新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
1 . Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.除了一柄式樣別緻、雕有花紋的匕首外，貨箱內裝滿陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。
2 . He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.他多次向我詳細講他如何只花50英鎊便買到一位名家的傑作。
3 . Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth $50.古董商漫不經心看了一眼那幅畫，告訴弗蘭克那畫值50英鎊。
4 . The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.上午很快過去了，弗蘭克正準備離去，突然看見地板上放著一隻體積很大的貨箱。
5 . The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.那幅不大的畫原來是柯勒喬的一幅未被發現的傑作，價值幾十萬英鎊。
6 . The contents were disappointing.箱內東西令人失望。
7 . The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.古董商告訴他那只貨箱剛到不久，但他嫌麻煩不想把它打開。
8 . But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.而對不太裝腔作勢的古玩店，無論是誰都不用壯著膽子才敢往裡進。
9 . 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 little the floors.人們還常常有希望在發霉、陰暗、雜亂無章、迷宮般的店堂裡，從雜亂地擺放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各樣的破爛貨裡找到一件稀世珍品。
10 . Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery.弗蘭克幾乎無法掩飾自己興奮的心情，因為他明白自己發現了一件珍品。
11 . No one discovers a rarity by chance.無論是誰都不會一下子就發現一件珍品。
12 . As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him.由於他從未去過那兒，結果他發現許多有趣的東西。
13 . Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.古玩店對許多人來說有一種特殊的魅力。
14 . My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person.我的老朋友弗蘭克。哈利戴正是這樣一個人。
15 . To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.要做到這一點，他至少要像古董商一樣懂行。
16 . Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.經弗蘭克懇求，古董商才勉強把貨箱撬開了。
17 . A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.一個到處找便宜的人必須具有耐心，而且最重要的是看到珍品時要有鑒別珍品的能力。
18 . As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it.畫面構圖與紙條使他想起一幅他所熟悉的意大利畫，於是他決定將畫買了下來。
19 . One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.一個星期六的上午，弗蘭克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。
20 . Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an 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，突然發現在箱底有一幅微型畫，
21 . Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.他必須像一個專心致志進行探索的科學家那樣抱有這樣的希望，即終有一天，他的努力會取得豐碩的成果。
22 . 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.高檔一點的古玩店為了防塵，把文物漂亮地陳列在玻璃櫃子裡，那裡往往令人望而卻步。