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er pleasedtill back on board5. Pen impossible to fillhas never written Summary 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 his ?5 and waited. Eventually, as the writer was walking away, the man agreed and took ?5. The writer was very pleaseduntil he was back on board. The pen was impossible to fill. It has never written a word since. IV. Letter writing I am writing to you because I have heard that you want to sell your CD player. Most of my friends have one, so I have wanted to buy one for some time, I have looked at new ones, but I can’t afford one, and my parents won’t lend me the money, so I would like to buy yours. Perhaps you can tell me something about it. Can you tell me how old your machine is, what condition it is in and how much you are asking for it? Have you also got any CDs that you’d like to sell with it?。句式也不同。Eventually:finally, but it emphasizes that it happens always after a lot of ?16. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair,he readily accepted the $5 I have him. throw up his arms: 舉起雙臂 usually used to describe despair and helplessness. 表示絕望無(wú)奈的情緒readily:immediately and without further problem 輕而易舉地馬上就這5…He readily agreed to help. 他毫不遲疑地就答應(yīng)幫忙。Genuine(, 非假冒的)反義:Fake(, 捏造的 , 冒牌貨, 贗品)Is this a genuine vase? No, it is a fake. True (與事實(shí)或現(xiàn)實(shí)一致的、相符合的) Only parts of his story are true.反義詞:False , 假的(與真理或事實(shí)相反的)false tales of bravery. 不真實(shí)的英勇故事11. At the base of the gold cap,… base: means the lowest part。I was most impressed by his behavior. He could not conceal the fact that he was taken in.(take in 欺騙)What impressed me most was… 給我印象最深的是…What impressed me most was the beauty here.Impression I have a favorable impression of her. 我對(duì)他的印象很好。Silverware,銀器, software,軟件, hardware硬件?2. Speed Speed down hill 向山下疾駛 / Speed up hill 向山上疾駛Speed by迅速駛過(guò) Our holiday speed by. 我們的假期迅速過(guò)去。 be heaped with。 impression: mark, scratchTo get rid of him: to make him go away Text 課文Why was even five pounds ‘too dear’?Because in the end the pen was useless. It just didn’t work. The text first describes the sea when the ship was entering the harbor, and then tells us about the author’s experience after getting ,然后講述了作者下船之后的經(jīng)歷。 He thrust the girl aside. Thrust oneself forward He thrust himself forward in the crowd.thrust oneself in 強(qiáng)行闖入, 干涉, 探聽(tīng)(= thrust one‘s nose into) Don’t t