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Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark “卡蒂萨克”号帆船 一、【Text】课文 One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was danger that if she travelled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing the equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.     二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ●impressive   adj. 给人深刻印象的 ●steamship    n. 蒸汽轮船 ●vessel   n. 轮船，大木船 ●era       n. 时期，时代 ●Java     n. 爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛） ●rudder n. 舵 ●roll      v. 颠簸，摇摆 ●steer     v. 掌握方向 ●temporary    adj. 临时的 ●plank   n. 大块木板 ●fit        v. 安装 ●Equator       n. 赤道 ●delay    n. 耽误   ■impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的 This is a impressive thing. impression n. 印象 make a lasting impression on sb: 给某人以不可磨灭的印象 have a false impression of sb:  对某人有错误的看法 give sb impression that: 给某人印象 impress vt. impress sb. 给某人留下印象 impress sb with sth     用…给某人留下印象   ■steamship n. 蒸汽轮船 ■vessel n. 轮船，大木船 vessel（正式的词汇）可代替ship,boat. 用于文学体 a sailing vessel, a fishing vessel boat 比ship小，可以替换ship(非正式文体) a fishing boat   ■era n. 时期，时代 era:  “纪元”， 地球、人类社会历史上的一个很长的时期，以特别事物或发展为标志 the beginning of new era the end of old era   times:历史上的一个阶段”时代，时期” in ancient times in classic times Roman times age:  特定的历史阶段（大写，构成专有名词） a stone age 石器时代 the space age 太空时代 This is a beganning of era   ■Java n. 爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛） ■rudder n. 舵 ■roll v. 颠簸，摇摆 ■steer v. 掌握方向 steer: 驾驶水路交通工具，强调掌握方向，导航 drive: 开汽车，火车 pilot: 操纵轮船，飞机 He steers the boat suddenly. He piloted his plane.   ■temporary adj. 临时的 temporary jobs / house temporarily adv. temporariness n. ==transient:短暂的，瞬间的 反义：permanent: 永久的 contemporary: 当代 的   ■plank n. 大块木板 ■fit v. 安装 ■Equator n. 赤道 ■delay n. 耽误   三、【课文精析】   one of the most famous ...最著名的......之一 Key sentence:        She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.   dry land:陆地   Key sentence:        She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. serve as:(=act as )“起…作用” impressive reminder :深刻的印象，作为......的回忆   replace vt. ==take place of   stemship:汽船 sailing ship /sailing vessel: 帆船   match:( = be equal to )与......相匹敌，相比 match in / for   The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. 动词不定式to作定语，修饰the only other ship   Key sentence:        Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.   Key sentence:        This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era. which----指代this race, 引导非限定性定语从句   帆船：ships with sail, sailing ships, sailing vessels   marked the end of : 标志…的结束   Key sentence:        The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae,... 可改为：after the race had begun the first of the two ships to reach Java was the Thermopylae,...   take the lead:      处于领先地位== go into the lead lose the lead:      失去领先地位 in the lead:        处于领先地位（状态） take over the lead: 取得领先地位   Key sentence:        she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. ...was struck by a very heavy storm... 严重地遇到了雨／雪 be caught in the rian/snow  遇到了雨／雪 during 介词，用于关系代词which 之前，during the race, during the storm   torn away = destroyed , pull down   it became impossible to steer her (省略掉for captain)   there was a danger that+同位语从句  ……会有危险   the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, call in at: （船）停靠，（人）拜访 to = in order to, so as to “目的是” have sth. done:   but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. by now = so far   at tremendous speed:以极快的速度   considering 连接词，用来引导完整的语句 considering that考虑到……… So we should forgive him considering that he is ill badly.   Key sentence:        There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily. There is no doubt that...