新概念英语第三册 Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 讲义.docxVIP

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 新概念英语第三册 Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 讲义 Lesson 28Five pounds too dear Part 1: Text Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful hand-made silver-ware. It was difficult not to be tempted. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as big as marbles. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words made in the U.S.A. had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth n.便宜货7.disembark [disimba:k] v.下船上岸8.assail [ seil] v.纠缠9.marble [ma:bl] n.小玻璃球10.inscribe [inskraib] v.刻写，雕11.favour [feiv ] n.好处，优惠12.gesticulate [d estikjuleit] v.(讲话时)打手势13.outrageous [autreid s] a.出人预料的；令人不悦的14.thrust [θr st] v.硬塞给；强行挤进★wares n. 货物（复数形式）glass wares 玻璃制品heavy wares 重型车辆例句：The man spread his wares on the table.这个人把他的货物摊在桌上。 同义词：goods 货物 ★anchor [ k ] v. 锚1.n. 锚；压阵队员cast/drop the anchor 抛锚,下锚at anchor 停泊妥当。2.v. 抛锚；担任（广播电视新闻节目）的主持人anchor ship 把船抛锚anchor the top-rated news show 主持要闻节目例句：We anchored our boat close to the shore.我们近岸泊船。★deck [dek] n.甲板1.on deck 在甲板上例句：Lets go up on deck and sit in the sunshine.我们到上面的甲板上去,坐