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.
0 A3 o. Y7 [9 j        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。
2 g% f! Q  [5 {509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
& K# W+ X6 d) t/ d* d5 n; T        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.
4 k4 Y! g! ~; N/ M* {        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。
% s, B4 ^) [( T* H" K7 y/ C  d511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
% _' P, E. M5 a512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
3 t4 Y! o+ [" [- m% ]        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
513. but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
6 y# t5 k& T; T        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.
: T  e7 z4 A+ b  P, ?5 B        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.
2 ~" H$ [; r& o5 d# q7 _1 ]0 f        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。
/ l; P% B  E' ~516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
. S% v3 d; n  i5 q( R        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
6 @7 ?2 D: O8 S, L2 q9 K        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
$ C4 ^5 h# Q! J        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。
& o) i4 F& p; Y; S" m520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
# ?! A) S/ ~- _! K; G. N! X        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
( Q7 @1 l6 L3 ^7 D. N; k521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
7 K3 L/ a; C! N- |" u" a        那看上去确实不假，
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 Z! j. p! m: w524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
        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 $5.
; ]/ I5 W" a0 f! L7 ]* c' z9 A        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
  m! x+ N' F$ m# Y/ _3 c1 t. ]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。
527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
- W/ t) k5 Q3 \! K+ g        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。
528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
% m7 d3 B% h2 P# _, g& ]        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。
529. 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!
        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！