==without any doubt “毫无疑问“ There is some doubt + wh- ... Eg.: There is no doubt that he is guilty. There is some doubt whether he is guilty. if ----与过去事实相反的虚拟 If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. If you talked less and ate more, we would both enjoy our dinner.   take the lead lose the lead call in at with great difficulty at tremendous speed It seemed certain that   Lesson 26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin  征购大饼干筒 一、【Text】课文 No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses. Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing. An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong. These days, advertisers not only offer free samples but free cars, free houses, and free trips round the world as well. They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way. During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory. They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener. The response to this competition was tremendous. Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory. One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds. A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car. All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed. The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize. But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds. It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients. It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000.   二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语   ●influence v. 影响 ●pride v. 骄傲 ●taste n. 鉴赏力 ●exert v. 施加 ●subtle adj. 微妙的，难以捉摸的 ●advertiser n. 做广告的人 ●classify v. 分类 ●magic adj. 有奇妙作用的 ●sample n. 样品 ●devise v. 设计 领导形象设计圆作业设计ao工艺污水处理厂设计附属工程施工组织设计清扫机器人结构设计 ，想出 ●capture v. 吸引，赢得 ●manufacturer n. 生产厂家，制造商 ●wheelbarrow n. 独轮手推车 ●boot n. （汽车尾部的）行李箱 ●ingredient n. 配料 ●crane n. 起重机 ●anticipate v. 预期，预料   ■influence v. 影响 have effect on Eg.: Literature and art have great influence of people’s idelogy. Don’t be influenced by bad examples. under the influence of受…影响 Eg.: We are under the influnce of advertisements. have influence over sb 有左右某人的能力 Eg.: A teacher has influence over his students. exercise influence on sb's behalf 为某人而尽力 on sb's behalf 为某人的利益 Eg.: The boss exercises influence on his employee’s behalf. 区别：influence / affect influence:通过劝说，行为，榜样来改变一个人的行为或思想，是潜移默化的影响力 affect: 对......产生不良影响 Eg.: The bad examples will affect a lot number of students . influential adj.有影响力的   ■pride v. 骄傲 pride vt. & n. pride oneself on  为…感到骄傲、夸耀＝take pride in / be proud of 不能用于进行时态或被动语态 Eg.:He prided himself on his driving skill. pride n. in the pride of 处于最佳状态（顶峰） Eg: She is still young and in the pride of her beauty. put one’s pride in one’s pocket:控制自尊心   ■taste n. 鉴赏力 Eg.: She has excellent taste in dress. have excellent taste in sth 在…上有极高的品位 a taste of  尝一口，尝一点 Eg: Oh,let me have a taste of your coffee. in good taste: 文雅，得体 Eg: The beautiful girl is in good taste. in bad taste: 庸俗，不得体 taste: 有什么的味道 to one's taste: 合某人的口味，称某人的心愿 Eg: He did what he wanted to do to his taste. There is accounting for taste.  人各有所好。 He who has never tasted bitter knows not what is sweet.不知黄连苦怎知蜂蜜甜呢。 tastabel 可品尝的 tasteful 有鉴赏力的 tasteless 没有味道的，乏味的 taste blindness 味盲 taste maker 时尚的首创者 Eg.: Are you taste maker?   ■exert v. 施加 exert sth on sb 对某人施加…（压力） Eg.: His wife exerted a lot of pressure on him to change his job. He likes to exert his authority on us. exert oneself 努力，尽力 Eg.: He never exerted himself to study hard. exert every effort 尽一切努力 exertion n.   ■subtle adj. 微妙的，难以捉摸的 Eg.: Advertisements exert subtle influence on us. subtle 敏感的，敏锐的 Eg.: He is a subtle observer. subtly adv.微妙地，敏锐地 subtleness == subtlety   ■advertiser n. 做广告的人 advertise: 做广告 advertisement 广告   ■classify v. 