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。
4 }: m8 n2 N" y$ C" q: W85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
) @4 Q/ K+ b& y( b. O0 F        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
8 R+ ]( I3 I; v- l: K- u        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
* k7 m0 v" x( U87. 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。
; C. l1 [* S: q8 o; a. n9 S- X/ N88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
        钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
9 _8 p3 w5 T' w0 e6 r89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
3 u9 o5 b% i2 G, J        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
% P( g+ v8 T2 R& V$ n/ ]4 f+ X3 U90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
0 M! T) c, P) W( M1 ], d: Z1 k        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.
% i9 A2 i. l# e8 }2 h1 ^        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.
% g8 `1 C+ j) f1 g; l+ z        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.
2 X: E* [" R# \9 G$ C2 h        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
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.
        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。
: P* a- P+ ?6 ]* H96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
6 I6 d) e# H$ v+ ]/ ]        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。
97. 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.
) j; ?) M4 u1 M5 _        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。
6 E' u2 |! G5 L" Z# U4 q98. 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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