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Unit 8 Book 3 ON BUYING BOOKS 教学目标： 文化背景：Knowledge and Books; Bargains 语篇特点：非正式文体 语言知识：irresistible; discreetly; indulgent; negotiate; illustrate; run up; tell sb. off; persevere in 1. Difficult Sentences 1. (L4, Para. 1) Whatever the reason, you can… What does “whatever the reason” mean? (It doesn’t matter what the reason it may be. “It doesn’t matter what (or no matter what)” means “I dont care what”. More examples: * Do what you think is right, whatever they may say. *不管现在是几点钟，我就是一点睡意都没有。(=Whatever the time, I am too wide awake to go to bed yet.) 2. (L5, Para. 1) The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacket is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed. Paraphrase this sentence. (Your wish to obtain a book with a lovely cover is so strong and powerful that you are incapable of resisting it, although this method of selecting a book is not recommended. 3. (LL7-8, Para. 1) You soon become engrossed in some book or other… Explain this sentence in your own words. (Soon, you give all your attention to a book and forget everything else. 4. (L4, Para. 2) You can wander round such places to your heart’s content. Explain this sentence in your own words. (You can move about from one place to another until you are completely satisfied. 5. (LL6-8, Para. 2) In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Paraphrase this sentence. (An assistant should remain relatively inconspicuous until you have finished looking at the books or finished your reading. 6. (LL4-5, Para. 3) …something which had only vaguely interested you up till then. Paraphrase this sentence. (…something in which you had previously only had a slight interest. 7. (L8, Para. 3) Apart from running up a huge account… Explain this sentence in your own words. (In addition to getting large bills for the books… 8. (LL6-8, Para. 4) He was dismayed to find the book missing from its usual place and was about to leave wh