英语好句子(21)

3、 I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a

diamond ring.

我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。

4、 …, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for ￡8.

作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出8英镑成交。

5、 ShruggingI began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and

thrust我耸耸肩膀掉头走开了。一会儿，他突然从后追了上来，把笔塞到我手里。

这里标记出来的只是想注意一下每个词组的搭配。

第27课 Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buy

1、 In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling

wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.

根据这种说法，教师靠卖知识为生，哲学家靠卖智慧为生，牧师靠卖精神安慰为生。 in the light of 表示的意义是 根据。。。

2、 Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is 虽然物质产品的价值可以用金钱来衡量，但要估算别人为我们为所提供的服务的价值却是极其困难的。

service与perform的搭配使用

3、 He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.

4、 By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever

do.

他是是经过考虑后特意选择了他所过的生活，并完全清楚以这种方式生活的后果。

5、 We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how

many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?

说起流浪汉，我们常常带有轻蔑并把他们与乞丐归为一类。但是，我们中有多少人能够坦率地说我们对流浪汉的简朴生活与无忧无虑的境况不感到有些羡慕呢？

put … in the same class as：归为一类

第26课 Wanted: a Large Biscuit Tin

1、pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things

we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.