
New words and expression 生词和短语
Wares [wɛəz] n.货物, 商品
Ware n.器皿, 陶器, 物品(总称, 常用于复合词)
用某材料(或以某方式、在某地)制造的物品; 作…用的器皿; …室的物品;
-- silverware 银器 / ironware 铁器 / chinaware 陶器 / glassware 玻璃器皿
-- software 软件 / hardware 五金器具, (电脑的)硬件
-- a popular ware 热门货 / small wares 小百货
goods n.商品, 货物
-- half-done goods 半成品 / home made goods = native goods 国货
-- leather goods 皮件 / frozen goods 冻结货物 / consumer goods 日用消费品
merchandise Merchandise is products that are bought, sold, or traded. 商品 [正式]
commodity [kə'mɒdɪtɪ] n.商品, 物品(总称, 正式的经济学术语)
-- commodity price 商品价格, commodity economy 商品经济
-- commodity market 商品市场, agricultural commodity 农产品
commodity 作“商品”解时系经济学名词,也可指日用品。
merchandise 正式用词,指商业上销售或商家拥有货物的总称。
ware 指上市待卖的商品或货物。多用复数形式。
goods 一般生活或商业用词,指销售或购入的商品。
Anchor v.停航下锚
Deck n.甲板
Rudder [‘rʌdə(r)] n.舵(飞机或者船的)
Full right/left rudder 右满舵,左满舵
Screw 螺旋桨 anchor [‘æŋkə(r)]锚 ankle 脚踝,踝 deck 甲板 compartment密封舱
Screw n.螺丝钉;螺丝;(对螺丝的)旋拧; 诈骗(钱财等) v.用螺丝固定(或拧牢);旋紧;拧紧;拧上去
Silverware n.银器
Tempt v.吸引, 引诱
Tempt sb to do sth 吸引某人做某事
Temptation n.勾引, 诱惑, 引诱 他敢勾引我,他居然敢勾引我
-- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before - especially in large shops.
偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候更强烈了,在大商店里尤其如此。
Tempting adj.诱惑人的, 吸引人的 = (attractive adj.吸引人的, 有魅力的)
Bargain v.讨价还价
Bargain n.交易, 合同交易, 协议;便宜货
-- a good bargain 赚钱的生意 / make a bargain 成交, 达成协议
-- drive a hard bargain with sb 极力和某人讨价还价
-- bargain with sb for sth. 和某人就某事讨价还价
Disembark [dɪsɪm'bɑ:k] v.下船上岸(= debark)
vi. 登陆,下车;上岸 vt. 使……登陆;使……上岸
disembarkation [dɪs,embɑ:'keɪʃən] 登陆;上岸;引申出入境(由海)
Embark [ɪm'bɑ:k] v.上船, 上飞机
-- He disembarked. 他下船上了岸。
-- He decided to embark. 他决定上船。
Assail [ə'seɪl] v.纠缠 vt. 1、质问; 抨击 [书面] 2、攻击 [书面] 3、使被困扰 [书面] [passive]
be assailed by/with 使被困扰
-- He was assailed with worries.
同根词
assailant [ə'seɪl(ə)nt] a.袭击的;攻击的 n.攻击者,袭击者
assailable [ə'seiləbl] a.易受攻击的,有隙可乘的
Afflict vt.使痛苦, 折磨 -- Tramps can keep free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
Marble ['mɑ:b(ə)l] n.小玻璃球 化学式:CaCO3 相对分子质量:100
n. 大理石;大理石制品;弹珠 adj. 大理石的;冷酷无情的
词根: marble
adj. marbled 大理石的;有大理石般色彩纹理的
n. marbleization 弄成大理石花纹;大理石状纹理
vt. marbleize 作成大理石状;使有大理石花纹
Marvel ['mɑ:v(ə)l] Studios 电影公司 ; 漫画制片部 ; 惊奇制片厂
v. 感到惊奇(或好奇);大为赞叹
n. 令人惊异的人(或事);不平凡的成果,成就;奇迹;十分有用(灵巧)的物(人);惊讶,惊奇
marvelous 了不起的;非凡的;令人惊异的;不平常的
Inscribe [ɪn'skraɪb] v.刻写, 雕 (vt. 题写;题献;铭记;雕)
circumscribe ['sɜ:kəmskraɪb] 外切 inscribe内切 intersect [ɪntə'sekt] 相交
1、If you inscribe words on an object, you write or carve the words on the object. 题写; 刻
2、If you inscribe something in the front of a book or on a photograph, you write it there, often before giving it to someone. 题赠
Favour n.好处, 优惠 ['feɪvə] n. 偏爱;赞同;善行vt. 赞成;喜爱;有助于
最基本vt和n的本意是,喜爱; 支持;更喜欢;偏袒
be in favor of 赞成, 支持(本意是(两物相比之下) 宁愿选择) -- I am in favor of stopping work now.
