Lesson 34
A happy discovery
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1Lesson 34
2A happy discovery
3What was the 'happy discovery' ?
4Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
5The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases
6to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
7But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
8There 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 litter the floors.
9No one discovers a rarity by chance.
10A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience,
11and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
12To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
13Like a scientist bent on making a discovery,
14he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
15My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person.
16He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
17One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.
18As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him.
19The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.
20The dealer told him that it had just come in,
21but that he could not be bothered to open it.
22Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.
23The contents were disappointing.
24Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger,
25 the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
26Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
27As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it.
28Glancing at it briefly the dealer told him that it was worth $50.
29Frank could hardly conceal his excitement,
30for he knew that he had made a real discovery.
31The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece
32by Correggio and was worth hundreds and thousands of pounds.
1Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 2听录音，然后回答以下问题。 3What was the 'happy discovery'? 4 Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. 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. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. 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. 5 No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded. 6 My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The morning passed rapidly and Frank just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth $50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. 7New words and expressions 生词和短语 8 antique 9n. 古董，古玩 10 fascination 11n. 魅力，迷惑力 12 forbidding 13adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的 14 muster 15v. 鼓起 16 pretentious 17adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的 18 labyrinth 19n. 迷宫 20 musty 21adj. 陈腐的，发霉的 22 rarity 23n. 稀世珍品 24 assorted 25adj. 各式各样的 26 junk 27n. 破烂货，废品 28 litter 29v. 杂乱地布满 30 dedicated 31adj. 专心致志的 32 bargain hunter 33 到处找便宜货买的人 34 dealer 35v. 商人 36 cherish 37v. 期望，渴望 38 amply 39adv. 足够地 40 masterpiece 41n. 杰作 42 mere 43adj. 仅仅的 44 prise 45v. 撬开 46 carve 47v. 镌刻 48 dagger 49n. 短剑，匕首 50 miniature 51adj. 小巧的，小型的 52 composition 53n. 构图 54参考译文 55 古玩店对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力。高档一点的古玩店为了防尘，把文物漂亮地陈列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而却步。而对不太装腔作势的古玩店，无论是谁都不用壮着胆子才敢往里进。人们还常常有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱无章、迷宫般的店堂里，从杂乱地摆放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各样的破烂货里找到一件稀世珍品。 56 无论是谁都不会一下子就发现一件珍品。一个到处找便宜的人必须具有耐心，而且最重要的是看到珍品时要有鉴别珍品的能力。要做到这一点，他至少要像古董商一样懂行。他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱有这样的希望，即终有一天，他的努力会取得丰硕的成果。 57 我的老朋友弗兰克.哈利戴正是这样一个人。他多次向我详细讲他如何只花50英镑便买到一位名家的杰作。一个星期六的上午，弗兰克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。由于他从未去过那儿，结果他发现许多有趣的东西。上午很快过去了，弗兰克正准备离去，突然看见地板上放着一只体积很大的货箱。古董商告诉他那只货箱刚到不久，但他嫌麻烦不想把它打开。经弗兰克恳求，古董商才勉强把货箱撬开了。箱内东西令人失望。除了一柄式样别致、雕有花纹的匕首外，货箱内装满陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。弗兰克轻轻地把陶器拿出箱子，突然发现在箱底有一幅微型画，画面构图与纸条使他想起一幅他所熟悉的意大利画，于是他决定将画买了下来。古董商漫不经心看了一眼那幅画，告诉弗兰克那画值50英镑。弗兰克几乎无法掩饰自己兴奋的心情，因为他明白自己发现了一件珍品。那幅不大的画原来是柯勒乔的一幅未被发现的杰作，价值几十万英镑。