新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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. p, r2 K$ }5 c508. 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。
1 B+ }* }+ z, t  s, K509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
8 s8 m. E4 ?8 W0 `% M& e2 ]) h        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
& g0 @9 w! m7 f$ m6 F510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
  z4 N" v9 E& O+ 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。
# a" N5 w0 R2 U* a511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
8 e' Q  X5 K9 S/ {" a        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
+ N# |6 G6 R/ @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.
        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
5 j: s! k# J; o+ t5 d; s' J514. 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。
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 c+ H, \' `        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.
1 Y" Q5 K! [3 `) P" n        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
% c& G, ~% Z8 J# H8 x3 O517. 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。
( E+ T6 g; f7 S$ P" N518. 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。
4 T. R! r7 s! b' K* [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。
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。
) `& Z! p# [, S, {% y521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
7 l, r; t& F" J522. It certainly looked genuine.
9 [& Z; y7 A) ]1 s/ S$ C( G8 B        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。
; i0 N, m$ S: K524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
) G$ l% A# Y! ^        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.
' l0 D5 i6 {0 n- M# p        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
8 A( |- |; }0 U526. 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.
4 N6 E: `) T, ~) {4 q% G8 y& Z        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.
7 F% r- W/ p& W4 `- h0 |, j        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!
' I: Q( m5 U3 H& m        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！