新概念三冊(cè)lesson34筆記

1、Lesson 34 A happy discovery一、單詞講解 New words and expressionsantique n. 古董，古玩 a piece of furniture, jewel etc. that was made a very long time ago and is therefore valuable）an antique shopan antique dealerantiquated adj. 過(guò)時(shí)的 (old-fashioned and out of date)an antiquated idea obsolete 過(guò)時(shí)的，廢棄的obsolete wea

2、pons武器obsolescent adj.即將過(guò)時(shí)的an obsolescent style即將過(guò)時(shí)的款式fascination n. 魅力，迷惑力= the power of fascinating 常與for/over/on連用have fascination for sb 固定句勢(shì)結(jié)構(gòu)-Cats have unfailing fascination for most people.-Chinese Art has great fascination for me. fascinate: attract or interest very strongly 使著迷，常用被動(dòng)形式-Cats

3、never fail to fascinate human being.-English never fail to fascinate students.fascinated by / with sth-He is fascinated with chess.-The students were fascinated by his idea.Charm 比f(wàn)ascinate 語(yǔ)氣要弱-The beautiful picture charms me.-I am charmed by the beautiful picture.Captivate 迷惑，使著迷 -His idea captiva

4、ted me.Enchant 使迷惑，用魔法迷惑，使心醉，使喜悅be enchanted by / be enchanted with -She was enchanted by the flower you sent her.Fascinate / charm / captivate / enchant 后接加ing 變成形容詞Fascinating / charming / captivating / enchanting-She is a charming girl. -Cats are fascinating animals. -The flowers are enchanting.W

5、inning 吸引人的，主要指物品-The beautiful dresses is winning.forbidding adj. 望而生畏的，望而卻步的 =having a frightening or unfriendly or danger look. having a unfriendly appearance; threateningeg. Despite her forbidding manners, shes actually quite a kind person. 盡管她的舉止看上去令人畏懼，可實(shí)際上是個(gè)很善良的人。Eg.He has got a forbidding ap

6、pearance.Eg.Wed better not visit the forbidding coast.a forbidding look 令人畏懼的眼神 a forbidding task 困難的任務(wù)a forbidding mountain 險(xiǎn)峻的山峰a forbidding appearance 讓人膽懼的外表a forbidding eyes 讓人畏懼的眼神a forbidding shop 昂貴的讓人卻步的商場(chǎng)Purple Forbidden City/Forbidden City 紫禁城forbidden fruit 禁果Forbidden zone 禁區(qū)Forbid 不允許f

7、orbid forbade forbiddenforbid sb to sth 禁止某人做某事Forbid sb to do sth -The father forbad his children to touch the clavichord.Forbid doing sth -Smoking is forbidden here. Forbid / prohibit / interdictForbid : 政府或私人下令以禁止 -Swimming is forbidden here.Prohibit: 法律條文或官方明令禁止 prohibit sb from doing sth (by ru

8、les and by law)eg. Prohibit any one from selling nuclear weapons.-The law prohibits young people under 18 from going to bar.Interdict: 法律或教會(huì)所不允許Keep sb from doing eg. Keep children from swimming in the river!stop sb from doingprevent sb (from) sth 阻止，妨礙eg. His broken leg prevented him from attending

9、 a party.ban: to say that sth must not be done 明令禁止，絕對(duì)不能做某事eg. Smoking is banned in the building.eg. His driving license was suspended and he was banned from driving for 3 months.declare a ban on 宣布禁止eg. Declare a global ban on nuclear tests. 宣布全球范圍內(nèi)禁止核試驗(yàn)。boycott 聯(lián)合抵制購(gòu)買 (to refuse to buy sth; use st

10、h or take part in sth as a way of protesting)eg. Animal lovers boycott all products tested on animals.動(dòng)物保護(hù)主義者聯(lián)合抵制購(gòu)買任何以動(dòng)物做實(shí)驗(yàn)的產(chǎn)品。embargo 禁止與某國(guó)有貿(mào)易往來(lái)，禁運(yùn)，封港 （to stop trade with another country by an official order）clamp down on : 取締，鎮(zhèn)壓eg. Clamp down on illegitimate government.muster v. 鼓起，鼓足Collect / sum

11、mon Muster up / Collect up / summon up = gather / pluck up / keep up 鼓起，振奮-He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.muster up courage 鼓起勇氣muster up support 請(qǐng)求支持muster up energy 鼓足精力muster up spirit 打起精神eg. He mustered support for his plan. 他請(qǐng)求對(duì)他的計(jì)劃予以支持。gather up confidence 拿出自信pluck up c

