新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
" R' s8 w8 d) n        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。
: ]; w. \$ R0 i, L2 X8 T509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
2 [5 d3 j8 y6 A% ^( Y        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.
8 ~) I5 z  O- C( {! V        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,
3 S# X4 q6 {5 c" j, X3 |        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。
( o, p& H& @5 H5 \+ W( q514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
  I# h% w2 Z0 D* y& x) K" z7 V+ G3 t6 {        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
/ ?  h1 F) ^- v4 g5 n, f) |- j515. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
( P8 E3 h4 A; V7 B" L        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.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
$ t0 b( y/ g6 G- p: ~- S  D/ [517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
, u; q0 `; G( X. ?' W2 k. k/ A" {        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
0 J& o0 V9 {2 V1 m. q0 G        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.
( m7 M; U: Q+ M6 a5 z        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
" X3 u$ e/ f( K/ O, |  g5 }5 s- L520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
) }2 B' ^  N, D+ j521. I examined one of the pens closely.
4 G" y0 H! {8 k. P& @        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
: T6 S5 `+ r* m! O522. It certainly looked genuine.
( m# e- ?4 t  e6 U        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.
+ z! F/ f& Q; M. I0 D6 B$ p        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 $30.
  V# d% G: d4 i' m+ b6 R        那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
( g( V: f/ S$ d# A1 ]0 @" F2 E' P525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
. {$ Y' e& B; l6 X! ~$ _        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
526. 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.
, N2 i: A# k7 X5 B' l* a! Y. q        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。
% q  `6 m8 t* n+ `  _528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
+ E0 h" R2 a# X: Z& Y        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。
7 H) Q3 ^- c# S  N; p) y9 g529. 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！