新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 34

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.

參考譯文

古玩店對許多人來說有一種特殊的魅力。高檔一點的古玩店爲了防塵，把文物漂亮地陳列在玻璃櫃子裏，那裏往往令人望而卻步。而對不太裝腔作勢的古玩店，無論是誰都不用壯着膽子纔敢往裏進。人們還常常有希望在發黴、陰暗、雜亂無章、迷宮般的店堂裏，從雜亂地擺放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各樣的破爛貨裏找到一件稀世珍品。

無論是誰都不會一下子就發現一件珍品。一個到處找便宜的人必須具有耐心，而且最重要的是看到珍品時要有鑑別珍品的能力。要做到這一點，他至少要像古董商一樣懂行。他必須像一個專心致志進行探索的科學家那樣抱有這樣的希望，即終有一天，他的努力會取得豐碩的成果。

我的老朋友弗蘭克.哈利戴正是這樣一個人。他多次向我詳細講他如何只花50英鎊便買到一位名家的傑作。一個星期六的上午，弗蘭克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。由於他從未去過那兒，結果他發現許多有趣的東西。上午很快過去了，弗蘭克正準備離去，突然看見地板上放着一隻體積很大的貨箱。古董商告訴他那隻貨箱剛到不久，但他嫌麻煩不想把它打開。經弗蘭克懇求，古董商才勉強把貨箱撬開了。箱內東西令人失望。除了一柄式樣別緻、雕有花紋的匕首外，貨箱內裝滿陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。弗蘭克輕輕地把陶器拿出箱子，突然發現在箱底有一幅微型畫，畫面構圖與紙條使他想起一幅他所熟悉的意大利畫，於是他決定將畫買了下來。古董商漫不經心看了一眼那幅畫，告訴弗蘭克那畫值50英鎊。弗蘭克幾乎無法掩飾自己興奮的心情，因爲他明白自己發現了一件珍品。那幅不大的畫原來是柯勒喬的一幅未被發現的傑作，價值幾十萬英鎊。

【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語

●antique                         n. 古玩

●fascination                         n. 魅力，迷惑力

●forbidding                         adj. 望而生畏的，望而卻步的

●muster                         v. 鼓起

●pretentious                         adj. 自命不凡的，矯飾的

●labyrinth                         n. 迷宮

●musty                         adj. 陳腐的，發黴的

●rarity                         n. 稀世珍品

●assorted                         adj. 各式各樣的

●junk                         n. 破料貨，廢品

●litter                         v. 雜亂地佈滿

●dedicated                         adj. 專心致志的

●bargain hunter                         到處找便宜貨買的人

●dealer                         v. 商人

●cherish                         v. 期望，渴望

●amply                         adv. 足夠地

●masterpiece                         n. 傑作

●mere                         adj. 僅僅的

●prise                         v. 撬開

●carve                         v. 鐫刻

●dagger                         n. 短劍，匕首

●miniature                         adj. 小巧的，小型的

●Composition                         n. 構圖

重點詞彙

1.  fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力

介詞搭配

Cats have unfailing fascination for most people

Chinese Art has great fascination for me

have fascination for sb.

形變

fascinate: attract or interest very strongly

Cats never fail to fascinate human being.

English never fail to fascinate students.

be fascinated by / with sth.

He is fascinated with chess.

The students were fascinated by his idea.

聯想記憶

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 後直接加ing, 變成形容詞

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，望而卻步的

英釋

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.

聯想記憶

forbid, prohibit, interdict

forbid: 政府或私人下令以禁止

Swimming is forbidden here.

prohibit 法律條文或官方明令禁止

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

interdict 法律或教會所不允許

3.  muster v. 鼓起

聯想記憶

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，矯飾的

句子

We won't like to visit the pretentious shop.

聯想記憶

pretension n. 要求，虛榮，虛榮心

5。 assorted adj. 各式各樣的

聯想記憶

assorted/ different / various / diverse

different 強調此事物與彼事物完全不同

Eg: The word glare is different from that word slare.

various = all kinds of 強調種類數目不同

Eg: We have got various books.

in every part / all parts / various parts of the world

diverse 強調性質不同

We have got diverse opinion.

assorted :  various types mixed together. 各種各樣的

assorted chocolates

He bought a bag of assorted fruits.

6。junk n. 破料貨，廢品

表示"垃圾"的詞彙： rubbish / garbage / trash / junk

7。 dealer v. 商人

businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman

dealer  "商人"側重於零售，相當於tradesman.

peddler 小販

8   cherish v. 期望，渴望

英釋

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......  別抱有......的幻想

Eg: Don't cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.