12、ourage 鼓起勇氣work up strength 鼓足力氣screw up courage 鼓足力氣pretentious adj. 愛(ài)夸耀的，自命不凡的，虛飾的 （trying to seem more important or clever than you really are）記憶方法（pretend-> pretentious） -We wont like to visit the pretentious shop.pretentious language 浮華的語(yǔ)言pretentious speech 華而不實(shí)的演講ostentations adj.（貶）夸耀和愛(ài)賣弄的

13、a pompous, ostentations professor 一個(gè)自大而又夸耀學(xué)識(shí)的教授put on airs 擺架子strike a pose 裝腔作勢(shì)put up a big front 擺闊Labyrinth n. 迷宮 (a net work of narrow twisting passages or paths that meet and cross each other and which makes it difficult to find one's way)a labyrinth of long paths 像迷宮一樣的鄉(xiāng)間小路maze a maze of s

14、treets 錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的馬路a maze of paths 錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的鄉(xiāng)間小路a maze of wires 錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的線路be in a maze 困惑，迷茫 (in a wondering state of mind, not knowing what is going on)eg. I am in a maze about future.be in a dilemma 進(jìn)退兩難 (a different choice to be made between two things)eg. I am in a dilemma about the job offer. to be the mea

15、t in the sandwich 左右為難eg. The hen-pecked husband is in the sandwich. 這位懼內(nèi)的丈夫左右為難。musty 散發(fā)著陳腐味的 （having a damp and unpleasant smell）musty roomsmusty bookmusty breadmusty fooddecayed adj. 變腐爛了，變質(zhì)了stale ：陳的 （not fresh）stale bread 陳的面包a stale job 乏味的工作stereotyped adj. 老一套的，過(guò)了時(shí)的routine adj. 平淡乏味的cliche a

16、dj. （unchanging idea or expression）老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào)的Assorted adj. 各式各樣的=various types mixed together assorted / different / variousdifferent : 強(qiáng)調(diào)此事物與彼事物完全不同 -The word glare is different from that word slare.Various : 各種各樣的 all kinds of 強(qiáng)調(diào)種類不同-We have got various books.In every part / all parts / various pa

17、rts of the world 在世界各地Assorted : various types mixed together -Assorted chocolates 什錦巧克力 -He bought a bag of assorted fruit.Diverse 強(qiáng)調(diào)性質(zhì)不同-We have got diverse opinion.rarity n. 珍品，稀少，少見(jiàn)的人或東西eg. A man over a hundred years old is rarity.eg. Rain is a rarity in Egypt. 雨在埃及十分罕見(jiàn)。master piece 杰作 a rare ob

18、ject 一件珍品tour de force 力作，杰作，不朽的作品 junk : sth of no usejunk food (rich in fat) 破爛貨，廢品a junk dealer 收破爛的rubbish / garbage / trash / junk rubbisheg. Dont talk rubbish! 別說(shuō)廢話了！trash amgarbage (多用于廚房里垃圾) （waste material , such as paper or food , thrown away）litter : waste paper or containers esp. left on

19、 the ground in a public placelitter baglitter bug 垃圾蟲（到處亂扔垃圾的家伙）refuse 'refjus n.廢品litter vt.雜亂的布滿 eg. Books littered the floor. 地板上到處都是書。be littered witheg.The dest is littered with assorted magazines. 桌上到處布滿了各式各樣的雜志。eg.The road is littered with cigarette ends and some empty beer bottles.eg. Th

20、e road was littered with assorted stones.dedicate adj. 專心致志的 very interested and working hard a dedicated sportsman 一個(gè)熱忱的體育運(yùn)動(dòng)專家 a dedicated musician 一個(gè)專心致志的音樂(lè)家devoted adj. 忠誠(chéng)忠貞的a devoted wife 一個(gè)忠誠(chéng)的妻子a devoted couple 真心相愛(ài)的一對(duì)delicate adj. 細(xì)膩的white delicate fingers 細(xì)膩潔白的手指delicate food 美味的食品dealer n. 專

21、門從事某一種商品經(jīng)營(yíng)的商販businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman dealer 側(cè)重于零售，相當(dāng)于tradesman a car dealer 汽車銷售商a junk dealer 收破爛的peddler 小販peddler: a person who sells dangerous or unlawful drugs. 販賣危險(xiǎn)品或非法藥品的人a drug peddler 毒販子vendor （a seller of small articles that can be carried about）沿街銷售的商販hawker n. (沿街叫賣的

