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
: M9 u. Y; ]+ Y! e84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
' ~3 n; O' v" L' E' \8 k        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。
  D$ b* J  f' Z- v; [" A85. 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。
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
4 U9 B0 K6 b8 \  Z        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
" e  Z8 n7 C  ]8 r0 g: [87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
; D5 R7 l" R" k. N) D# h        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。
88. 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。
1 t% |8 l! s, r2 J/ [8 _' H89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
+ I5 {6 p7 |3 Z3 u) y+ y        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.
        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
( E+ D* K0 l" A1 M% k/ I  X92. 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.
" f) D% V+ j/ a( r( ]        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。
4 Y7 Y0 z+ X0 \# J: r- f93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
# c: O1 c3 M9 O$ p, K$ F8 }        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.
# W: u* K; ]; m7 x, d! ^        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。
6 y# M' ~- B9 u7 `7 `! Y" r4 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.
        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( M7 o0 t* E$ P' W& C2 N; i97. 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.
& k$ |" X- P  y7 j        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。
( w% R6 p) d8 k; |98. 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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