新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
        当一艘大型班船进港的时候，许多小船载着各种杂货快速向客轮驶来。
; O4 y7 C3 w: j7 h; e% P$ M, w509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
: q; r- q, w9 D$ z) W        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
/ ]* b1 J, ~4 T# }        一会儿工夫，甲板上就摆满了色彩斑斓的波斯地毯。印度丝绸。铜咖啡壶以及手工制作的漂亮的银器。
- m! c5 @& d5 h; u! E' p511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
3 H  o: n/ r2 E/ ?7 n        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
) V. _& `$ h4 a9 {! a8 r513. but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
515. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
        我根本不想买，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。
516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
% W# s" t  u- x- f6 n0 s5 H517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
7 x/ q  w# z- j1 q9 P. M        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
  c: J1 a2 j3 r6 y" }4 V6 @518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
3 C# ]5 |/ z/ T6 `        我们路过一家商店时，他将一颗钻石使劲地往橱窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。
519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
/ C2 y' ~; w, V" s        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
0 Y$ {' h: @' V; E6 ^9 `521. I examined one of the pens closely.
8 p! g3 x9 \' G        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
( \% a! z% D# D: d522. It certainly looked genuine.
        那看上去确实不假，
5 G; p* B+ ~0 ?) w* a' `523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
2 V' I3 E5 u( Y8 Y524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
" A8 I7 G) N9 X& z7 K        那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
0 I: Z2 G4 W" z* G; a3 E        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
; o% a- M4 S# F& M; O527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
        虽然他绝望地举起双手，但他毫不迟疑地收下了我付给他的5镑钱。
2 }5 A1 O4 m: Z( y5 f; z528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
2 f- W) x) ]: ^! Q4 |( u- W) P        在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。
, ^- F- O& r8 }1 `$ Y0 j4 n529. 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 world!
( g; K  E. t) _/ q" K1 [        然而不管我如何摆弄，那枝漂亮的钢笔就是吸不进墨水来。直到今天，那枝笔连一个字也没写过！