22、) 貨郎 （someone who carries goods from place to place and tries to sell them）tradesman n. 生意人,買賣人merchant n. (做大生意的)生意人the merchant of venicewholesaler 批發(fā)商retailer n. 零售商cherish vt. 期望，渴望=entertain or keep hope , love etc. in mind deeply1) 珍視cherish the friendshipcherish the lifecherish the opportunit

23、y2) 心中懷有，心中擁有-she cherishes the hope that her son will return.-Dont cherish such illusion幻影.-Dont cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts借款.cherish the wishcherish the hopecherish the dreamcherish the ideas 抱有這樣的一個(gè)念頭cherish the memories 珍視記憶cherish the illusion 抱有幻想cherish d

24、eep resentment 懷有深深的仇恨eg. The mother always cherished the hope that she could find her long-lost son.ample adj.十分充足而有余的(enough or more than enough)Amply adv. 足夠地ample timeample evidenceample spaceamplifier 擴(kuò)音器magnifier 放大鏡Ample / enough Enough 數(shù)量，程度足夠-The bread is just enough for one meal. -He is ol

25、d enough to go to the party.Sufficient: enough 足夠的 只放在名詞前Enough 可放在名詞前或后-We have sufficient food to last one week.-We have enough food / food enough to last one week.Sufficiently 只放在被修飾詞前Old enough / sufficiently oldAdequate: just enough 剛剛好 數(shù)量和質(zhì)量上的滿足adequate money -The performance is adequate.-Dont

26、 be worried .They have gotten ample time.Ample / adequate / sufficient / enough-Whatever you do, you must put your heart into it. And then,someday you will be rewarded amply.plentiful: more than enough （數(shù)量上）充足的a plentiful supply of foodabundant 富足的abundant resources 資源富足mere adj.僅僅，單單，只要，只是he lost t

27、he election by a mere 20 votes.eg. Dont be angry. its a mere joke.eg. Your meeting us was a mere accident.eg. I pick up the walk-man for a mere 30 RMB.merely adv. onlyeg. Alf merely told her that he worked for the corporation. prise v. Br 撬prize v. Am/pryprize sth off 把撬掉prize sth up 把撬開(kāi)/prize sth a

28、part eg. Eventually i prized the lid off with a knife.prize the box open 把盒子撬開(kāi)prize sth out 設(shè)法套出話來(lái) （to get information from someone with difficulty or by using force）eg. It took me half an hour to prize the address out of him. 我用了一個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間才從他那套出地址。 dagger n.短劍，匕首look daggers at (to look at sb angrily）

29、怒目圓睜sword 長(zhǎng)劍put sb to the sword （to kill sb with a sword）miniature adj.小型的miniature camera 小型照相機(jī)miniature railway 微型鐵路miniature garden 微型花園miniature painting 微型畫mini-小minibusminicab 小的出租車miniskirtcompose v. 構(gòu)成，構(gòu)思，組成be composed of consist ofeg. Water is composed of hydrogen and pose a lette

30、r 構(gòu)思一封信compose a poem 賦詩(shī)一首compose a speech 寫一個(gè)演講稿compose a song 作曲composition 作曲；構(gòu)思；文章 （a piece of music or art or a poem）二、課文講解Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. 古玩店對(duì)許多人來(lái)說(shuō)有一種特殊的魅力。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這句話的主體結(jié)構(gòu)非常簡(jiǎn)單，exerton的本意是“對(duì)施加”，在本句中引申為“對(duì)某人具有吸引力”。fascinationexert a peculiar

31、fascination on sb對(duì)某人有一種特殊的魅力Antique shops appeal to a great many people. 古玩店很吸引人。Shoe shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many ladies.鞋店對(duì)于很多女士來(lái)講，具有一種很特殊的魅力。hold fascination for sb/have fascination sbeg. High mountains hold a peculiar fascination for me.fascinate vt.eg. Cats never fail to f

32、ascinate human beings.eg. With the advent of E-age, Internet exerts a peculiar fascination on teenagers.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(diǎn)的古玩店為了防塵，把文物漂亮地陳列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而卻步

33、。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾antique shop,即“的古董店”。To keep them freefrom dust是動(dòng)詞不定式短語(yǔ)，作目的狀語(yǔ)，即“放在玻璃柜子里的目的是防塵”。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:keep sth.free from的意思是“使某物避免”首先抓主干：The more expensive kind of antique shop is usually a forbidding place.高檔一點(diǎn)的古玩店往往是令人望而卻步的地方。where 為關(guān)系副詞，引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾antiq

