新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课6

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课文6  砸橱窗抢劫
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
        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。
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
( i5 H2 h0 R6 K. w/ Z. F& M" M86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
        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。
, Y8 h, q! O! {1 D6 ~1 `) R" }# \" c88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
: S/ P$ V# ^, g4 o& L% I& x        钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
5 [; t2 b2 F6 _4 {% H5 l" D, ]        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
        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，
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
& X+ A3 k2 T; I6 c        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
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.
1 `4 e5 Y! l3 f/ c* ^        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。
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
, W, c4 u! e" w* K        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
) H, H9 n; b4 q( ]94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
        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。
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
+ H1 q) Z; j2 q4 @6 N/ n" a/ @% }3 i        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。
" V, E+ H" I5 ^! y96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
& v2 B# B2 a( ^  J        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。
7 v4 q; a7 R0 {8 @4 D; F: L/ J1 f97. 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.
        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。
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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there are bunch of English teachers teaching New Concept English on SINA UC everyday, it might help

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