分类 Eg.: The books have been classified according to subjects. classification n. classified adj. 分类的，机密的 classifiable adj. 可分类的 classifier n. 分类者   ■magic adj. 有奇妙作用的 ■sample n. 样品 ■devise v. 设计，想出 ■capture v. 吸引，赢得 Eg.: His wonderful performance captured my attention. capture 捕获，俘获 Eg.: The police captured the two thieves.   ■manufacturer n. 生产厂家，制造商 ■wheelbarrow n. 独轮手推车 ■boot n. （汽车尾部的）行李箱 ■ingredient n. 配料 ■crane n. 起重机 ■anticipate v. 预期，预料 anticipate / except anticipate : 预料到 Eg.: Our attack failed because the enemy anticipated. anticipate:期待，指望，预料 Eg.:We anticipated the enemy would try to cross the river, so we decided to destory the bridge. except: 期待，希望某事发生（不能 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 示“预料到”这一含义）；期待，指望，anticipate ==except Eg.: I am not expecting any trouble. We are anticipating ( excepting ) a large crowd of people at tonight’s meeting. He is the man who is always anticipating trouble. anticipate:注重强调的 内容 财务内部控制制度的内容财务内部控制制度的内容人员招聘与配置的内容项目成本控制的内容消防安全演练内容 以高兴和恐惧的心情，期待所想之事或预料之事的发生 Eg.: The students are anticipating a wonderful vocation.   三、【课文精析】   Key sentence:        Advertisements always exert influence on everybody. No one ,avoid, 双重否定 No students can avoid being influenced by their teachers.   Key sentence:        Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. 让步状语从句，though, although as引导让步状语从句，句子要采用倒装形式（ adj. / adv. / n. / v.用在as之前） 1．adj. + as + 主语+ 谓语 Rich as he is, he is not happy. Tired as I was, I try to help them. 2．adv. (much ) + as + 从句 Much as I like you, I will not marry you. Much as I hate do it, I must stay home and study English.虽然我不愿意这么做，但我今晚必须呆在家里学习英语。 3．v. + as + 主语 + 助动词 Try as they may, they will never succeed.即使他们很努力，但他们不会成功。 Object as my parents may, I decide to do it.不管我父母怎样反对，我都决定要这样做。   采用不同的句子结构形式，不同的词汇表达同一个语义。   effort 1. n. (U) 努力，竭尽全力 （需要花费脑力和体力的事情） Eg.: It took a lot of effort to lift the box. A great deal of effort has gone into this exhibition. 2. n. (C) 努力，竭尽全力  make every effort Eg.: We are making every effort to study English. in one’s effort to do:为了干好某事，在干好某事的努力过程当中 Eg.: The company is selling off some of its buildings in their efforts to save money. In their efforts to learn English well, they spend a lot of time.   make a close (careful ) study:对什么做了仔细的研究 Advertisers make every effort in order to sell their products.   The first paragraph is really wonderful, you’d better keeping your mind   Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing.   get something for nothing ( free ): 免费得到……   The big bell rare goer wrong.   these days: 目前   not only…but…as well……不仅……而且……   devise: 设计 Eg.: They have devised the best way to have the party.   enable sb. to do: 使某人能够做某事 Eg.: Hard work will enable you to pass the examinaiton, otherwise, no way.   Key sentence:        Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way. make it possible for sb to do sth 使……可能 Eg.: His fwe material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.     The money he won made it possible for him to make a tour around the world.   capture(catch, receive, arrest, draw) the attention of sb 吸引某人注意力   Key sentence:        The response to this competition was tremendous. responce = reaction: 反映 before long = soon, shortly biscuits of all shapes (sizes ), shoes of all sizes occupy = take up, 占据   It seemed certain that... 注意：用it 做形式主语表示肯定时，要用certain,而不能用sure. We are sure / certain... It is certain... closed = ended remove = load     Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买 一、【Text】课文 It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell. Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people. His few material possession make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease. By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?       