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Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现
I. Vocabulary
1. fascination n. the power of fascinating 迷惑力，魅力☻Have fascination for sb + for/over/on
Cats have unfalling fascination for most people. 猫对人总是有种永不衰败的魅力。 --Chinese Art has great fascination for me. 中国艺术对我有一种极强的魅力。 ☻fascinate: attract or interest very strongly;(多用被动) 使人着迷 --Cats never fail to fascinate human being. 猫总是能够引起人的极大兴趣。 --English never fail to fascinate students.
☻be Fascinated by/with sth : --He is fascinated with chess. 他迷上了象棋。 --The students were fascinated by his idea. 学生对他的想法非常感兴趣。 ☻Charm : 迷住，使……陶醉, 语气比fascinate弱
The beautiful picture charms me / I am charmed by the beautiful picture.
☻Captivate: [迷惑]；使…着迷=fascinate；His idea captivated me. 他的想法迷惑了我(不用fascinate)。 ☻Enchant: 使…迷或 使…心醉，使…喜悦(强调使用魔法迷迷惑)be enchanted by/be enchanted with She was enchanted by the flower you sent her.看到你送她的鲜花她心醉了。 ☻Fascinate/charm/captivate/enchant 后直接加ing,变成形容词
She is a charming girl. -Cats are fascinating animals. --The flowers are enchanting. ☻winning (物品)吸引人的 The beautiful dresses is winning.
2. forbidding adj 望而生威的 having an unfriendly or danger looker frightening.
--He has got a forbidding appearance. 他有一张很严峻的面孔。
The secretary always wears a forbidding look. 这秘书总是一副拒人千里之外的样子。 --We’d better not visit the forbidding coast.我们还是不要去那险峻的海滩了 ☻Forbid:forbid sb to do sth
The father forbid his children to touch the clavichord.
Forbid doing sth—Smoking is forbidden here.
the Forbidden City –Forbidden fruit –Forbidden zone ☻Forbid: 政府或私人下令以禁止 Swimming is forbidden here.
☻Prohibit:（formal）法律条文或官方明令禁止 The law prohibits young people under 18 from going to bar.
☻Interdict: （formal）法律或教会所不允许
3. muster v.鼓起muster up/collect up/summon up=gather/pluck up/keep up鼓起勇气
--He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.他鼓起了勇气来到那女孩面前
The team is trying to muster up all the support they can get to win the game.
4. pretentious adj. 自命不凡的(贬义词)
We don’t like to visit the pretentious shop.我们不愿意去哪自命不凡的商店。
Pretend pretension 要求，虚荣，虚荣心
5. assorted adj. various types mixed together 格式各样的 强调种类数目不同而且混杂在一起 assorted chocolates什锦巧克力
He bought a bag of assorted fruits. 他买了一袋各种不同种类混杂在一起的水果。 ☻ different: 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同：
--The word glare is different from that word slare.
--We have got various books.我们有各种各样的书籍。 --in every part/all parts/various parts of the world 世界各地.
☻ Various: all kinds of 强调种类不同 ☻Diverse 强调性质不同 --We have got diverse opinion. 我们的见解截然相反。 6. junk n.unuseful things (不可数)废品 rubbish/garbage/trash/junk垃圾
Humburges are junk because they lack nutrition. 汉堡是垃圾食品，因为它缺乏营养. 7. dealer n.商人 =businessman /trader/merchant商家，大商人/tradesman dealer侧重于零售商，相当于tradesman Peddler 小贩
8. Cherish v.期望 entertain or keep hope, love etc. in mind deeply 怀有，持有，期望 --She cherishes the hope that her son will return.
–-Don’t cherish such illusion. 不要抱有这样的幻想 Don’t cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.不要抱有的幻想父亲总是为你还债的
9. Ample Adj enough or more than is necessary 充足而有余的Amply ☻Enough 数量，程度足够 The bread is just enough for one meal.
--He is old enough to go to the party.
☻ Sufficient(与enough最接近) 只放在名词前 enough 可前可后
☻ --We have sufficient food to last one week.
--We have enough food/food enough to last one week.
☻Sufficiently 只放在被修饰的词前 enough 放在被修饰的词之后
old enough/sufficiently old
☻Adequate 数量和质量上的满足 The performance is adequate.节目还可以(突出质量)
-Don’t be worried. They have gotten ample time.
Whatever you do, you must put your hear into it. And then, someday you will be rewarded amply.
无论你做什么，都要用心去做，将来有一天，你会得到大量的回报。 Carve v.镌刻 Dagger n.短剑 Miniature adj.小巧的 Composition n.构图
TEXT
What was the happy discovery? The author’s friend Frank discovered a miniature Painting by Italian painter Correggio worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
But before the text tells us about the happy discovery made by Frank, it first introduces the antique shops. According to the author，there are two different kinds of antique shops, one being very expensive and they usually look very forbidding.看来非常高级却令人望而却步。The other kind is the less pretentious ones where rarities might be found. Then the author tells us what is needed for an antique hunter --- Patience and knowledge (寻找古玩应具备的素质—耐心和知识) are necessary. And Frank happened to possess both qualities and he made his happy discovery in the latter kind of antique shop.
1. exert: means have, but exert is stronger and more active than have
Advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. 施加影响
1. peculiar：means strange奇怪的, but here it is closer to unique 独有的，特有的
He deals with things in his own peculiar way. 他以它独有的方式处理事情。
3．Fascination: attraction, charm, but it emphasizes that it has stronger charm . 表达的更为强烈
Tibet holds a great fascination for tourists. 西藏对游客具有非凡的魅力。
Paraphrase： Antique shops appeal to a great many people.