be in sb.'s favor 对某人有利(有助于; 有利于) -- The situation, both at home and aboard, is in our favor.
be in/out of favor 得宠/失宠; 得到/失去…的支持(可加sb’s)
do sb a favor 给某人恩惠
favorite adj.心爱的, 受宠的 favorite n.受宠的人或物 favorable adj.赞成的, 赞许的, 讨人喜欢的
Gesticulate [dʒe'stɪkjʊleɪt] v.(讲话时)打手势 (vi 打手势 [书面])
同义词组:make a gesture
词根: gesture
adj. gestural 手势的;示意动作的
n. gesture 姿态;手势 gesticulation 手势;姿势;示意动作
vi. gesture 作手势;用动作示意
vt. gesture 用动作表示
Outrageous [aʊt'reɪdʒəs] adj.出人预料的, 令人不悦的(不可接受的; 令人震惊的[强调];扯淡的,离谱的)
-- He played an outrageous joke.
Outrage ['aʊtreɪdʒ] n.暴行, 侮辱, 愤怒 vt.凌辱, 强奸, 虐待, 伤害,
1. V-T If you are outraged by something, it makes you extremely angry and shocked. 使震怒
例:Many people have been outraged by some of the things that have been said.
2. outraged ADJ 震怒的
例:He is truly outraged about what's happened to him.
3. N-UN Outrage is an intense feeling of anger and shock. 震怒
例:The decision provoked outrage from women and human rights groups.
4. N-CO You can refer to an act or event that angers and shocks you as an outrage. 令人震怒之举; 令人震怒之事(暴行,极恶非道)
例:The latest outrage was to have been a coordinated gun and bomb attack on the station.
Rage [reɪdʒ] n.愤怒, 情绪激动, 狂暴, 精神错乱
N-VAR Rage is strong anger that is difficult to control. 盛怒
例:He was red-cheeked with rage.
2. V-I You say that something powerful or unpleasant rages when it continues with great force or violence. 肆虐
例:Train service was halted as the fire raged for more than four hours.
3. V-I If you rage about something, you speak or think very angrily about it. 发怒; 怒斥
例:Monroe was on the phone, raging about her mistreatment by the brothers.
-- My father was in a rage last night. 我父亲昨天晚上十分生气。
fly into a rage 勃然大怒
Thrust [θrʌst] v.硬塞给
1. V-T If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force. 猛推; 猛塞; 猛刺
例:They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
2. N-COUNT Thrust is also a noun. 猛推; 猛塞; 猛刺
例:Two of the knife thrusts were fatal.
3. V-T If you thrust your way somewhere, you move there, pushing between people or things which are in your way. 挤; 推
例:She thrust her way into the crowd.
4. V-I If something thrusts up or out of something else, it sticks up or sticks out in a noticeable way. 竖起; 挺出 [文学性]
例:...a seedling ready to thrust up into any available light.…一株正要挺出来迎接光线的幼苗。
5. N-UNCOUNT Thrust is the power or force that is required to make a vehicle move in a particular direction. (车辆、飞行器等的) 推力
Thrust sth into… 塞进… -- He thrust the pen into my hand.
Thrust aside 推开 -- He thrust the girl aside.
Thrust oneself forward -- He thrust himself forward in the crowd.
thrust oneself in 强行闯入, 干涉, 探听(= thrust one's nose into) -- Don’t thrust yourself in private sth.
thrust sth. on/upon sb. 强卖给某人 -- Don’t thrust your idea on me. = Don’t exert your idea on me.
thrust out 推出, 逐出, 解雇
other words:
speed vt.vi.(speeded, speeded, speeding)或(sped, sped, speeding)
liner n.班机, 定期轮船
rug n.(小)地毯, 垫子
Persia ['pə:ʃə] n.波斯(西南亚国家,现在的伊朗)
Iran [i'rɑ:n; i'ræn] n.伊朗
Iranian [i'reinjən] adj.伊朗的 n.伊朗人(= Irani)
Silk n.蚕丝, 丝, 丝绸, 绸缎 copper n.铜,
tradesman n.零售商, 工匠, 手艺人
conceal vt.隐藏, 隐蔽, 隐瞒
diamond n.钻石, 菱形
intention n.计划, 目的
firmly adv.强有力的
approach vt.vi.走近, 靠近
close adj.近的, 近亲的, 紧密的, 严格的
neat adj.整齐的, 整洁的
indicate vt.指出, 显示, 象征, 预示
hold up v.举起, 支撑, 继续下去
wildly adv.狂暴的, 激动的, 愤怒的 adv.野的, 野生的, 野性的
offer n.出价, 提议
eventual adj.最后的, 结果的
-- eventual success [failure] 最后的成功[失败]
eventually adv.最后, 终于, 结果
shrug vt.vi.(表示怀疑或不感兴趣)耸肩
shoulder n.肩, 肩部, 侧翼
readily adv.乐意地, 欣然, 容易地
throw up 猛地举起
especially adv.特别, 尤其
other words:题目中
pester 英 ['pestə] vt. 纠缠,烦扰;使烦恼 ==assail
preposterous adj.荒谬的, 可笑的 [prɪ'pɒst(ə)rəs]
-- That's a preposterous excuse! 那是一个荒谬的藉口!
