Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 28 Five pound too dear
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 决定;决心;解决;裁决;
vi. 决定;下决心;
💡 de使…成为+cide切→切下去→下决心→决定，决心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
近义：determine, resolve, set, settle, rule
反义：object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
n. 板;董事会;甲板;膳食;
vt. 上（船、车或飞机）;收费供…膳宿;使搭伙，使寄宿;强行登（船）;
vi. （火车、轮船、飞机等）接受乘客;搭伙，寄宿;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
别担心，交易是完全合法的。
近义：blackboard, chalkboard, host, house, keep, lodge
prep. 到…为止;在…以前;
conj. 到…为止，在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义：till, to, unto
n. 讨价还价, 谈判, 交涉\\n[经] 议价, 讨价还价, 交易
近义：higgling, negotiation, parley, dicker, haggle, haggling