Notes on the text課文注釋

1 I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed，我剛剛一下船就被……人糾纏住了。 no sooner… than…作“剛……就……”講

2 go to great lengths to do sth．，竭力做某事。

3 get rid of，擺脫。

4 as a special favour，作為一種特殊的優(yōu)惠。

5 throw up his arms in despair，絕望地舉起雙手。

參考譯文

當一艘大型班船進港的時候，許多小船載著各種雜貨快速向客輪駛來。大船還未下錨，小船上的`人就紛紛爬上客輪。一會兒工夫，甲板上就擺滿了色彩斑斕的波斯地毯、印度絲綢、銅咖啡壺以及手工制作的漂亮的銀器。要想不為這些東西所動心是很困難的。船上的許多游客開始同商販討價還價起來，但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不買。

我剛下船，就被一個人截住，他向我兜售一枚鉆石戒指。我根本不想買，但我不能掩飾這樣一個事實：其鉆石之大給我留下了深刻的印象。有的鉆石像玻璃球那么大。那人竭力想證明那鉆石是真貨。我們路過一家商店時，他將一顆鉆石使勁地往櫥窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。我花了半個多小時才擺脫了他的糾纏。

向我兜售的第二個人是賣名貴鋼筆和手表的。我仔細察看了一枝鋼筆，那看上去確實不假，金筆帽下方整齊地刻有“美國制造”字樣。那人說那支筆值50英鎊，作為特別優(yōu)惠，他愿意讓我出30英鎊成交。我搖搖頭，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5鎊錢。那人激動地打著手勢，仿佛我的出價使他不能容忍。但他終于把價錢降到了10英鎊。我聳聳肩膀掉頭走開了。一會兒，他突然從后追了上來，把筆塞到我手里。雖然他絕望地舉起雙手，但他毫不遲疑地收下了我付給他的5鎊錢。在回到船上之前，我一直為我的絕妙的討價還價而洋洋得意。然而不管我如何擺弄，那枝漂亮的鋼筆就是吸不進墨水來。直到今天，那枝筆連一個字也沒寫過！

Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1 At what point did the tradesmen start trying to sell their merchandise?

a．Once it had been brought to them by the small boats.

b．While they were laying it out on the decks.

c．As soon as the liner had anchored in the harbour.

d．Once the tourists had arrived on board.

2 What happened once the writer got on shore?

a．A man who had followed him off the ship tried to sell him a diamond.

b．He was made to look at some diamonds against his will.

c．A man started pestering him to buy a diamond.

d．On his way to a shop, he met a man who was selling diamonds.

3 What made the writer finally buy the pen?

a．He had been unable to make the man understand he did not want it.

b．The man eventually agreed to his original offer.

c．He decided it was the only way to get rid of the man.

d．He was afraid the man might otherwise become violent.
Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)

4 But I decided to disembark ______ anything. (11. 7-8)

a．before I would buy

b．until I was buying

c．until I had bought

d．before buying

5 I was assailed by a man who wanted ______ a diamond ring. (1. 9)

a．that I bought

b．for me to buy

c．me to buy

d．my buying

6 ---- of buying one, but the man ______ that I was impressed … (1. 10)

a．must have noticed

b．had to notice

c．must notice

d．could notice

7 The man said that although the pen was worth ￡50, as a special favour, ______ for ￡30. (11. 16-17)

a．he would let it to me

b．he could have let me have it

c．it would have been mine

d．he might give me

Vocabulary 詞匯

8 It was difficult to ______ temptation. (11. 5-6)

a．a(chǎn)void

b．fight

c．resist

d．stand

9 ______ I was approached by a man who was selling … (1. 14)

a．The later

b．On the next time

c．Afterwards

d．After

10 ---- and held up five fingers indicating I ______ to pay five pounds. (1. 17)

a．wished

b．was ready to

c．intended

d．expected

11 The man acted as if he found my offer ______ … (1. 18)

a．irritating

b．preposterous

c．hilarious

d．unspeakable

12 ______ hard I tried, it was impossible to fill the pen. (11. 21-22)

a．However

b．Whatever

c．Whichever

d．So ever