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Lesson 34 A 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 litter 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 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 reluc-
tantly 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 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 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.
参考译文
古玩店对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力。高档一点的古玩店为了防尘，把文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，画面构图与纸条使他想起一幅他所熟悉的意大利画，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。
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●antique n. 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. 破料货，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
重点词汇
1. fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力
介词搭配
Cats have unfailing fascination for most people
Chinese Art has great fascination for me
have fascination for sb.
形变
fascinate: attract or interest very strongly
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.
联想记忆
charm
The beautiful picture charms me.
I am charmed by the beautiful picture.
captivate
His idea captivated me.
enchant 使...迷惑
She was enchanted by the flower you sent her.
fascinate, charm, captivate, enchant 后直接加ing, 变成形容词
fascinating, charming, captivating, enchanting 表示‘有吸引力的'
She is a charming girl.
Cats are fascinating animals.
The flowers are enchanting.
winning 吸引人的（主要指物品）
Eg: The beautiful dresses is winning.
2. forbidding adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的
英释
having a unfriendly or danger look
He has got a forbidding appearance.
We'd better not visit the forbidding coast.
搭配
forbid sb to do sth 禁止做某事
Eg: The father forbid his children to touch the clavichord.
forbid doing sth 禁止做......事
Smoking is forbidden here.
联想记忆
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
3. muster v. 鼓起
联想记忆
collect, summon
muster up / collect up / summon up ==gather / pluck up / keep up
He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.
4。pretentious adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的
句子
We won't like to visit the pretentious shop.
联想记忆
pretension n. 要求，虚荣，虚荣心
5。 assorted adj. 各式各样的
联想记忆
assorted/ different / various / diverse
different 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同
Eg: The word glare is different from that word slare.
various = all kinds of 强调种类数目不同
Eg: We have got various books.
in every part / all parts / various parts of the world
diverse 强调性质不同
We have got diverse opinion.
assorted : various types mixed together. 各种各样的
assorted chocolates
He bought a bag of assorted fruits.
6。junk n. 破料货，废品
表示"垃圾"的词汇： rubbish / garbage / trash / junk
7。 dealer v. 商人
businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman
dealer "商人"侧重于零售，相当于tradesman.
peddler 小贩
8 cherish v. 期望，渴望
英释
entertain or keep hope, love etc. in mind deeply
句子
Eg: She cherishes the hope that her son will return.
Don't cherish such illusion
don't cherish such illusion that...... 别抱有......的幻想
Eg: Don't cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.
9 amply adv. 足够地
联想记忆
ample/enough / sufficient / adequate
enough : 数量，程度足够 (可放在名词前或后)
ample : 充足而有余的
sufficent 比enough 正式，且只能放在名词前面
The bread is just enough for one meal.
He is old enough to go to the party.
We have sufficient food to last one week.
We have enough food / food enough to last one week.
sufficiently 只放在被修饰词前
old enough / sufficiently old
adequate 数量和质量上的满足
The performance is adequate.
Don't be worried. They have gotten ample time.
ample / adequate / sufficient / enough
Whatever you do, you must put your heart into it. And then, someday you will be rewarded amply.
练习：
选词填空，必要时，做些改变
impress exert a fascination attractive
influence exert (an) influence
a. Your offer is very _______. I'm quite _______ with it.
b. Stamp collecting ______ on many people , young and old.
c. His novel ______ several generations of writers.
d. In his modern age, no one can avoid being ______ by advertisements.
e. Effective advertising ______ a subtle yet powerful ______ on everyone , particularly women and children.
key:
a. attractive impressed
b. exerts a fascination
c. influenced
d. influenced
e. exert influence
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