34、ue shop；to keep them free from dust 作目的狀語(yǔ)；free from dust 作keep的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。Rare objects 文物，稀有珍品 可以用Rarity 來(lái)代替。glass case 玻璃柜子，罩子show case 櫥窗book case 書架packing case 貨箱knife case 刀架glasses case 眼睛盒man in a suitcase 經(jīng)常出差的人 a constant traveler esp. for workKeep sb or sth free from （29課）You cant keep yourselv

35、es free from anxieties like tramps.你是不能夠像約翰一樣不受煩惱的侵?jǐn)_的。We put our books in bookcase to keep them free from dust.我們把書放進(jìn)書柜目的不落上灰塵。But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.而對(duì)不太裝腔作勢(shì)的古玩店，無(wú)論是誰(shuí)都不用壯著膽子才敢往里進(jìn)。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:to enter a less pretentious a

36、ntique shop作目的狀語(yǔ)，意思是“為了進(jìn)不太裝腔作勢(shì)的古玩店”。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:muster up courage to do sth.的意思是“鼓起勇氣做某事”。The forbidding antique shop is pretentious.二三兩句包含強(qiáng)烈明顯的對(duì)比。The more expensive kind of clothing shop is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less preten

37、tious clothing shop.一種高檔的服裝店往往是令人望而卻步的，但是當(dāng)我們走進(jìn)一家普普通通的不是矯揉造作的普通商店的時(shí)候卻不必鼓足勇氣。a less pretentious antique shopa more expensive kind of antique shop 一正一反，一褒一貶less: not as much 沒(méi)那么，不怎么less expensive：(compare-cheap)no less than：不少于，多達(dá)eg. The book has been translated into no less than 40 languages.less than

38、 helpful (not at all helpful)less than successful (not at all successful)less than perfect (not at all perfect)eg. The operation is less than successful.in less than no time: very quicklyneither less nor more than 與幾乎相同little less than 簡(jiǎn)直就是nothing less than 根本就是eg. What he said was nothing less than

39、 a lie.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.人們還常常有希望在發(fā)霉、陰暗、雜亂無(wú)章、迷宮般的店堂里，從雜亂地?cái)[放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各樣的破爛貨里找到一件稀世珍品。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:第一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明hope,意思是“的希望”。第二個(gè)that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾junk,即“堆在

40、地上的破爛貨”。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:musty,dark,disordered這三個(gè)單詞并列放在中心詞rooms前面作定語(yǔ)，目的是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)找出所謂“稀世珍品”的不易。There is always hope that 人們懷有希望We cherish the hope that You must cherish the hope that one day you will be amply rewarded.eg. There is always hope that one day you will be amply rewarded after long hard work. 人們總是懷有希望能在長(zhǎng)期

41、辛苦工作之后，最終得到極大的回報(bào)。eg. There is always hope that near Peking University a forged diploma will be bought. 在北大附近總希望買到一份假畢業(yè)證書。amongst: among among other things 尤其，格外among others 尤其，格外eg. I am fond of pop music among others.litter the floor Pieces of paper litter the floor. / The floor is littered with pi

42、eces of paper.地面上到處都是紙。marry sbbe marry to sb interview sb No one discovers a rarity by chance.無(wú)論是誰(shuí)都不會(huì)一下子就發(fā)現(xiàn)一件珍品。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:by chance為方式狀語(yǔ)，說(shuō)明“找到珍品”的方式。by chance/by accident 偶然的eg. No one can succeed by chance. 沒(méi)有人隨隨便便成功。by any chance: used to ask politely whether sth is true 是不是，可不可能（非常禮貌，得體的詢問(wèn)

43、對(duì)方）eg. Are you Mrs. Smith, by any chance?A truly dedicated searcher for art treasures must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.一個(gè)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(shí)要有鑒別珍品的能力。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:a truly dedicated這三個(gè)詞的排列順序符合多個(gè)修飾詞修飾一個(gè)中心詞的用法。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:above&

44、#160;all的意思是“首先”，在句中作插入語(yǔ)，用于加強(qiáng)句子的語(yǔ)氣。Dedicated / concentrated A truly dedicated person.-He is a truly dedicated scholar.-He is a truly dedicated English learner.Above all : most important of all 最重要的是。承上啟下。用來(lái)加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣。The ability to do something true->trulyterrible->terriblya truly dedicated love hun

45、ter 一個(gè)真心的潛心尋找愛(ài)情的人a truly dedicated English learner 一個(gè)真心的一心一意要學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的人above all 首先，最重要的/first of all/before all othersto begin with 首先in the first place 首先，第一To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.要做到這一點(diǎn)，他至少要像古董商一樣懂行。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這個(gè)句子的核心結(jié)構(gòu)即must be asas,意思是“必須像一樣”。To do t