二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语   ●philosopher n. 哲学家 ●wisdom       n. 智慧 ●priest   n. 牧师 ●spiritual       adj. 精神上的 ●grudge        v. 不愿给，舍不得给 ●surgeon       n. 外科大夫 ●passer-by (复数passers-by )       n. 过路人 ●dignity        n. 尊严 ●deliberately adv. 故意地 ●consequence n. 后果，结果 ●afflict   v. 使苦恼，折磨 ●ease     n. 容易 ●nature   n. 大自然 ●contempt     n. 蔑视 ●envious       adj. 嫉妒的   ■philosopher n. 哲学家 ■wisdom n. 智慧 cut sb's wisdom teeth 开始懂事了   ●priest n. 牧师 ■spiritual adj. 精神上的 spiritual life mental：智力的 physical:物质的，肉体的 spirited:生机勃勃的，精神饱满的，猛烈的 Eg.:She is a spirited girl. This is a spirited discussion. spirituous adj. 含酒精的   ■grudge v. 不愿给，舍不得给 ■surgeon n. 外科大夫 ■passer-by (复数passers-by ) n. 过路人 ■dignity n. 尊严 with great dignity stand / keep on one’s dignity pocket one’s dignity 放下架子 lose one’s dignity 有失体面 dignify v. dignified adj.   ■deliberately adv. 故意地 on purpose: 故意，强调目的性 deliberately (强调深思熟虑后)故意的   ■consequence n. 后果，结果   result: 按常规产生的结果 effect 效果 outcome（比赛）最后结局 in consequence  因此, in consequence of 由于什么的缘故 take the consequence of 承担……的后果   ■afflict v. 使苦恼，折磨 常用于被动语态 affliction n. afflictive adj. 苦恼的，悲伤的   ■ease n. 容易 with ease 轻而易举 at ease, 舒服，宽松 He stayed home at ease. ill at ease 不自在 put sb. at his ease 不拘束 take one's ease 安下心来 I took my ease to study English here.   ■nature n. 大自然 ■contempt n. 蔑视 in contempt of 轻视 hold sb. in contempt = look down upon sb. contemptable adj. 可轻视的，不耻的，卑鄙的 ■■■contemptuous adj. 轻视的，傲慢的，轻蔑的 despite   ■envious adj. 嫉妒的   三、【课文精析】   It has been said that = it is said that据说   live by: to make enough money to feed oneself：依靠某种职业为生 live on 依靠某种食物维持生命，或靠某人生活 in the light of= according to, taking into account 根据，考虑到 in accordance with: 依据(法律) （更加正式）   in terms of: 按照，就……而言，关于 in respect of in / with regard to, as regards   there are times when 有时 grudge后面要和名词或动名词搭配 I grudge wasting time on this. He grudge paying so much money for such bad food.   require from   In seeking independence in + 动名词搭配，表示“在……的过程中” In speeking to him, I found he is stammers. Eg.: in seeking independence on + 动名词搭配，表示“一……就……”, 必须注意主语的一致性。 Eg.: On seeing the plane coming towards me, I …… In crossing the hall, I ... On entering the hall, I...   fully: completely   be free from 不受……的影响 He’s leading a life free from care and anxieties. The old lady is never free from paining.这位老太太始终病痛缠身。 free from error free from anxieties.   make it possible for sb. to do sth.   keep oneself alive 为了生存   with 和名词搭配，表示“具有，带有” Eg.: How many of us can honestly say that we would like to learn Englsh well?   Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 五镑太贵 一、【Text】课文 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 handmade silverware. 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 ￡50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for ￡30. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to ￡10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the ￡5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain----until I got back to the ship. 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!     二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语   ●wares   n. 货物，商品 ●anchor v. 停航下锚 ●deck     n. 甲板 ●silverware    n.银器 ●tempt   v. 吸引，引诱 ●bargain        v. 讨价还价 ●disembark    v. 下船上岸 ●assail    v. 纠缠 ●marble        n. 小玻璃球 ●inscribe       v. 刻写，雕 ●favour n. 好处，优惠 ●gesticulate   v. （讲话时）打手势 ●outrageous   adj. 出人预料的；令人不悦的 ●thrust   v. 硬塞给   ■wares n. 货物，商品 wares:      货郎随身携带的货物   复合词、表示“器皿、器具” silverware, ironware, glassware, software,hardware, chinaware goods:      商店里出售的商品 commodity: （正式，总称）商品 commodity price / economy / market / exchange   ■anchor v. 停航下锚 ■deck n. 甲板 ■silverware n.银器 ■tempt v. 吸引，引诱 vt.  tempt sb. to do sth. 吸引某人做某事 temptation n. 