hilarious adj.热闹的, 高兴的, 狂欢的
unspeakable adj.无法形容的,不能以言语表达的,可怕的,坏透了的 = terrible adj.很糟的, 极坏的
irritate ['ɪrɪteɪt] vt. 刺激;激怒 vi. 引起恼怒,引起不愉快
词根: irritate
adj. irritating 刺激的;气人的;使愤怒的
irritated 恼怒的,生气的
irritant 刺激的;刺激性的
irritative 刺激的;刺激性的;使发怒的
n. irritation 刺激;刺激物;激怒;兴奋
irritant [医] 刺激物,[医] 刺激剂
irritability 过敏性;易怒;兴奋性
trouble 指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。
annoy 强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心,多指一时的打拢或恼怒。
disturb 较正式用词,多用被动态。指拢乱,使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序,是程度较深的烦恼。
bother 指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。
irritate 语气比annoy强得多,指激怒,使发怒,多指一种短时间的反应。
Text 课文
Why was even five pounds‘too dear’?
Dear(adj.昂贵的)= Costly(adj.昂贵的, 贵重的)= Expensive(adj.费钱的, 昂贵的)
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
Small boats sped to the great liner(主干)
load vi.装载;装货vt. 使担负;装填 n. 负载,负荷;工作量;装载量
unload vt. 卸;摆脱…之负担;倾销 vi. 卸货;退子弹
upload vt上传 download vt下载
Loaded with 装载, 运载 = filled with
-- The boat was loaded with wooden goods.
Loaded with wares为过去分词做定语修饰boats(= that was loaded with wares)
Speed v.迅速驶向 (本意是快速运动;加速;促进)
vt.vi.(speeded, speeded, speeding)或(sped, sped, speeding)
-- Speed down hill 向山下疾驶 / Speed up hill 向山上疾驶
Speed by迅速驶过
-- Our holiday speed by. 我们的假期迅速过去。
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 handmade silverware.
The men (coming) from the boat 小船上的人们 -- a plane (coming) from New York
on board 在船上, 在公共交通工具内
be covered with 盖着, 覆着
handmade adj.手工的, 手制的
It was difficult not to be tempted.(双重否定)
-- It was difficult/impossible not to be tempted by the beautiful shoes.
all I can do is not throw him into the sea 我真受不了他了,乔拉·莫尔蒙
Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
Tradesman n.零售商, 工匠 bargain with sb 和某人讨价还价 on board 介词短语修饰tourists
not…until…
-- 我决定回家之前什么都不做 I decided to do nothing until I had got home.
-- They didn’t reach the school until they had already passed by two village.
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a
diamond ring.
had no sooner…than… (no sooner位于句首要倒装)
I had no sooner got off the ship than = no sooner had I got off the ship than
一…就…的表达方式:
-- as soon as / the moment that / on doing
-- had no sooner…than… / had hardly…when…
I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the
size of the diamonds.
I have no intention of doing 不打算做某事
-- I have no intention of changing my mind.
-- He said has no intention of looking for another job.
The fact that(that引导的是同位语, 不能换成which)
I could not conceal the fact that… 我不能隐藏…事实
-- He could not conceal the fact that he was taken in.(take in 欺骗)
impress vt.留下印象
be impressed by/at/with… 被…深深打动/感动
-- I was most impressed by his behavior.
What impressed me most was… 给我印象最深的是…
-- What impressed me most was the beauty here.
Impression n.印象
Make/create a bad impression on sb. 给某人留下不良的印象
Make/create quite an impression on sb. 给某人留下极深的印象
Impression n.印, 印痕
-- The dog left the impression of his paws in the wet cement.(n.水泥)-- He made a deep impression in the glass.
Some of them were as big as marbles.
As…as… 象…一样
-- As strong as horse / as white as snow
The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
Length n.长度, 长
go to great(considerable, any) lengths to do… 竭尽全力做…
Spare no effort==go to all/great lengths 全力以赴、不遗余力
-- He go to great lengths to pass the examination.
