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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫: Q; r3 L+ c8 J; X7 L4 ]4 }
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.* c7 m% t, W9 X% \2 c8 l3 p: |
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。
" U- K0 i' A6 m9 _4 G( N85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.% u% Q8 V6 \6 N5 |0 m
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。1 e' y1 H! y8 q+ g$ E
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
7 W9 y, y: K/ E0 C0 B" R 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
# e7 M1 D5 C9 r/ I9 o87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
: i& R' R' I& i d) W 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。
: B: ]: b3 M1 ^% W8 `+ _88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
( F" R( ^0 S: }* L% m# r/ m+ _ 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
* `& w. w& j" u- V89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
$ O8 N/ t" x2 J/ h5 H 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。" D4 i. e) Z/ H3 k. D
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.6 }& ~0 b3 ]4 C5 w4 {! 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,4 S [" r1 Q. Z* r- ]
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.+ b- Y* B; G% j9 u% ^0 D' [
在珠宝店门口停了下来。7 {7 A1 o2 g( k! C: ]& o$ @0 p
92. 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.6 s- J9 t' D3 f$ r3 k7 V) U+ W3 e
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。 a) Q5 K9 ~3 W# o
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
) |# v7 X1 x2 G, R9 { 这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
* h2 o7 `* ~" k }3 H94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
& f" p. w- F; q; o# X 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。
8 x3 j; B7 K( u. N5 o; d95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.5 A1 G3 G( `& Q: U& B0 x& T; q; Y- M. \
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。
3 ^! T: \6 I% E5 @7 Z3 D96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.7 K2 ~; b. q J0 ?" ^. Q! `! N% f
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。$ ^! d$ {% o J6 C* t- p# a
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." D% W% z1 I- D, W/ O) Q' t5 ^
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。& h( k. o6 q; e. p5 `
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
' }! X: O6 z) z1 V 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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