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。
3 w. ~1 E9 E2 ]  K' p) O85. 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。
3 ^6 o# \! E: H9 A" |$ V: I- H; a86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
3 j; q* d, _* {4 \8 @; t        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。
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。
* P" M7 a; ?2 Z6 F# s2 f/ s89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
# ^' T6 X4 }0 k        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
$ W/ h1 B  H# N3 A+ X5 Q% \90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
9 L, P/ x5 N3 I# N# ]        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，
  d7 w; Q/ L5 p- k+ Y91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
3 y. e6 B: M, g$ b5 `        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
) h) e# {" i! ~' `' _  J92. 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.
- d6 n* e7 i: l" s        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.
! @! K5 }9 w' x% K9 G        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.
: M8 b' p  [& B3 N        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。
96. 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 Y. i& ^3 O# x1 P$ P0 S7 g        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.
0 X/ w! V) Z( s0 k; M( v' t! F        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。
1 K2 I# m* i" C  W; O3 W" o% v98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
1 t2 Q0 R/ D* w3 n/ F8 S! Z4 e        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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