背诵为王 第 三 册 第 55 课

Lesson55 An Amateur¹ Artist²
When Sebastian was⁴ at school, his favourite lesson was art, and he wonseveral prizes⁵ because he was so good at painting⁶.
Once he left school, he got⁷ a position⁸ as³ a clerk⁹ in a bank, but three timesa week he went to evening classes in art, and whenever¹⁰ he had¹¹ time at theweekends, he painted.
After a few¹² months he thought¹³, "Perhaps¹⁴ I can sell some of my picturesand get enough money to leave the bank and become a real¹⁵ artist because Idon"t like life¹⁶ at the bank. I only enjoy painting."In the bank, Sebastian sometimes had to deal¹⁷ with a man who owned¹⁸ apicture shop. Sebastian invited¹⁹ him to his home one evening to see some ofhis work. Sebastian took²⁰ the man to his studio²¹ and started to show him someof his pictures, with some pride²² and hope²³.
The man looked at them one after another while²⁴ Sebastian watched hisface, but to Sebastian＇s disappointment²⁵ the man did²⁶ not say anything, andhis expression²⁷ did not change at any of them either²⁸.
Then, when he had finished²⁹, he looked around, and his glance³⁰ fell³¹ onsomething else. A happy look came³² over his face for the first time, and hesaid, "Now I like this one very much! It's so full of deep³⁴ feeling³⁵! I"m sureI could³⁶ sell this one for you!""That," said³³ Sebastian "is the place where I clean the paint off³⁷ mybrushes."

amateur 　　　　业余的
glance 　　　　 眼光

业余艺术家
塞巴斯蒂安在中学时，他最喜欢的课是艺术课，而且因为画的画相当不错，得过几次奖。一毕业，他就得到一个银行职员的工作，但仍然一周三次去夜校上艺术课，而且只要周末有时间就绘画。
过了几个月，他想：“或许我可以卖掉一些画，挣到足够的钱就离开银行，做一个真正的艺术家，因为我不喜欢银行的工作，只喜爱绘画。”
在银行，塞巴斯蒂安有时处理一个画铺老板的业务，有天晚上，他邀请这个老板到家里看看自己的一些作品。塞巴斯蒂安把老板带到画室，带着自豪和希望向他展示几幅画。
老板一幅接一幅的看画，塞巴斯蒂安则观察着他的脸，但令人失望的是，老板什么也没说，他的表情也没因哪一幅画而改变。
看完后，他四处望望，目光落在了其他地方。脸上第一次有了满意的神情，然后他说：
“现在我很喜欢这幅作品！它饱含如此强烈的情感！我保证给你卖出去！”
“那个，”塞巴斯蒂安说：“是我清洁画笔颜料的地方。”

1 amateur   

adj.业余的，非专业的；n.业余爱好者

参考例句：

• He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
• Although Tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.虽然汤姆只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。

2 artist   

n.画家；艺术家

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 prizes   

n.奖赏( prize的名词复数 )；值得竞争的东西；难能可贵的事物；难以争取的重要事物v.珍视，珍惜( prize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• There will be games and prizes galore. 将有很多游戏和奖品。
• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 painting   

n.油画；水彩画

参考例句：

• I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
• I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。

7 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

8 position   

n.位置，职位；状态，立场；vt.安置，决定...的位置

参考例句：

• He is the only possible man for the position.他是担任该职务的惟一合适人选。
• You don't understand what a difficult position I'm in.你不会明白我的处境多么困难。

9 clerk   

n.(银行、办公室、商店等)办事员

参考例句：

• He is a bank clerk.他是一位银行职员。
• Are you a clerk here?你是这儿的店员吗？

10 whenever   

adv.无论何时；conj.每当，无论何时，随时

参考例句：

• I'll go there whenever I have time.我多会儿有空就去。
• Whenever we meet him we speak to him.每次我们见到他，我们都和他讲话。

11 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

12 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

13 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

14 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

15 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

16 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

17 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

18 owned   

adj.自身拥有的v.承认( own的过去式和过去分词 )；拥有；服从于；认领

参考例句：

• land owned by the Crown 王国的土地
• My dad had to buy CDs of all the albums he already owned on vinyl. 我爸爸就是要买他已有的所有黑胶唱片的CD版。

19 invited   

v.邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )；请求；引诱；招致

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought . 他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。

20 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

21 studio   

n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室

参考例句：

• They are building a modern studio.他们正在修建一座现代化的摄影室。
• He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.他不得不花很长的时间在录音室里。

22 pride   

n.骄傲，自豪；引以自豪的东西；vt.以…自豪

参考例句：

• Their son is their pride and joy.儿子是他们的快乐和骄傲。
• I didn't hurt your pride on purpose.我不是故意伤害你的自尊心。

23 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

24 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

25 disappointment   

n.失望，挫折；令人失望的事

参考例句：

• The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。
• She couldn't hide her disappointment.她无法掩饰自己失望的情绪。

26 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

27 expression   

n.表达，表示，表现，表情，措辞，词句

参考例句：

• He looked at me without expression.他毫无表情地看着我。
• Her face was without expression.她的脸上没有表情。

28 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

29 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

30 glance   

n.一瞥，闪光，掠过，辉矿类；vi.扫视，闪光，掠过，提到，略说；vt.扫视，反射，使掠过

参考例句：

• His glance gave me to understand that he agreed with me.他这一瞥，使我懂得他同意了我的意思。
• She flashed him a despairing glance.她绝望地瞥了他一眼。

31 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

32 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

33 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

34 deep   

adj.深的，深长的；深奥的；强烈；adv.深，迟

参考例句：

• The sky is deep blue.天空是深蓝色的。
• We talked deep into the night.我们谈至深夜。

35 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

36 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

37 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。