基英Unit 7 The chaser.pptVIP

I want nothing of that sort, said Alan.Probably it is just as well, said the old man. Do you know the price of this? For one teaspoonful, which is sufficient, I ask five thousand dollars. Never less. Not a penny less.I hope all your mixtures are not as expensive, said Alan apprehensively. Oh dear, no, said the old man. It would be no good charging that sort of price for a love potion, for example. Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion. I am glad to hear that, said Alan.I look at it like this, said the old man. Please a customer with one article, and he will come back when he needs another. Even if it is more costly. He will save up for it, if necessary.“ So, said Alan, you really do sell love potions? If I did not sell love potions, said the old man, reaching for another bottle, I should not have mentioned the other matter to you. It is only when one is in a position to oblige that one can afford to be so confidential. Paragraph 18 - 22 And these potions, said Alan. They are not just... just... er...Oh, no, said the old man. Their effects are permanent, and extend far beyond the mere casual impulse. But they include it. Oh, yes they include it. Bountifully, insistently. Everlastingly.Dear me! said Alan, attempting a look of scientific detachment. How very interesting!But consider the spiritual side, said the old man.I do, indeed, said Alan. It is just as well (that…)还好；倒也不错 还好票是免费的；电影实在太无聊了。 It is just as well that the ticket is for free; the movie is too boring . 还好你们走了另一条路。 It is just as well that you took another road. Teaspoonful n. the amount a teaspoon can hold 一茶匙的量 She gave Tom a teaspoonful and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result. 她给汤姆服了一汤匙药,然后万分焦虑地等着结果。 Apprehensively adv. with uneasiness or fearfulness about the future apprehensive_ apprehensively_ apprehensiveness 1.我有点担忧我说的话的后果。 ?I was a little?apprehensive?about the effects