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。
7 H6 {' [% K$ o7 r! Z1 d/ n509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
4 F8 i% `1 z3 b9 ~/ q510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
, ?* b/ p% v! k/ z4 N+ F5 M3 H        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。
511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
, G5 |0 Y. E8 q        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
  }9 A& ^6 Z* X# I9 T3 F4 d3 i512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
0 G0 L9 k  Y1 {: I7 ^5 N/ w$ L! l* g% `        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.
/ t, J, o* I, i% j        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。
2 C, d3 c' s; f4 a0 ]  z5 ?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.
! e% N) Q8 d& X5 }( ~3 n        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。
: o/ g; ~: K0 s$ g, H) R) p516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
7 ]1 E2 P' U1 j$ \( K        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
) A1 |, Z% A% ^' @- _518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
        我们路过一家商店时，他将一颗钻石使劲地往橱窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。
' D9 _) e$ @+ V519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
1 s9 }. [$ @6 }3 e        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
8 X; T. @. C4 A& V        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
        那看上去确实不假，
, b$ x3 \) w# f8 F) {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。
9 g4 }4 Y) P1 g6 H+ T% @/ Y2 h524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
1 A+ C) Q2 s- _3 W! r; |1 q3 `        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。
9 h9 u; I. S9 u7 N  p( ^* B525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
9 n0 q2 F: p" i; l        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
- L/ T% [/ j  _5 Z0 ~, M526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
7 Q4 S1 S+ R# V( B        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
! o+ s, |3 K% t# P527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
6 w7 n% ~, ^2 Y        虽然他绝望地举起双手，但他毫不迟疑地收下了我付给他的5镑钱。
: n5 m* o' }, }528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
( e$ {! j: ^9 }$ G/ M        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!
) ]; I9 i" C3 T! f        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！