新概念第三册第-28课

Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear五镑也太贵

I. New words and expression 生词和短语

a. Wares: n. goods 货物, 商品

Ware: n. used as a word root 器皿, 陶器, 物品（总称, 常用于复合词）silverware 银器/ ironware 铁器/ chinaware 陶器/ glassware 玻璃器皿software 软件/ hardware 五金器具, (电脑的)硬件

a popular ware 热门货/ small wares 小百货

goods n.商品, 货物（商店里出售的物品）

half-done goods 半成品/ home made goods = native goods 国货leather goods 皮件/ frozen goods 冻结货物/ consumer goods 日用消费品

commodity n.商品, 物品（总称, 正式的经济学术语）

commodity price 商品价格, commodity economy 商品经济commodity market 商品市场, agricultural commodity 农产品

b. Tempt v.吸引, 引诱; Tempt sb to do sth 吸引某人做某事；Temptation n.勾引, 诱惑, 引诱

The temptation to steal is greater than ever before - especially in large shops.

偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候更强烈了, 在大商店里尤其如此。

Tempting adj.诱惑人的, 吸引人的= （attractive adj.吸引人的, 有魅力的）c. Bargain: v. to argue about the price讨价还价；Bargain n.交易, 合同交易, 协议,便宜货

a good bargain 赚钱的生意/ make a bargain 成交, 达成协议

drive a hard bargain with sb 全力和某人讨价还价bargain with sb for sth. 和某人就某事讨价还价

bargain away 议价出售

d. Disembark v. get off the ship下船上岸（= debark）；Embark v.上船, 上飞机

He disembarked. 他下船上了岸。-- He decided to embark. 他决定上船。Assail: v. 纠缠, 骚扰同义词有：pester, harass - He was assailed with worries.

Afflict vt.使痛苦, 折磨

Tramps can keep free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.

f. Favour n.好处, 优惠；in favor of 赞成, 支持

I am in favor of stopping work now. 我赞成现在停止工作。

in sb’s favor 得某人欢心, 对某人有利The situation, both at home and aboard, is in our favor.

out of favor 失宠, 不利; by favor of sb 请面交给某人(信封上用语)

do sb a favor 给某人恩惠; in the text it means “a cheaper price”优惠favorite adj.心爱的, 受宠的; favorite n.受宠的人或物

favorable adj.赞成的, 赞许的, 讨人喜欢的

g. Outrageous：adj. shocking or extremely unreasonable 出人预料的, 令人不悦的, 蛮横无理的

-- He played an outrageous joke.

Outrage n.暴行, 侮辱, 愤怒vt.凌辱, 强*, 虐待, 伤害, 迫害

Rage n.愤怒, 情绪激动, 狂暴, 精神错乱fly into a rage 勃然大怒

My father was in a rage last night. 我父亲昨天晚上十分生气。

h. Thrust v.硬塞给Thrust sth into…means “put sth in your hand very suddenly and violently”突然地硬塞进…-- He thrust the pen into my hand.

Thrust aside 推开; -- He thrust the girl aside.

Thrust oneself forward -- He thrust himself forward in the crowd.

thrust oneself in 强行闯入, 干涉, 探听（= thrust one‘s nose into）- Don’t thrust yourself in private sth.

thrust sth. on/upon sb. 强卖给某人- Don’t thrust your idea on me. = Don’t exert your idea on me.

thrust out 推出, 逐出, 解雇thrust：throw，但是throw没有方向；thrust 常与into连用

eventual adj.最后的, 结果的; it emphasizes that it happens always after a lot of problems.

-- eventual success [failure] 最后的成功[失败] eventually adv.最后, 终于, 结果

Loaded with wares: piled high with goods; Liner: passenger ship Rugs: mats, small carpets; bargaining: arguing about the price of…