Length n.1、一根,一段,一节 (量词) a length of steel tube 一段钢管 2、长度(时间,空间)
At length 1、最后,终于,好容易才==at last 2、充分地、详细地 直身
At great length 冗长地,啰啰嗦嗦地 at full length 1、冗长地2、充分地、详细地3、平身(挺直身躺着)
Can’t see beyond the length of one’s nose 鼠目寸光 find/get/know the length of one’s foot 了解某人弱点
Real adj.真实的(以实际或真实状态存在或发生的)
-- real objects 真的物件 / a real illness 真的疾病
-- real people 真实的人 / a real problem一个真实的问题
-- a film based on real life 一部以真实生活为基础的影片
Real adj.天然的, 非人工或假造的 (= Genuine)
-- This ring is real gold. = This ring is genuine gold. 这枚戒指是真金的。
Genuine(adj.正品的非伪造的, 非假冒的)
反义词:Fake(adj.伪造的, 捏造的 n.捏造者, 冒牌货, 赝品)
-- Is this a genuine vase? No, it is a fake.
True adj.真实的(与事实或现实一致的、相符合的)
-- Only parts of his story are true.
反义词:False adj.虚伪的, 假的(与真理或事实相反的)
-- false tales of bravery. 不真实的英勇故事
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.
Pass = by 走过
It take sb sometimes to do sth. 某事花费某人多少时间
-- It took me two months to read the book.
Get rid of 摆脱, 除去
Get rid of = cure
-- I have tried all sorts of medicine to get rid of this cold. 感冒
Get rid of = pay off 还清
-- He can never get rid of his debts.
Get rid of = wash off 洗刷掉 (stain n.污点, 瑕疵)
-- He thought I can never wash off this stains.
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the
pens closely. It certainly looked genuine.
The next man to approach me 第二个走近我的人
At the base of the gold cap, the words‘made in the U. S. A.’had been neatly inscribed.
At the base of… 在…的低部
cap 笔帽,盖子(墨水瓶)
The man said that the pen was worth £50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it
for £30.
as a special favor 做为一种特殊的优惠 for 出…价钱
tradesman n.零售商, 工匠
As a special favor, the tradesman would let me have the watch for £20.
I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay £5.
Indicating… 意思是说… (现在分词做状语)
I held up ten fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $10.
Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually
reduced the price to £10.
Gesticulating现在分词做伴随状语
Act as if… 行为、举止好象…(as if = as though)
-- He acted as if he has never lived in England before.
Outrageous adj.令人不能容忍的, 令人震惊的, 令人愤慨的
Eventually adv.最后, 终于(= at last)
Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and
thrust the pen into my hands.
Shrugging现在分词做伴随状语
Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the £5 I gave him.
Keep doing sth. 不断地做某事
throw up 猛地举起
in despair 绝望的
readily(adv.乐意地, 欣然, 容易地) = willingly(adv.心甘情愿的, 欣然的, 自愿的)
I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain ---- until I got back to the ship.
Be pleased with = be satisfied with 对...感到满意
No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this
day it has never written a single word!
No matter how = however(conj.不管用何种方法 adv.无论如何)
fill with 使充满
to this day = up to now = until now = till now = so far 到现在为止, 迄今
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1>B merchandise n.商品, 货物(= goods)
-- lay out 摆开, 展示
2>C pester(vt.使烦恼, 纠缠)= assail(vt.攻击, 困扰)
3>B 4>D 5>C 6>A 7>D
8>C resist vt.抵抗, 反抗
-- resist aggression 抵抗侵略 / resist heat 耐热
-- resist temptation 抵制引诱
-- I was unable to resist laughing. 我忍不住笑了。
9>C afterwards adv.然后, 后来地(可以单独使用) -- soon afterwards, shortly afterwards
after adv.在后, 后来(不能单独使用) -- two days after
later adv.后来, 过后
-- I will see you later. 等会儿再见。
-- But some time later it began to rain. 但过了些时候开始下雨了。 The later 后者
10>B intend to do 打算做某事
11>B irritating adj.使愤怒的, 使人不愉快的
outrageous adj.无耻的, 可恶的, 令人不可容忍的(= preposterous)
preposterous adj.荒谬的, 可笑的
-- That's a preposterous excuse! 那是一个荒谬的藉口!
-- What a preposterous idea! 多么荒谬的想法!
-- a preposterous old woman 一位可笑的老妇人
hilarious adj.热闹的, 高兴的, 狂欢的
unspeakable adj.无法形容的,不能以言语表达的,可怕的,坏透了的 = terrible adj.很糟的, 极坏的
12>A No matter how = however
