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.
2 n. {- B# j" z/ i* A+ |6 ?! ?        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
; L5 L- v' q/ o        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
* D* L$ m- s) R$ u3 P' {' Y- s; d; {510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
: V: j) V( N2 }, N        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.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
0 L8 R1 o  o7 \8 V: L0 k: {512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
* X' f$ e  }) a5 p  ?        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.
& a# {  y* m5 ~        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.
: `! j0 [4 J. D8 C! l8 R2 x1 \& ]        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.
        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。
3 g  J- O2 e4 i$ g  f2 M; p  Y, b% v516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
5 R! c/ w  n  R. s" V        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.
  ]3 ^' |8 Q0 p, V) T        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。
3 ]* p3 H1 `/ T! v% y4 K519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
6 u7 n, X, T/ [0 j2 i0 T5 U        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
) N, O; [" t3 q* b520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
3 k" a7 k4 M  P! b        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
521. I examined one of the pens closely.
9 U' ~" o, ], l! W4 ?        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
9 z4 Y+ E1 |/ Y$ b$ `. y/ l        那看上去确实不假，
, E7 w6 I2 L: v# n- B: t523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
1 w- A: J& D% k- ~        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.
, a: l7 J4 z  W        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.
8 d5 K) O- F' L- d6 w        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
7 M: H7 C' Z  |9 _. A; `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。
) b  m3 c  c' C527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
6 {4 a& ]0 d+ F7 j( a1 s5 p7 J        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.
        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!
7 K1 p5 g7 Q7 G* ~( p) B        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！