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.
9 F# p" T. ^) n9 f) E7 n+ r6 I5 S& a! h        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。
% ]; r7 i& z; T( Q8 V509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
6 U9 u) M3 T0 R& R4 f        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
9 ~9 }9 W* r& s0 M! U( p1 D510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
1 o% N0 r3 @4 B$ {        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.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
0 s, \# G4 G7 `512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
        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.
* {, O5 ], ^1 y; W8 k  j4 c/ w        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.
3 E2 ]- b% E) J; Z        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
$ q( I. D" @3 L6 P515. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
6 g% N9 s2 N( k        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.
* p' P4 ]4 j& e0 a, s9 B+ A        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
- g% y& ^1 |$ o2 v" [517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
5 j* G- H+ P  f8 a8 c$ c        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.
/ k) M! A% h/ m! ~        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。
* A! ~& E9 [; Z- W* ?3 A% H519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
4 V- S4 s1 [. }; b        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
# z/ a2 c" [% }520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
+ |$ H) L, f+ D$ ?- T; t521. 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，
$ ]1 W* t( J7 d" {" [3 a4 D, V523. 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。
" W% i5 M$ P5 a  h: \4 H524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
4 C5 U! ?7 v) Q        那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
) P$ ^# V$ B6 z525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
        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 $10.
/ m& F" V( G, \2 D$ B' C" s        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.
+ J2 O; ]) ]1 x  o6 _2 D        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。
4 N- C, k# o: d: d. R/ e4 ?* I528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
3 K, b, \- W5 R- a3 S( A        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。
  {5 O+ ?& f* t2 @: ]/ L529. 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！