💬 新概念英语第三册
共 1411 条英汉对照例句 · 第 23 页
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that little the floors.
人们还常常有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱无章、迷宫般的店堂里，从杂乱地摆放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各样的破烂货里找到一件稀世珍品。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
No one discovers a rarity by chance.
无论是谁都不会一下子就发现一件珍品。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
一个到处找便宜的人必须具有耐心，而且最重要的是看到珍品时要有鉴别珍品的能力。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
要做到这一点，他至少要像古董商一样懂行。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱有这样的希望，即终有一天，他的努力会取得丰硕的成果。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person.
我的老朋友弗兰克。哈利戴正是这样一个人。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
他多次向我详细讲他如何只花50英镑便买到一位名家的杰作。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.
一个星期六的上午，弗兰克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him.
由于他从未去过那儿，结果他发现许多有趣的东西。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.
上午很快过去了，弗兰克正准备离去，突然看见地板上放着一只体积很大的货箱。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.
古董商告诉他那只货箱刚到不久，但他嫌麻烦不想把它打开。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.
经弗兰克恳求，古董商才勉强把货箱撬开了。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
The contents were disappointing.
箱内东西令人失望。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
除了一柄式样别致、雕有花纹的匕首外，货箱内装满陶器，而且大部分都已破碎裂。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
弗兰克轻轻地把陶器拿出箱子，突然发现在箱底有一幅微型画，
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it.
画面构图与纸条使他想起一幅他所熟悉的意大利画，于是他决定将画买了下来。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth $50.
古董商漫不经心看了一眼那幅画，告诉弗兰克那画值50英镑。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery.
弗兰克几乎无法掩饰自己兴奋的心情，因为他明白自己发现了一件珍品。
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
那幅不大的画原来是柯勒乔的一幅未被发现的杰作，价值几十万英镑。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
“正义”这个词常常是同法庭连在一起的。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
当某人被证据确凿地证明无罪的时候，我们也许会说正义得到了伸张。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.
正义是复杂的法律机器组成部分。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
Those who seek it undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
那些寻求正义的人走的是一条崎岖的道路，从来没有把握他们最终将到正义。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
法官无论如何聪明与有名，毕竟也是人，也会出差错的。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
在个别情况下，正义不再是一种抽象概念。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
奖惩的实施是不受人意志支配的。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
At such times, justice acts like a living force.
在这种时候，正义像一种有生命的力量行使其职能。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
当我们说“他罪有应得”这句话的时候，我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store on morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.
“他罪有应得。
Lesson 35 Justice was done
'The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
”那是一座老式的、经过改造的房子，店里有许多废置不用的大壁炉和又高又窄的烟囱。