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1、新概念英语第三册34Lesson34Ahappydiscovery幸运的发现一、【Text】课文Antiqueshopsexertapeculiarfascinationonagreatmanypeople.Themoreexpensivekindofantiqueshopwhererareobjectsarebeautifullydisplayedinglasscasestokeepthemfreefromdustisusuallyaforbiddingplace.Butnoonehastomusterupcouragetoenteralesspre
2、tentiousantiqueshop.Thereisalwayshopethatinitslabyrinthofmusty,dark,disorderedroomsarealraritywillbefoundamongstthepilesofassortedjunkthatlitterthefloors.Noonediscoversararitybychance.Atrulydedicatedbargainhuntermusthavepatience,andaboveall,theabilitytorecognizetheworthofsomethi
3、ngwhenheseesit.Todothis,hemustbeatleastasknowledgeableasthedealer.Likeascientistbentonmakingadiscovery,hemustcherishthehopethatonedayhewillbeamplyrewarded.Myoldfriend,FrankHalliday,isjustsuchaperson.Hehasoftendescribedtomehowhepickedupamasterpieceforamere£50.OneSaturdaymorning,F
4、rankvisitedanantiqueshopinmyneighbourhood.Ashehadneverbeentherebefore,hefoundagreatdealtointeresthim.ThemorningpassedrapidlyandFrankwasabouttoleavewhenhenoticedalargepackingcaselyingonthefloor.Thedealertoldhimthatithadjustcomein,butthathecouldnotbebotheredtoopenit.Frankbeggedhim
5、todosoandthedealerreluctantlypriseditopen.Thecontentsweredisappointing.Apartfromaninteresting-lookingcarveddagger,theboxwasfullofcrockery,muchofitbroken.FrankgentlyliftedthecrockeryoutoftheboxandsuddenlynoticedaminiaturePaintingatthebottomofthepackingcase.Asitscompositionandline
6、remindedhimofanItalianpaintingheknewwell,hedecidedtobuyit.Glancingatitbriefly,thedealertoldhimthatitwasworth£50.Frankcouldhardlyconcealhisexcitement,forheknewthathehadmadearealdiscovery.ThetinypaintingprovedtobeanunknownmasterpiecebyCorreggioandwasworththousandsofpounds.二、【Newwo
7、rdsandexpressions】生词和短语●antiquen.古玩●fascinationn.魅力,迷惑力●forbiddingadj.望而生畏的,望而却步的●musterv.鼓起●pretentiousadj.自命不凡的,矫饰的●labyrinthn.迷宫●mustyadj.陈腐的,发霉的●rarityn.稀世珍品●assortedadj.各式各样的●junkn.破料货,废品●litterv.杂乱地布满●dedicatedadj.专心致志的●bargainhunter到处找便宜货买的人●dealerv.商人●cherishv.期望,渴望●ampl
8、yadv.足够地●masterpiecen.杰作●mereadj.仅仅的●prisev.撬开●