳聳肩膀掉頭走開(kāi)了。一會(huì)兒，他突然從后追了上來(lái)，把筆塞到我手里。雖然他絕望地舉起雙手，但他毫不遲疑地收下了我付給他的5鎊錢(qián)。在回到船上之前，我一直為我的絕妙的討價(jià)還價(jià)而洋洋得意。然而不管我如何擺弄，那枝漂亮的鋼筆就是吸不進(jìn)墨水來(lái)。直到今天，那枝筆連一個(gè)字也沒(méi)寫(xiě)過(guò)！

l wares運(yùn)輸過(guò)程中的貨
├goods（商店中的）貨品
├articles物品
├m(xù)erchandise商品
├commodity（抽象）商品概念
└cargo貨
l onboard在船上
├deck甲板
└on the deck
┌silverware銀器
└goldware金器
l temptation吸引
├seduce唆使
├lure誘餌
├appeal to吸引
└bewitch迷惑
I seduce sb. into doing sth.唆使…做…
tempt（人）誘惑（人）
bargain over仔細(xì)考慮
＝think over
l assail（靜）纏
└pe

ster sb. to do sth.纏
I was assailed with a lot of work.
Could you do me favor?可以幫我嗎？
outrageous（范圍）出人預(yù)料的
bite咬→bait誘餌 /ei/
speed to快速駛向
l while ┬正在進(jìn)行時(shí)
├as ┘
└when“當(dāng)…的時(shí)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.
要想不被誘惑很難
make a decision to do sth.= decide to do
decide not to do決定（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…不能掩飾的事實(shí)
l go to great lengths to do sth.滔滔不絕
get rid of擺脫
You should get rid of the bore.討厭鬼
┌walk towards朝我走
├get close to接近
└approach靠近
l closely (adv.)（思想態(tài)度）認(rèn)真的，密切的
├carefully小心地
├cautious緊慎
├earnestly認(rèn)真的
└attentive關(guān)心的
┌It is as if…（跟人無(wú)關(guān)）好象
└He acted as if…（人）好象
keep doing不斷做…
throw up揮舞
l No matter how hard I tried.無(wú)論我多努力
├How ever hard I tried.
├Mush as I tried.
└Try as I did.
l 都用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)
├to this day直到今天
├Until now
├up to now
└so far至今為止
in his day
every single day表強(qiáng)調(diào)
l 補(bǔ)充習(xí)語(yǔ)
1. Canned laughter假笑，電視上配音的笑聲
2. Catch fire發(fā)火
3. kick a habit改一個(gè)習(xí)慣（毛?。?br /> 4. fill sb’s shoes替職
5. cut sb’s throat斷了…喉嚨，毀了某人
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