Lesson 28 Five pound too dear
Q: Why was even five pounds 'too dear'?
1. wares n.货物,商品(指货郎随身携带的货物,而不是只商店陈列的商品;经常用于复合词中,表示“器皿,器具”。)
> silverware银器;ironware铁器;glassware玻璃器皿;software软件;hardware 五金器具,武器装备,硬件;Chinaware瓷器
> goods商店里出售的商品
> commodity(正式的经济学术语,总称)商品
2. tempt vt. 吸引;
Your offer doesn't tempt me at all.
> tempt sb. to do sth. /吸引某人做某事
①Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.
②Nothing would tempt me to live here.
③饥饿诱使⼈偷盗。 Hunger tempts people to steal.
2) temptation n.
> the temptation to do sth.
3) tempting a. 有吸引力的
3.bargain n. 交易❶;便宜货❷;v. 讨价还价❸
①It’s a good bargain/deal. 好交易
> make a bargain做成交易;达成协议
② He made a satisfactory bargain with them.
① The shoes are a real bargain at such a low price.
> drive a hard bargain with sb. 和某人费力地讨价还价
①He's good at bargaining.
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②The salesman refud to bargain over the price.
adj
> bargain with sb. for sth.和某人就…讨价还价
> bargain away讨价出售
4. assail 纠缠,困扰;包围;攻击 afflict 困扰
①He was assailed with anxieties/worries.
②He was assailed with questions after the lecture. The president was
③assailed with stones and eggs.
5.favor n. 好处,优惠
> in favor of 赞成,支持,有利于
> in one’s favor 受某人欢迎,得到欢心
> out of favor 不利,失宠
s> by favor of 烦请面交
> do sb. a favor 给某人以恩惠
> as a favor
atbelt①I did this as a favor to you. 我这么做事为了帮你。
②As a special favor, the tradesman would let me have the watch for £20. 作为特别优惠,商人将以20英磅卖给我这手表。
Favorite 受到优惠的,优待的
Favorable 赞成的,称赞的
6.outrageous 出人意料的,令人不悦的
①He played a outrageous joke. 他开了一个让人不愉快的玩笑
Outrage n. 暴行
Rage 盛怒,发怒
Fly into a rage 勃然大怒headline是什么意思
7.thrust v. 硬塞给
1)Thrust sth into 塞进
He thrust the pen into my hand. 他把钢笔硬塞进我手里
2)thrust aside 推开
He thrust the girl aside.
3)thrust onelf forward 向前挤
He thrust himlf forward into the crowd.
4)thrust onelf in 探听,干涉 =thrust one’s no into
①Don’t thrust yourlf in private thing. 不要探听别人的私事。
②Do you thrust your no into private thing? 你经常探听别人的私事吗?5)thrust sth upon sb 强加于人
Don’t thrust your idea upon me. (Don’t exert your idea on me.)
6)thrust sb out 解雇(=dismiss=kick out)指出英语
8. load with 装载(loaded with=filled with)
①The ship is loaded with military equipment.
②Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight and sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. (诗歌)
9. speed to 疾驶(speed 迅速驶向)
①Speed up hill 向山上急驶
②Speed down hill向山下急驶
2)Speed by 迅速驶过
blackcoffee①Our holiday sped by. 我们的假期迅速的过去了。
10.it was difficult not to be tempted. 要不动心是很困难的。
11.I decided not to buy anything until I had dimbarked. 我决定下船前不买任何东西。
< sooner…than… ⼀…就… (No sooner:had之后,实义动词前)
①I had no sooner gone out than it began to rain. 我一出去天就下雨了
②He had no sooner come than she left. 我一来她就走了
③我刚⾛他就打电话来了。I had no sooner left than he called.
> no sooner位于句首,句子要倒装
No sooner had I got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to ll me a diamond ring.
hustler> ⼀…就…:as soon as, the moment that, on doing, had no sooner than, had hardly when
13. have intention of doing 打算做某事 have no intention of doing打算做某事
① They have no intention of getting married at prent.
② I have no intention of changing my mind. 我不打算改变主意
③ He said he had no intention of looking for another job.
> intend to do sth. 打算做某事
14.I can not conceal the fact that…同位语从句,that不能用which
15.impress 给…极深的印象
1)be (most) impresd by 被…留下了(极深)的印象
① I was most impresd by his behavior.
2)What impresd me most was…给我印象最深的是…
① What impresd me most was the beauty here.
3)impression 印象,效果,印记 impression on
(1)create/give/make a bad impression on sb 给…以不良印象
(2)make a quite impression on sb 给某人留下极深的印象
①She made a good impression on her mother.
②If you don’t work hard, it will make a bad impression on the boss.
③Your speech made a quite impression on me.你的演讲给我留下了极深的印象
④The dog left the impression of his paws in the wet cement. 狗在未干的水泥地上留下了印痕。
16. go to great(considerable,any) lengths to do sth. 竭尽全⼒去做某事
① He go to great lengths to pass the examination.
② They go to great lengths to remove the gender discrimination. 去除性别歧视
③他做好了准备竭尽全⼒去得到他想要的东西。
He has prepared to go to great lengths to get what he wanted.plea是什么意思
17. real 真的(不是捏造出来的;非人工制造的,=genuine)
true 与事实或现实相符合(≒≠fal)
genuine不是伪造的;非人工制造的(≒fake)
18. get rid of 摆脱;去除;治好
① Let's get rid of this old furniture.
② I can't get rid of my worries.
③ He can never get rid of his debts. 他再也别想还清他的债务了。=pay off
④ I thought I’d never get rid of the stains. 我以为再也洗不掉这些污渍了=wash off
⑤我希望摆脱这场感冒。 I want to get rid of the cold.
19. cloly
① They watched him cloly in ca he should escape.
20. inscribe 刻;写
① I told the jeweler to inscribe the ring with my name.
② My father's words are inscribed on my memory.
21. indicating 表⽰;表明;暗⽰
22. be/feel plead/satisfactory/satisfied with对...感到满意
23. to this day = until today = so far
24. in despair 绝望地
25. readily = willingly 心甘情愿地
Test:
1. 没有⼈能避免受⼴告的影响。
No one can avoid being influenced by advertiments.
2. 尽管我们可以⾃夸⾃⼰的鉴赏⼒如何敏锐,但我们已经⽆法独⽴⾃主地选购⾃⼰所需的东西了。这
是因为⼴告在我们⾝上施加着⼀种潜移默化的影响。Much as we may pride ourlves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choo the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.幽灵兰花图片
3. ⼿机让⼈们的远程交流变为可能。
Phones make it possible for people to keep in touch in a long distance.
4. 据说,每个⼈都靠出售某种东西来维持⽣活。
It has been said that everyone lives by lling something.
5. 他过着⽆忧⽆虑的⽣活。
He leads a life free from care and anxieties.