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

get off the bus / ship / plane ^{下公共汽车/轮船/飞机}

• I had no sooner disembarked from the ship than ... ^{替换（上段出现了）}

get on the bus / ship / plane ^{上公共汽车/轮船/飞机}

• get into the car / taxi ^{因为站不直}
• get out of the car / taxi ^{从小型交通工具里出来}

...than I was harried / harassed / pestered by a man who ... ^{assailed 的替换}

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

..., but the man must have noticed that I was ... ^{替换为过去的推测}
..., but I could not deny that I was ... ^{替换为“不能否认这样一个事实”}
..., but I had to admit / acknowledge that I was ...^{替换为“不得不承认”}

造句：I had no intention of working for the company, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the handsome salary they offered. ^{我当时并没有打算在这家公司工作，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：他们提供的丰厚的薪水给我留下了深刻的印象。}

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

go to great lengths to do ^{不遗余力地(竭尽全力地)努力做某事}

• They have gone to great lengths to make us feel welcome.

do / try one's best to do ^{尽力做好某事}

• Though the doctor did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.

do / try one's utmost to do ^{尽全力做某事}

• You play to win, and the game has little meaning unless you do your utmost to win. ^NCE4-6

do everything / all one can to do ^{做一切能做的事}

• She will do everything to ensure her children receive a good education.
•  He did all he could to finish the project on time.

give one's all to do ^全力以赴

• She gave her all to make the event a success.

spare no effort to do ^{尽某人最大努力：表示不遗余力地去做某事，全力以赴。}

• They spared no effort to make the campaign a success.
• China will spare no effort to realize peaceful reunification.

go all out to do ^{全力以赴去做}

• You must go all out to win the game.^{你们想赢得这场比赛，一定要全力以赴。}

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

have / get the impression that ... ^{给人的印象是…}

• We never spoke about this but I have the impression that she was jealous. ^{虽然我们都没有说出但是我注意到她是怕失去我。}

be under the impression that ... ^{觉得、以为、认为（强调感觉是错的）}

• Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong.

in the glass ^{在玻璃里面...}

• He hit me on the nose. ^{打鼻子上（如果凹进去就挂了...）}
• He hit me in the face. ^{打脸上（凹进去了）}
• If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, ... ^NCE3-44

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

I took over half an hour to get rid of him. ^{人做主语花时间（正确的）}

• I spent over half an hour (in) getting rid of him. ^{spend 的主语只能是人}