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.

 

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

-- If you don’t work hard, it will make a bad impression on the boss.

Make/create quite an impression on sb. 给某人留下极深的印象

-- Your speech makes quite an impression on me.

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…

-- He go to great lengths to pass the examination.

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

Cure  vt.治愈

-- to cure a patient 治愈病人

-- I hope the doctor can cure the pain in my shoulder. 我希望医生能治好我肩上的疼痛。  

Get rid of = cure

-- I have tried all sorts of medicine to get rid of this cold.

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

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

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

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