新概念英语第三册（美音版）Five pound too dear

[ti:未知] [by:http://www.lrc.com.cn] [00:05.15]Lesson 28 [00:07.18]Five pounds too dear [00:15.54]Why was even five pounds 'too dear'? [00:20.43]Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. [00:27.56]Before she had anchored,the men from the boats had climbed on board [00:31.95]and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, [00:36.05]silks from India,copper coffee pots,and beautiful handmadesilverware. [00:42.57]It was difficult not to be tempted. [00:45.87]Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, [00:50.20]but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked. [00:56.22]I had no sooner got off the ship [00:58.31]than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring [01:04.28]I had no intention of buying one, [01:06.90]but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. [01:12.82]Some of them were as big as marbles. [01:16.30]The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. [01:21.14]As we were walking past a shop,he held a diamond firmly against the window [01:25.88]and made a deep impression in the glass. [01:29.06]It took me over half an hour to get rid of him. [01:33.24]The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. [01:38.46]I examined one of the pens closely.It certainly looked genuine. [01:43.99]At the base of the gold cap, [01:46.14]the words 'made in the U.S.A.'had been neatly inscribed. [01:51.24]The man said that the pen was worth `50,but as a special favour, [01:56.19]he would let me have it for `30. [01:59.72]I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay `5. [02:07.56]Gesticulating wildly,the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, [02:13.19]but he eventually reduced the price to 10 pounds. [02:17.28]Shrugging my shoulders I began to walk away when, [02:20.77]a moment later,he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. [02:26.28]Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, [02:29.18]he readily accepted the `5 I gave him. [02:33.09]I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain--until I got back to the ship. [02:39.84]No matter how hard I tried, [02:42.01]it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink [02:45.59]and to this day it has never written a single word!

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