Comprehension:

1.        Small boats loaded with small wares sped to the great liner.

2.        Some of the diamonds are as big as marbles.

3.        He held the demand firmly against the window, made a deep impression in it.

Summary Writing:

After he had got rid of the diamond seller, he met another man selling some watches and pens. One of his pens looking genuine attracted him. The man told him the price was 50 pounds, but as a special favor, he would accept 30 pounds. The writer shook his head and raised his five fingers to show only 5 pounds he would pay. He also denied the request of 10 pounds from the seller. The writer was definitely pleased because he made a great deal and the ultimate price was 5 pounds. However , to his dismay, he found it impossible to fill this pen with any ink and it had never written a single world.

这两天进度太慢，感冒了，一直手脚没力气，今天抵抗力回来了。人依旧难受，但能读书，嗓子还在沙哑中