Shoe shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many ladies.鞋店对于很多女士来说具有特殊的魅力
4. keep sb / sth free from: without …使…免受/ 摆脱
You can’t keep yourselves free from anxieties like tramps.
We put our books in a bookcase to keep them free from dust.
We need a room free from noise. 我们需要一间没有噪音的房间。
5. forbidding: frightening or unfriendly 用动词ing形式来拟人化的形容地点，除了forbidding外还有inviting一词which means friending。
The secretary always wears a forbidding look. 这秘书总是一副拒人千里之外的样子。
Their apartment was cheerful and inviting place. 他们的公寓气氛非常明快和友好。
6. muster up courage：summon up courage。Muster up后面常跟的宾语还有support, strength
The team is trying to muster up all the support they can to get to win the game.这支队伍在试图聚集所有的支持力量来赢得比赛。
7. pretentious: showy 装腔作势的，装模做样的，
It is pretentious of him to insist on being called “sir”. 他非要坚持要人叫他先生，装腔作势
8. there is always hope that…总有这种可能性…
Hope: possibility
There was no /some hope that we would get there on time. 没有/有一些可能准时到达那里。
9. litter: means the same as “scatter”摊在地上, cover untidily
Bottles and cans littered the stadium.=the stadium was littered with bottles and cans.
体育场扔的满是瓶瓶罐罐
Pieces of paper litter the floor.=The floor is littered with …
10. truly dedicated：means “truly devoted” truly 起强调作用
He is a truly great director. 他是个的确伟大的导演。
Really: 真正地 he is a really /truly great director. 此时两词意义相同。但下面句子则不同
But he is really a great director. Indicates he is really a great director though he doesn’t seem to be. 虽然他表面上看不像，但他确实是… here “really” can’t be replaced by “truly”
11. above all：used to say “the most important of all” 用来承上启下，加强语气。
He is hard-working, easy-going, and above all intelligent.工作认真，而且随和，但最重要的是他人很聪明
12. recognize: to know sb / some voice or a sound or some symptom, or the value
I didn’t recognize his voice on the phone. 在电话里没听出他声音。
The doctor did not recognize his symptoms. 医生没有诊断出他的症状。
13. bent on: determined to …, followed by n. / doing潜心，决心
He seemed bent on revenge at all costs. 看来他是不惜一切代价决心要复仇。
She is bent on getting married as soon as possible. 一心想快的结婚。
He is bent on winning the game. 决心赢得…
He is bent on becoming a bridge player. 下决心要成为一名壳牌选手。
Be bent on doing==be determined on doing==be devoted to =be engaged in
What is needed for an antique hunter? ---patience and knowledge
14. cherish: to treat sth dearly 珍惜 usually followed by “memories / dreams”
He always cherished the memories of the years he spent at college.
他一直非常珍惜在大学是度过的那几年度记忆。
15. be amply rewarded: 值得的
All her efforts were rewarded when she saw the baby. ==once she saw the baby she would feel that all her efforts were worthwhile. 他的努力是值得的。
Facts amply proved that their decision was wrong.已经有足够的事实表明他们的决定是错误的。
16. pick up：to collect sth by chance
That is the place to go if you want to pick up bargains.
17. mere: only但用法不同 a mere ￡50==only ￡50
He has often described to me how he pick up a masterpiece for only ￡50.
He lost the game by a mere 2 scores(by only 2 scores).
18. be bothered to do sth: be unwilling to make the effort to do sth不愿费力做…
I cannot be bothered to cook this evening. 我今晚不想费劲做饭了
19. apart from: except for
Apart from a couple of spelling mistakes, the essay is quite well.
20. gently: lightly, carefully 小心翼翼的，轻轻地it can means two things
She smiled at me gently. Kindly善意的，温柔的
He patted the baby gently.（轻轻地the same as the text goes）
21. remind of: make sb remember the past or some arrangement
That song reminds me of my younger days.
His letter reminds me how happy we once had been.
Can you remind me about the appointment please? 提醒
Remind me to send her an email please?
If you have a chance to go to England, make sure that you will visit some antique shops. There are a lot of them. You may not find what Frank had found, and you may not be sure whether the antiques are genuine or fake antiques, but many things in an antique are of interest. Many of the handcrafts sold in an antique shop can not be found in a department store or a shopping mall. They might be good ideas for presents. Enjoy that experience.
Rare objects: very unusual things displayed: shown, put on show
Piles: stacks, untidy collections assorted junk: mixed rubbish of all kinds
Truly: really, seriously bent on: determined to
Amply:sufficiently, well
III. Summary-writing points
1. Frank visited antique shop-about to leave-saw large packing case
2. Asked dealer to open it-contents disappointing
3. Lifted some crockery- noticed miniature painting at bottom
4. Decided to buy it-dealer told him-₤50
5. Frank excited-real discovery-Correggio
6. Tiny painting-unknown masterpiece of thousands of pounds
Summary
While visiting an unique shop one Saturday, Frand was about to leave when he saw a large packing case. He asked the dealer to open it but the contents were disappointing until he lifted some crockery and noticed a miniature painting at the bottom. He had already decided to buy it when the dealer told him it was ₤50. frank was excited because this was a real discovery. The painting was an unknown masterpiece worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
(80 words)
III. IV. Letter writing
Later this year I am going to spend a month in North Africa with some friends. Since I know it will be hot, and since I know you went to Egypt two years ago, I am writing to ask your advice about what we should take.
I realize that it will be very hot, but I don’t know what we should wear. Should we wear shorts, sandals and short-sleeved shirts? Or should we perhaps wear lightweight jeans, long-sleeved shirts and perhaps walking boots for visiting famous sights?
There are some girls in the group. Can you give me some advice for them, too?
(105 words)