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1、大学英语精读详解大学英语精读详解 Unit7Unit7UNIT 7TEXTThe author finds out that good intentions alone are not enough when his attempt to be kind to an old man leaves them both feeling worse than before.The SamplerIn a certain store where they sell puddings, a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row du
2、ring the Christmas season. Here you may select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision.I have often wondered whether some people, who had no intention of making a purchase, would take advantage of this privilege. One day I asked this q
3、uestion of the shop girl, and I learned it was indeed the case.“Now theres one old gentleman, for instance,“ she told me, “he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings, though he never buys anything, and I suspect he never will. I remember him from last year before that, too.
4、 Well, let him come if he wants it, and welcome to it. And whats more, I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share. He looks as if he needed it all right, and I suppose they can afford it.“She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up to the counter and began lo
5、oking closely at the row of puddings with great interest.“Why, thats the very gentleman Ive been telling you about,“ whispered the shop girl.“ Just watch him now.“ And then turning to him:“ Would you like to sample them, sir? Heres spoon for you to use.“The elderly gentleman, who was poorly but neat
6、ly dressed, accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings, only braking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief.“This is quite good.“This is not bad either, but a little too heavy.“All the time it was quite evident that he sincerely bel
7、ieved that he might eventually buy one of these puddings, and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store. Poor old chap! Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and se
8、lect his favorite pudding.Amidst the crowd of happy, prosperous looking Christmas shoppers, the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place, and in a burst of benevolence, I went up to him and said:“Pardon me, sir, will you do me a favor? Let me purchase you one of these puddi
9、ngs. It would give me such pleasure.“He jumped back as if he had been stung, and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face.“Excuse me,“ he said, with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance, “I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you. Undoubtedly you have m
10、istaken me for someone else.“ And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice, “Kindly pack me up this one here. I will take it with me.“ He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive of the puddings.The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to mak
11、e a parcel of it, while he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter. To save his “honour“ he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford. How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words! It was too late thou
12、gh, and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away.“You pay at the desk,“ the shop girl was telling him, but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand. And that was the last I saw or the old man. Now he can never go there to sample pudding any
13、more.NEW WORDSauthor n. the writer of a book, article, play, poem, etc. 作者intention n. purpose 目的；意图sampler n. one who finds out the quality of sth. by testing a part of it 品尝家pudding n. 布丁（西餐中一种松软的甜点心）delicious a. tasting or smelling pleasant 美味的，可口的select vt. choose from a group 挑选selection n.samp
14、le vt. test a part of 品尝purchase n. buyingvt. buyadvantage n. sth. useful or helpful 利益，好处；优点privilege n. special right given to a person 特权instance n. example, case 例子，实例suspect vt. feel doubt about; guess or suppose 怀疑；猜测suspicionn. afford vt. have the money for 担负得起elderly a. near old age 上了年纪lim
15、p n. walk with an uneven step 跛行counter n. 柜台spoon n. 调羹eagerly ad. with strong interest or impatient desire 热切地，急切地occasionally ad. now and then; at times 偶尔；间或occasional a.heavy a. (of food, etc.) too rich to digest easily （食物等）太油腻而不易消化evident a. plain and clear (to the eye or mind) 明显的，明白的sincerely ad. honestly 诚恳地eventually ad. in the end 终于，最终positive a. sure, certain 有把握的，确信的cheat vt. deceive 欺骗chap n. man; boy;
