新概念第三册自学导读 Lesson28

Notes on the text课文注释

1 I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed，我刚刚一下船就被……人纠缠住了。 no sooner… than…作“刚……就……”讲

2 go to great lengths to do sth．，竭力做某事。

3 get rid of，摆脱。

4 as a special favour，作为一种特殊的优惠。

5 throw up his arms in despair，绝望地举起双手。

参考译文

当一艘大型班船进港的时候，许多小船载着各种杂货快速向客轮驶来。大船还未下锚，小船上的`人就纷纷爬上客轮。一会儿工夫，甲板上就摆满了色彩斑斓的波斯地毯、印度丝绸、铜咖啡壶以及手工制作的漂亮的银器。要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。船上的许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。

我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。我根本不想买，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。我们路过一家商店时，他将一颗钻石使劲地往橱窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。

向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，那看上去确实不假，金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。我耸耸肩膀掉头走开了。一会儿，他突然从后追了上来，把笔塞到我手里。虽然他绝望地举起双手，但他毫不迟疑地收下了我付给他的5镑钱。在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。然而不管我如何摆弄，那枝漂亮的钢笔就是吸不进墨水来。直到今天，那枝笔连一个字也没写过！

Multiple choice questions
多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1 At what point did the tradesmen start trying to sell their merchandise?

a．Once it had been brought to them by the small boats.

b．While they were laying it out on the decks.

c．As soon as the liner had anchored in the harbour.

d．Once the tourists had arrived on board.

2 What happened once the writer got on shore?

a．A man who had followed him off the ship tried to sell him a diamond.

b．He was made to look at some diamonds against his will.

c．A man started pestering him to buy a diamond.

d．On his way to a shop, he met a man who was selling diamonds.

3 What made the writer finally buy the pen?

a．He had been unable to make the man understand he did not want it.

b．The man eventually agreed to his original offer.

c．He decided it was the only way to get rid of the man.

d．He was afraid the man might otherwise become violent.
Structure 结构

4 But I decided to disembark ______ anything. (11. 7-8)

a．before I would buy

b．until I was buying

c．until I had bought

d．before buying

5 I was assailed by a man who wanted ______ a diamond ring. (1. 9)

a．that I bought

b．for me to buy

c．me to buy

d．my buying

6 ---- of buying one, but the man ______ that I was impressed … (1. 10)

a．must have noticed

b．had to notice

c．must notice

d．could notice

7 The man said that although the pen was worth ￡50, as a special favour, ______ for ￡30. (11. 16-17)

a．he would let it to me

b．he could have let me have it

c．it would have been mine

d．he might give me

Vocabulary 词汇

8 It was difficult to ______ temptation. (11. 5-6)

a．avoid

b．fight

c．resist

d．stand

9 ______ I was approached by a man who was selling … (1. 14)

a．The later

b．On the next time

c．Afterwards

d．After

10 ---- and held up five fingers indicating I ______ to pay five pounds. (1. 17)

a．wished

b．was ready to

c．intended

d．expected

11 The man acted as if he found my offer ______ … (1. 18)

a．irritating

b．preposterous

c．hilarious

d．unspeakable

12 ______ hard I tried, it was impossible to fill the pen. (11. 21-22)

a．However

b．Whatever

c．Whichever

d．So ever