46、his : in order to discover a rarity knowledgeable adj. 有豐富知識(shí)的，博學(xué)的learned l:nid adj. 有學(xué)問(wèn)的 erudite adj. 飽讀詩(shī)書的informed adj. 有知識(shí)的，見(jiàn)聞廣博的literate adj. 難度會(huì)寫的unlettered adj. 未受過(guò)良好教育的illiterate adj. 目不識(shí)丁的，大老粗，文盲的Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amp

47、ly rewarded.他必須像一個(gè)專心致志進(jìn)行探索的科學(xué)家那樣抱有這樣的希望，即終有一天，他的努力會(huì)取得豐碩的成果。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明hope是什么。Like a scientist bent on making a discovery bent on 過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)，作定語(yǔ)修飾scientist。be bent on 致力于，一心一意要做Bent on / bent upon 決心于。 形容詞短語(yǔ)做定語(yǔ)修飾scientist-He is bent on winning the game.-He is bent on becoming a bridge pl

48、ayer.Be bent on doing sth / be determined on doing sth / be devoted to / be engaged in eg. A man bent on seeking fame. 一個(gè)一心想成名的人。eg. A man bent on seeking fortune. 一個(gè)一心想發(fā)財(cái)?shù)娜恕g. He is bent merely on profit. 他唯利是圖。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(gè)人。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:F

49、rank Halliday是my old friend的同位語(yǔ)，起解釋說(shuō)明的作用。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:just such在本句中突出強(qiáng)調(diào)“就是這樣的（一個(gè)人）”，吸引讀者迫不及待地往下讀。He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere £50.他多次向我詳細(xì)講他如何只花50英鎊便買到一位名家的杰作。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析: how he picked up a masterpiece for&

50、#160;a mere 50是賓語(yǔ)從句，說(shuō)明described的內(nèi)容。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:describe to sb.的意思是“向某人講述”。pick up 偶然獲得，得到eg. He picked up a few words about his girl friend when he entered the room. 他進(jìn)屋的時(shí)候聽(tīng)到幾句有關(guān)他女友的話。pick up a bargain 買到一個(gè)便宜貨eg. I picked up an evening paper on the way home.eg. I pick up some nice souve

51、nirs when traveling abroad.(pick up: 無(wú)意中購(gòu)買)He has often described to me howdescribe how/why/what to sbeg. It is difficult to describe how I feel.For 花費(fèi) A mere : onlyOne Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.一個(gè)星期六的上午，弗蘭克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:本句中的visit的本意是“參觀，拜訪”，為了更加符合

52、漢語(yǔ)的表達(dá)習(xí)慣，譯作“去了(地方)”。in my neighborhood 在我家附近hood: the state or time of being sth 狀態(tài)，時(shí)期childhood boyhood manhood likelihood 可能性eg. There are a few hotels in the neighborhood.in the neighborhood of/a little more or a little less than 大約，左右approximately 大約in the vicinity of 在左右（特別指價(jià)格）eg. I cherished the

53、 hope that I could buy the house in the vicinity the house in the vicinity of ￥100，000 until I was informed that it was worth ￥200，000. 我一直希望能以10萬(wàn)左右的價(jià)格買下這間房子，直到我被告知這房子賣20萬(wàn)。As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. 由于他從未去過(guò)那兒，結(jié)果他發(fā)現(xiàn)許多有趣的東西。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:as引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句。主句中的to

54、60;interest him為動(dòng)詞不定式短語(yǔ)，作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾a great deal（很多東西）。He found a lot of interesting things.要會(huì)背這兩個(gè)句型。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(guò)去了，弗蘭克正準(zhǔn)備離去，突然看見(jiàn)地板上放著一只體積很大的貨箱。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):be about to do(sth.)w

55、hen為固定搭配，表示“即將做（某事）時(shí)，這時(shí)”be about to do 馬上就要 （immediately, very soon, at once）Be about to when ( at the moment ).表示正要或剛要干什么，突然-I was about to leave when the telephone rang.-He was about to lock door when his friend visited him.lying on the floor 為現(xiàn)在分詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。The dealer told him that it had just come i

56、n, 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(kāi)。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個(gè)很有寫作創(chuàng)意的句子，told的內(nèi)容是由but并列連接的兩個(gè)由that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。在這句話中，古董商說(shuō)了兩件事，第一件是貨箱剛到不久（即第一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句），第二件是他不想打開(kāi)（即第二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句）。but that he could not be bothered to open itthat he could not 同前面的that從句一樣，是told的賓語(yǔ)。Bother : trouble 打擾-Dont bother / trouble to come here tomorrow.-I would not like to be bothered / troubled by you every da