1. I saw the boy’s eager face turned to disappointment .

1. 1. I saw the boy’s eager face turned to disappointment . to one's disappointment / to the disappointment of sb 使某人失望的是 使某人十分失望的是 to one's great disappointment = to the great disappointment of sb = much to one's disappointment 使我们大为失望的是她竟然拒绝了我们的建议。 To our great disappointment , she refused to take our advice

2. be disappointed at因为不满意某一事实、 行为而感到失望。 be disappointed with对某人或者某事 不满意。 区别disappointed disappointing 失望的，失意的 令人失望 / 扫兴的

3. 1. 寻找　 2. 一个大约 12 岁地男孩 3. 待售，卖，出售 4. 抬头看着…… 5. 显得失望 6. 无可奈何地微笑着 7. 一起走，快点，走吧 8. 吃惊地 9. 在……的前面，比……超前 10. 了解；知道关于……的情况 11. 带着好奇的神色 12.付给我其余的钱 13. 没有缺少页码 14. 如果那样的话 15. 那也行 16. 听到那男孩的最后一句话 17. 使…感到高兴的是 18.端详着某人的面孔 19. 某人热泪盈眶 20. 那会儿 21. 突然大哭 22.让某人处于干…的状态 …..

4. ahead of : be better than, in front He is far ahead of his classmates in English . 他在我前面走。 He walked ahead of me . 这座建筑物提前竣工了。 This building was finished ahead of time .

5. 注意：for a moment at any moment at the moment for the moment in a moment the moment 一会儿 在任何时候 此刻 目前，暂时 立刻 = as soon as 一……

6. A group of men burst into his office . To her great surprise , a group of men burst in . A team of Young Pioneers burst into sight / view . Having lost her keys , she had to burst the door open . The gate suddenly gave way and an angry crowd burst out of the yard . They burst out laughing.

7. remarkV & N.陈述, 评论, 议论,谈起 They all made nice remarks about the good food . 关于这一点他未加评论。 He made no remark about this point . 编者评论说那篇文章写的好。 The editor remarked that the article was well-written .

8. 1. I saw the boy’s eager face turned to disappointment . to one's disappointment / to the disappointment of sb 使某人失望的是 使某人十分失望的是 to one's great disappointment = to the great disappointment of sb = much to one's disappointment 使我们大为失望的是她竟然拒绝了我们的建议。 To our great disappointment , she refused to take our advice

9. be disappointed at因为不满意某一事实、 行为而感到失望。 be disappointed with对某人或者某事 不满意。 区别disappointed disappointing 失望的，失意的 令人失望 / 扫兴的

10. 1. A terrible come up and the ship would have sunk with all on boardbut for the efforts of the captain. The seeds haven't come up yet . He came up and introduced himself . Christmas is coming up soon . on board = on a ship (plane , train) 在船（飞机、火车），上船（飞机、火车） 我总是一到船上就恶心 I always feel sick as soon as I'm / get on board.

11. but for若非，如果不是（常用虚拟语气） 假如没有储存的食物， 他们早就饿死了。 But for the stores of grain they would have died of hunger . They would have died of hunger if there hadn’t been the stores of grain . 2. They were on the point of giving up. I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang .

12. 3. The captain , as soon as he realized the situation , took charge . 他父亲是我们的经理，每天负责处理许多事务。 His father , who is our manager , takes charge of a lot of things every day . 4. How the men pumped like crazy! 为了能准时赶到，我们不得不拼命开车。 We had to drive like crazy to get there on time .

13. 5. I’ll land you safe in Liverpool if you will stay strong and firm with me. land sb safe使某人平安抵达 stay strong and firm with sb. 顽强地、坚定地同某人在一起 6. Do you remember…..some thirty years ago? 7. scold sb for 因……责骂某人 8. Sth. tire oneself out 累得疲惫不堪

14. 1.The writer went to a bookstore ______. A.in search of some dictionaries B.to buy a geography book C.to find some books he wanted D.to look for a friend 2.The weak smile on the boy’s face showed that he was _____. A.delighted B.content C.disappointed D.curious 3.The writer followed the boy to find out whether he _____. A.could get more money B.could get what he wanted C.would buy something else D.would go home

15. 4.The young boy was happy because he got__ for only ____. A.an old book…forty cents B.a new book…one dollar C.a secondhand book…fifty cents D.a secondhand book…forty cents 5.Given two dollars, the boy looked as if he was going to burst into tears. It showed thathe was ____. A.sad and hopeless B.sorry and helpless C.disappointed and surprised D.happy and thankful 6.The ship was sailing from ___ to ____. A.America…BritainB.Cincinnati…Liverpool C.Cincinnati…EuropeD.Europe…Liverpool

16. 7.What made the ship leak and fill with water? A.Too many passengers. B.The ship was too small and old. C.A terrible storm. D.The engine broke down.

17. Answer the following questions: 1.Why was the boy surprised at the writer’s request? 2.Why do you think the boy could not go to school? 3.How many bookstores did the boy go to altogether? 4.For what reason might the writer envy the boy? 5.How old was he when the writer saw him again?

18. Translate the following sentences: 1. “Are you sure that there are no pages missing, and that it is just like the others, only secondhand?” 2. “…...I’m glad they didn’t let me have one at any of the other places.” 3. “Neither I nor any of the sailors will leave the ship so long as it remains above the surface of the sea.” 4. “……The determination that thirty years ago got you that geography book has today saved our lives.”

19. A Person of Great Determination a geography book be ahead of 1 dollar ＞62 cents know about…. wait a little while courage strong will used to go refuse his request failure--------------------------success with a weak smile great determination a secondhand book change his mind? as good as 4 different stores to one’s delight disappointed-----------------------happy tears of joy the boy’s eager face filled his eyes turn to disappointment burst into tears