A happy discovery 幸運(yùn)的發(fā)現(xiàn)
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere 50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature Painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth ￡50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth thousands of pounds.
16.The contents were disappointing.
箱內(nèi)東西令人失望。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個(gè)典型的“主系表”結(jié)構(gòu)的簡(jiǎn)單句。
17.Apart from an interesting looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
除了一柄式樣別致、雕有花紋的匕首外，貨箱內(nèi)裝滿陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:apart from表示“包括在內(nèi)”的“除了”，并非真正的不包括。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:interesting-looking原意為“看上去有意思的”，在此引申為“式樣別致的”。
18.Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature Painting at the bottom of the packing case.
弗蘭克輕輕地把陶器拿出箱子，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)在箱底有一幅微型畫(huà)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析: at the bottom of the packing case為介詞短語(yǔ)，作地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:lift sth.out of的意思是“把某物從…取出來(lái)”。
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere 50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature Painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth ￡50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth thousands of pounds.
16.The contents were disappointing.
箱內(nèi)東西令人失望。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個(gè)典型的“主系表”結(jié)構(gòu)的簡(jiǎn)單句。
17.Apart from an interesting looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
除了一柄式樣別致、雕有花紋的匕首外，貨箱內(nèi)裝滿陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:apart from表示“包括在內(nèi)”的“除了”，并非真正的不包括。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:interesting-looking原意為“看上去有意思的”，在此引申為“式樣別致的”。
18.Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature Painting at the bottom of the packing case.
弗蘭克輕輕地把陶器拿出箱子，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)在箱底有一幅微型畫(huà)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析: at the bottom of the packing case為介詞短語(yǔ)，作地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:lift sth.out of的意思是“把某物從…取出來(lái)”。