Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.

/d?s?m?bɑ?k/?verb?[no?object]

leave?a?ship, aircraft, or other?vehicle:?the passengers began to disembark.?

/??se?l/

(usually?be assailed)?(of an unpleasant feeling or physical sensation) come upon (someone) suddenly?and?strongly:?she was assailed by doubts and regrets.?

I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.①

no sooner —— than?used to?convey?that?the second event?mentioned?happens?immediately after the first:?she had no sooner?spoken?than?the?telephone?rang.?

I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.

/k?n?si?l/?keep from?sight; hide:?the house?was?concealed?by?trees

The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.

As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.

It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.?②

I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine.

/?d??nj??n/?truly?what something is said to be; authentic:?each book is bound in genuine leather.?

At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U. S. A' had been neatly inscribed.

/?n?skr??b/?transitive?verb:?engrave,?to inscribe sth?on/in?sth;

The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for ￡30.

I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5.

/???nd?ke?t/:?to?indicate left/right;?she indicated that she was?turning?left

?/d???st?kj?le?t/?

verb?[no?object]?use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words:?

they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.?

Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to ￡10.

/a?t?re?d??s/:shockingly?bad or excessive(more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate:?he was drinking excessive amounts of brandy.)

?/d??z???r?b(?)/?adjective①(attractive, sought-after)??gift,?residence,?job???the qualities desirable in a interpreter??

??it is desirable that

②(sexually?attractive)??③(advisable)???decision?;???action,?plan?

Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.

/θr?st/

she thrust a dagger into his?back.

?to?thrust?one's hands?into?one's?pockets.

he?thrust?a glass of wine into my hands.

he?thrust himself to the?front?of?the crowd.

he thrust his way to the front of the queue.

Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the ￡5 I gave him.

(toss?into air)?ball,?object???to throw up one's hands in horror?

(willingly):he?readily?accepted?my proposals

I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word!