精读28：Five pounds too dear||五镑也太贵
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①The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.②I examined one of the pens closely.③It certainly looked genuine.④At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been nearly inscribed.⑤The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special favour, he would let me haveit for ￡30.⑥I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5.⑦Gesticulatingwildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reducedthe price to￡10.⑧Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrustthe pen into my hands.⑨Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the￡5 I gave him.⑩I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.⑪No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word!
语篇导读：本段叙述作者遇到的第二个小贩，在多番的讨价还价后，作者以心理价位5英镑买了一支无用的钢笔。①作者遇到一个卖名贵钢笔和手表的小贩；②③④作者在仔细查看一支钢笔；⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩作者与小贩三番五次讨价还价的过程，两人最终协定以5英镑打成交易；⑪这是一支吸不进墨水的钢笔。文末的感叹号表达出作者上当受骗的惊叹和无奈之情。
the words 'made in the U.S.A'：短语'made in the U.S.A'是words的同位语
inscribe/ɪn'skraɪb/:If you inscribe words on an object, you write or carve the words on the object. 题写; 刻，如：Some galleries commemorate donors by inscribing their names on the walls. 一些展览馆把捐赠者的名字刻在墙上以纪念他们。
be worth…：值得……，如：The watch is worth ￡100.这只表值100英镑。【常用词】
favour /'feɪvə/：something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them恩惠；善意的行为，如：I owed him a favour so I couldn’t say no. 我欠他一个人情，所以无法拒绝。本文：as a special favour表示“作为一种特殊的优惠”
let sb. do sth.让某人做某事，如：Don’t let the baby cry.别惹小孩哭。
indicating that…：现在分词短语，作目的状语
gesticulate /dʒe'stɪkjʊleɪt/：If you gesticulate, you make movements with your arms or hands, often while you are describing something that is difficult to express in words. 打手势，如：A man with a paper hat upon his head was gesticulating wildly. 一个戴纸帽的男子在拼命地打手势。
gesticulating wildly：现在分词短语吗，作方式状语
outrageous /aʊt'reɪdʒəs/：If you describe something as outrageous, you are emphasizing that it is unacceptable or very shocking.不可接受的; 令人震惊的，如：By diplomatic standards, this was outrageous behaviour. 按外交标准，这是不可接受的行为。
find sb/sth +adj.后面的形容词是宾补，如：I find the book interesting. 我发现这本书很有趣。【写作推荐】
reduce…to…：把……减少到……：Please reduce the degree to 37.请把温度降到37。
thrust /θrʌst/：throw up his arms in despair：绝望地举起双手
in despair：绝望地，如：That patient abandoned the attempt in despair. 那病人绝望了。
thrust /θrʌst/：if something is thrust upon you, you are forced to accept it even if you do not want it把…强加于，强迫…接受，强人所难，硬塞给。搭配：thrust sth upon/on sb，如：She never enjoyed the fame that was thrust upon her.她从来都不喜欢强加于她身上的名声。
【难句解析】No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word! ①no matter how：不管怎样，是从属连词，引导让步状语从句，类似的从属连词还有no matter who, what, which, where, when等，如：No matter how old you are, you can chase your dream.无论你多老，你都可以逐梦。②it作形式主语，逻辑主语是to fill…。③fill (sth) with sth，如：Her eyes filled with tears .她的双眼噙满了泪水。
Summary writing：(this paragraph)
用不多于80个单词描述作者摆脱钻石兜售者后的经历。（摘自新概念英语教师用书新版3）
The next man who approached him was selling watches and pens, and when the writer looked at one, it looked genuine. The man said it was worth ￡50 but the writer could have it for ￡30. The writer offered him ￡5 and waited. Eventually, as the writer was walking away, the man agreeded and took ￡5. The writer was very pleased—until he was back on board. The pen was impossible to fill. It has never written a word since.
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