引诱 the temptation to do sth. tempting adj. 有吸引力的   ■bargain v. 讨价还价 vi. & n. a good bargain 好交易 make a bargain 达成 协议 离婚协议模板下载合伙人协议 下载渠道分销协议免费下载敬业协议下载授课协议下载 ，做成交易 drive a hard bargain with sb 和某人费力的讨价还价 bargain with sb for sth  和某人就……讨价还价 bargain away : 讨价出售，论价出售   ■disembark v. 下船上岸 =debark下船上岸 embark 上船   ■assail v. 纠缠 vt. He was assailed with worries. afflict:困扰   ■marble n. 小玻璃球 ■inscribe v. 刻写，雕 ■favour n. 好处，优惠 in favour of     赞成，支持，有利于 in one's favour   受某人欢迎，得到欢心 out of favour    不利，失宠 The situation both at home and aborad is in our favour.无论是国内外的形势均对我们有利。 by favour of: 烦请面交 do sb. a favour:给某人以恩惠 Eg.: Can you do me a favour to dance with me？ 能赏光跳支舞吗？ favourite: 受到优惠的，优待的 favourable:赞成的，称赞的   ■gesticulate v. （讲话时）打手势 ■outrageous adj. 出人预料的；令人不悦的 He played outrageous joke. outrage n. 暴行 rage 盛怒，发怒 fly into a rage 勃然大怒   ■thrust v. 硬塞给 thrust sth. into 塞进 thrust aside 推开 thrust oneself forward 向前挤 thrust oneself in 探听，干涉==thrust one’s nose into Don’t thrust yourself in privacy. thrust sth. upon sb. 强加于人 Don’t thrust your idea upon me. thrust sb. out 解雇     三、【课文精析】   five pounds too dear dear ==expensive, costly   Small boats sped to the great liner----主干 loaded with----过去分词作定语，“装载，运载” （= filled with ）   speed :迅速驶向 speed down hill 向山下疾驶 speed up        向山上疾驶 speed by        迅速驶过 Our holiday speed by.   anchor:停航下锚   the men from the boats 小船上的人们 be covered with 堆满了   Key sentence:        It was difficult not to tempted.(双重否定) It was difficult not to tempted by the beautiful shoes.   bargain with 与......讨价还价    on board----介词短语，修饰the tourists   not ... until Eg.: I decided not to do anything until I had got home.     They didn’t reach the school until they had already pass to by two villages.   Key sentence:        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句型 （ no sooner 位于句首，要倒装）   表示“一…就…”的句型有：as soon as, the moment that, on doing, had no sooner than, had hardly when   have no intention of doing sth 不打算做某事 Eg.: I have no intention of changing my mind. He said that he had no intension of looking for another job.   the fact that----同位语从句，不能更改为which   I can not conceal the fact that... 我不能隐藏这一事实   impress: 给......极深的印象 be most impressed by  某人被留下了极深的印象 What impressed me most was 给我印象最深的是 Eg.: What impressed me most was beauty here. create / give a bad impression on sb. 给......以不良印象 Eg.:If the shop is untidy, it creates a bad impression on potential of customers.     If you don’t work hard, it will create a bad impression on your boss make a quite impression on sb. 给某人留下极深的印象 Eg.: Your speech made a quite impression on me. impression n. 印痕 Eg.: He made a deep impression in glass.   Key sentence:        but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.   as...as  象......一样   go to great(considerable, any) lengths 竭尽全力，不惜一切代价 Eg.: He went to great lenghts to pass the examination.   real:     真的，不是捏造出来的，非人工制造的（= genuine） true:     与事实或现实符合 ( ≠false ) genuine:  不是伪造的，非人工制造的（常用来修饰金银、字画、古董 ≠fake） real reason, real fears, real / genuine money, real / genuine diamond   past ==by 走过   It take sb. sometime to do sth. 花费某人时间做某事 get rid of 摆脱，除去；治好=cure   He can never get rid of his debts. （~ debt ==pay off:还清） stain ==wash off洗净 The next man to approach me:第二个向我兜售的人，靠近我的人 at the base of 在……的底部 as a special favour 作为一种特殊的优惠 for 出价钱   hold up five fingers indicating that... indicating:分词作状语，“意思是说......” Eg.: I held up ten fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $10.   Gesticulating: 现在分词作伴随情况状语   act as if (行为、举止)好像 as if ==as though   outrageous: 感到出乎意料的，令人不能容忍的 eventually ==at last   shrugging----现在分词作伴随状况状语 readily ==willingly 心甘情愿地 be pleased with= be satisfied with 对……感到满意 No matter how ==however fill with to this day==up till now, until now, so far 到目前为止