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
) b4 ^6 |; }) `- [; W. ]; L84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
$ a  d3 T, {* v        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。
" k7 q2 E1 U( B8 ~0 r85. 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。
7 L1 B$ l. s/ d2 O86. 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。
0 Z$ F* p+ u2 d- Q88. 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。
0 G. E+ v1 A3 T4 b  q; R( T89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
6 f6 h* X. e+ o& m5 H/ W% G        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.
% }5 E3 m1 K5 X0 v" u        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
3 X' F6 t2 S3 h# y( K92. 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.
, p7 U* e8 M' v; m% z) k        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.
/ s5 k( V0 _; n, U8 l9 L  _        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.
% Z8 d3 E/ w8 }4 V, G( K        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: \- Z# R* N96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
) o; j: v7 N% _/ u        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。
) i+ s. u, ^& ~( o" b  d4 D97. 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.
( A  c6 `  [% L3 V1 v( G, {        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。
8 b, E% W1 s( \9 W$ p) E2 f" }+ O98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
2 E" Z" @  |. c" L        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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