新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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5 D4 T7 f. t+ k( P508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
9 i1 h2 i1 f) c        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。
509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
" I4 i, }& T/ n3 E7 L" Q8 k: f        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
        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.
0 M% f/ }6 o( K! U: e0 x7 Q/ {        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
- H. o4 q& A/ L# l, ^% x+ ?: H        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。
514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
) C  V8 w5 q; o1 V7 t7 c8 V( `        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.
: y) o9 g3 O0 ^! X$ l* u        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.
% n9 c7 R8 x  X' i* T* x1 ^2 X# M        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
- k4 k! p" |" U" |6 ~2 Z( J5 y: y517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
. x$ J% x: }3 A" m! c+ g        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
  ~* @( @& a# ~4 i& R" |4 U% u518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
) V0 h/ L5 Q. [  @, T! X2 ?        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。
519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
6 S" V& K, ?; L) q' b3 H1 w* E        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
$ C4 M/ Q* _+ f. @+ s( w520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
3 o: V7 S( ?# y1 _+ a* x# @        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
3 T1 c+ ?& t3 N* A, ~521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
4 x, B! |5 A4 K        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.
+ W3 k! X2 V# M; F) h. l& G        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
8 l6 f/ t. p* h, U) l        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.
; u' @. f8 W) o% d5 z8 k0 z        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
1 _& K  F! R) V8 d: b- h/ ?4 w526. 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.
6 t2 T& \: B, P        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.
' N; G4 z6 p6 y' M0 W- i        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!
        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！