（标题）
A happy discovery
happy: lucky; fortunate； 幸运的
a happy coincidence 幸运的巧合
the happy few 幸运的少数
The sad（不幸的） truth is that most of
us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all
our lives.
He made a sad（不幸的） mistake.
老友记
I guess I set up the video camera to try and entice
Joey. But sadly（不幸地） I could not be
enticed.
（第一段）
Antique
shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
exert ... on ... 施加某种…
fascination 魅力；魔力
【近义词组】表达“吸引力”：
charm
attraction
appeal
sth. exert a peculiar fascination on sb.
某人特别着迷某事
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.
语法分析：
The more expensive kind of antique shop where（定语从句） rare
objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them
free from dust（目的状语） is usually a forbidding place.
知识点（1） Lesson6
expensive 高档、豪华的
知识点（2）
表达“种类”：
a new kind of machine
machines of a new kind
知识点（3） Lesson26
(be) free from ... 没有某个不希望有的东西
He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he
is free from the thousands of anxieties which
afflict other people.
The composition is free from
errors.
Organic produce is free from harmful
chemicals.
free ... from ... 使…没有
But
no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique
shop.
pretentious adj. 自命不凡的；装腔作势的
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 litter
the floors.
语法分析：
There is always hope that（同位语从句） in its
labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms（地点状语) a real rarity
will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the
floors（定语从句，修饰junk）. （amongst…地点状语)
知识点（1）
there be + 无灵主语 （地道句式）
there is no denying that ...
不可否认的是…
there is no doubt that ...
毫无疑问的是…
there is every likelihood that ...
很有可能的是…
there is little likelihood that ...
不大可能的是…
there is no shortage of ... 有的是…
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting
study, because there is no shortage of tall
buildings.
there is an element of truth in ...
有点道理
Perhaps there is an element of truth in
both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find
out.
there is a good deal of truth in ...
很有道理
Apparently, there is a good deal of truth
in this idea.
知识点（2）
hope [C, U] 希望、可能性
… hope of
… hope that
There is little hope of any improvement
in his condition.
There's still a faint hope that the two
sides will reach an agreement.
It was rush hour, and there was no hope
of getting a seat.
Is there any hope of getting financial
support for the project?
Is there any hope that she will change
her mind?
知识点（3）
labyrinth of musty,
dark, disordered rooms 迷宫一样的…
语法：比喻 （ 喻体 + of + 本体）
知识点（4）Lesson17
amongst: among
whilst: while
midst: middle
知识点（5）
assorted 各式各样的
（第二段）
No one discovers a rarity
by chance.
【近义词组】表达“随便地、意外地、偶然地”：做状语
by chance
by accident
accidentally
【近义词组】表达“故意地、诚心地、有预谋地”：
做状语
intentionally
deliberately
on purpose
A
truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the
ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
语法分析：
A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have
patience（宾语）, and above all (状语),
the ability to recognize the worth of
something（并列宾语） when he sees it（时间状语）.
知识点（1）
above all (else) 最重要的事
Max is clever, hardworking, and above all
(else) honest.
造句：一个真正全身心投入的猎头必须要有耐心，并且最重要的是，要有识才的慧眼。
A truly dedicated head-hunter must have patience, and
above all, an eye for talents. He has an eye for
beauty.
To
do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
知识点（1）
knowledgeable 知识渊博的
知识点（2）
as … as … as(副词)…as(“像”
连词，固定句型后面省略谓语动词)…
as …
（作为连词单独使用不能使用谓语动词）
When at Rome, do as （“像”）the Romans
do.
When at Rome, do like the Romans.
... Alfred Bloggs who worked
as（“是，作为”，介词） a dustman for the
Ellesmere Corporation.
介词：
连词：
Like
a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that
one day he will be amply rewarded.
语法分析：
Like a scientist（介词短语做状语） bent on making a
discovery（形容词短语做后置定语）, he must
cherish the hope that one day he will be amply
rewarded（同位语从句）.
知识点（1）
be bent on sth. /
doing一门心思做某事
【近义词组】表达“下定决心做某事”：
be determined to do
be resolved to do
set one’s mind on sth. / doing
课文写法替换：
Like a scientist determined to make a
discovery.
Like a scientist resolved to make a
discovery.
Like a scientist setting his mind on making a
discovery.
知识点（2） Lesson3
【近义词组】表达“有（某种感情）”：
cherish
nourish
Lisa has long nourished the hope of
becoming a ballerina.
The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it
enjoyed（“享有”） a high level of
civilization.
There is a lot of beautiful scenery in China.
China boasts（“有”） a lot of beautiful
scenery.
They have three lovely children.
They are blessed with three lovely
children.
The girl has both beauty and brains.
The girl is endowed
with（“（先天就）有”） both beauty and brains.
知识点（3）
be rewarded 获得回报
be amply rewarded 获得丰厚回报
（第三段）
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.
语法分析：
He has often described to me（状语，前置） how he
picked up a masterpiece for a mere £50. （宾语从句，长句后置）
知识点（1）
describe … to sb. 把某事描述给某人
状语前置句式:
Wherever it went, it left behind
it a trail of dead deer and small animals like
rabbits. （句式）
On the occasions when they have pushed to
shore an unconscious human being …
describe … as … 把…描述成…
He described it as 'a very agreeable
situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a
great river.'
Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate
collectors of what can only be described as
clutter.
知识点（2）
pick sth. ↔︎
up（up副词，位置灵活）幸运的买到便宜货
知识点（3）
a mere … 仅仅…… （强调很小）
He's a mere child.
It took her a mere 20 minutes to
win.
Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was
a mere twenty miles away.
One
Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my
neighbourhood.
知识点（1）
neighbourhood 临近地区
【近义词组】表达“在…附近”：
a famous arcade near Piccadilly
a famous arcade close to Piccadilly
a famous arcade around Piccadilly
a famous arcade off Piccadilly
a famous arcade in the neighbourhood / vicinity
of Piccadilly
表达“近”：
only a short bus ride away 坐公交车一会儿就到了
within walking distance 走着走着就到了
within driving distance 开车就到了
within commuting distance 坐车交到了
only a stone’s throw away 仅仅一段举例
As
he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest
him.
课文写法替换：
Having never been there before, ...
非谓语
As this was his first visit there, ...
原因状语从句
(with) This being
his first visit there, ... 独立主格