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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
% n8 ]) l( q6 A2 d84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
5 R* C9 p' L5 d+ m* b: ` 皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上,几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。0 T+ j8 b) t- j3 _$ B- e& V
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
% [8 A, U o `' a, @! `: P% q 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。7 C f: J* |' W4 p$ _
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
' U4 A( q, j4 V7 n, s8 h9 j 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。2 N! O* ?0 D5 [5 h, G( ]* ^* N( r
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
9 Q. [' n, d8 { T& F 他手下两名店员从早上8点就开始忙碌,这时刚刚布置完毕。- J, Q: |( y2 C6 d2 B' Z7 C/ o2 T
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet., @* Q i7 Y; ~
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
t' H: b, e) }# H+ F89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
/ q3 @4 B; o- A7 u- V8 m 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
5 j- B3 H, `( J" R7 ?: w90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.0 Y$ z$ p F6 t0 r$ j! I# l; l
宁静突然被打破,一辆大轿车亮着前灯,响着喇叭,呼啸着冲进了拱廊街,
* F, ~, L" ^/ t2 t91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
. k$ Y8 i* r5 Q2 S 在珠宝店门口停了下来。" L' z+ p* Y% n" r- {
92. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars." Q; e3 I( Y8 D2 R: ~1 q, S5 H
一人留在驾驶座上,另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人跳下车来。他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎。 i1 j% l) D) M. m' J _/ O$ Q, n
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.3 w `0 B: B9 v' |( k" q
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。6 j2 T g3 i% |
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
; |: ^2 L. l1 x3 _$ x9 y, | 他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具,椅子,桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上。
- M6 S+ j0 L& L, N# t95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.2 _' A4 F3 E. `' c7 _# g
一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中,但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰,竟连疼痛都顾不上了。5 x6 d/ J8 D; O% D' `
96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.3 X$ a6 ?' e- y3 B2 h. y# ]
这场抢劫只持续了3分钟,因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车,以惊人的速度开跑了。
/ ]: A3 o9 S/ K4 `& K) n97. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves." @# w0 H3 V# }$ x5 S) E
就在轿车离开的时候,泰勒先生从店里冲了出来,跟在车后追赶,一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。" f$ b% B% @7 _1 e
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.( b6 P6 o b/ c6 F7 v( A1 v
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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