9   amply adv. 足夠地

聯想記憶

ample/enough / sufficient / adequate

enough :  數量，程度足夠 (可放在名詞前或後)

ample :    充足而有餘的

sufficent 比enough 正式，且只能放在名詞前面

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 只放在被修飾詞前

old enough / sufficiently old

adequate 數量和質量上的滿足

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.

練習：

選詞填空，必要時，做些改變

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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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 to 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 interestinglooking 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 hundreds of thousands of pounds.

 Language points

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que shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
exert a peculiar fascination on sb:對某人有一種特殊的魅力
Ex
 Antique shops appeal to a great many people.
 Shoe shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many ladies.

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.
句型分析
句子的主幹爲：The more expensive kind of antique shop is usually a forbidding place.
Where引導的定語從句修飾antique shop

Rare objects：文物，稀有物品，可以用Rarity代替
Keep sb /sth free from ：使不受......（影響，危害等）
Ex
 You can't keep yourselves free from anxieties like tramps.
 We put our books in bookcase to keep them free from dust.

no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
muster up courage to ：鼓起勇氣...

e 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.
此句爲新概念3之經典句型99句之一,建議背誦運用
There is always hope that ......：...總有希望...
We cherish the hope that ......：本句中的cherish意思是"抱有、懷有(希望、想法、感情)"，相當於英語"keep (hope, feelings, love, etc.) in mind deeply and with strongly favorable feelings"，這是cherish的常用意義
Ex
 You must cherish the hope that one day you will be amply rewarded.

one discovers a rarity by chance.
By chance / by accident:偶然地，偶爾地

6.A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
dedicated : concentrated
above all : most important of all 最重要的是；承上啓下，用來加強語氣
The ability to do something ：...的能力

do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
to do this : in order to discover a rarity

a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one dayhe will be amply rewarded.
bent on / upon : 決心於,adj.短語作定語修飾scientist
Ex
 He is bent on winning the game.
 He is bent on becoming a bridge player.
近義表達
be bent on doing sth / be determined on doing sth / be devoted to / be engaged in

has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
for :花費
A mere : only

found a great deal to interest him.
He found a lot of interesting things.
這2個句型要求背誦

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:將要，正打算
be about to ( /at the moment ).......:表示正要或剛要幹什麼，突然
Ex
 I was about to leave when the telephone rang.
 He was about to lock door when his friend visited him.

morning passed rapidly and Frank just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.
bother : trouble打擾
Don't bother / trouble to come here tomorrow.
 I would not like to be bothered / troubled by you every day.

比較
disturb語氣更爲強烈，又指心煩意亂的心理狀態，有時也指嚴重的精神錯亂
 The news has disturbed me very much.
 It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside .
trouble在含義上介於disturb / bother之間

t from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
Apart from ......除...之外，還有 =In addition to =Except
Ex
 Apart from a slight headache , I feel all right now.

box was full of crockery, and much of it broken.
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Ex
 Dish is done , he begged his wife not to sweep the floor.
 She ran into the room , her face covered with tears.
 He lay in bed , his face exposed.

k gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
At the bottom of: 在底部
At the top of        :在頂部

16.Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real

discovery.
conceal one's excitement 掩飾激動心情
make a real discovery      做出發現

tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
hundreds of thousands of 幾十萬

 Homework

I Comprehension

1 When Frank Halliday visited an antique shop in the writer's neighbourhood ______ .
a．it was by no means the first time he had picked up a masterpiece for￡50
b．he displayed the kind of perseverance needed to find a rarity
c．he spent a short time searching in the morning before deciding to leave
d．he found most of what he looked at rather boring

2 How did Frank come to discover the miniature by Correggio?

a．He was shown it by the dealer who did not realize its worth.
b．He persuaded the dealer to open the box in which it happened to be.
c．By concealing his excitement on being told the price wanted for it.
d．By lifting a box of crockery which had been concealing the painting.

3 Frank decided to buy the miniature because ______ .
a．it was an Italian painting he knew well
b．it only cost￡50
c．he knew he had made a real discovery
d．it was similar to a painting he knew well

II Translation

1.儘管遇到挫折，我們對最後的成功還抱着希望。

2.我們需要一間沒有噪音的房間

3.這支隊伍在試圖聚集所有的支持力量來贏得比賽

4.他非得讓人叫他先生，這個非常裝腔作勢

5.我完全是出於偶然才認識他的

key:

一
1 b 2 b 3 c

二
ite setbacks, we cherish the hope of ultimate success.

need a room free from noise.

team is trying to muster up all the support they can get to win the game.

was pretentious of him to insist on being called 'sir'

5.I got to know him completely by chance.