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新概念英语第三册课文Lesson 34
一、【Text】课文
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. (暂不提供全部内容)
二、【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
■antique n. 古玩
■fascination n. 魅力,迷惑力
the power of fascinating
for / over / on
Cats have unfailing fascination for most people
Chinese Art has great fascination for me
have fascination for sb.
fascinate
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.
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.
■forbidding adj. 望而生畏的,望而却步的
having a unfriendly or danger look
He has got a forbidding appearance.
We’d better not visit the forbidding coast.
forbid
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.
the Forbidden City
Forbidden fruit
Forbidden zone
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
■muster v. 鼓起
collect, summon
muster up / collect up / summon up ==gather / pluck up / keep up
He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.
■pretentious adj. 自命不凡的,矫饰的
We won’t like to visit the pretentious shop.
pretend
pretension n. 要求,虚荣,虚荣心
■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
various types mixed together
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.
■junk n. 破料货,废品
表示“垃圾”的词汇: rubbish / garbage / trash / junk
■litter v. 杂乱地布满
■dedicated adj. 专心致志的
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