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.
# P% M8 u$ ~, |' H" E+ v        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
! y& F% U! t8 I+ Z' v( U; x        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.
3 \2 B" n6 x. n- `6 z        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。
) |' O* {( m/ z6 z8 Y4 O* o! r511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        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,
        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。
+ i" }" @" t# w. b2 ^$ J514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
        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.
2 L0 A* P1 q+ t+ @        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.
3 }% b: R' I3 {' r. C" |4 [5 @        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
1 T, o. [5 _7 q517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
! W4 A6 \2 z* E) Z8 y        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
8 l2 N6 _. h: ~$ o4 y1 f518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
6 F' V  Y. k- i; u9 z$ m$ t2 }        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.
        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
" }/ v( [. r+ K5 v) c5 Z% w& n/ `        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.
" Z0 J6 i0 A: w' S& ?* m        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
1 p# x$ l! N, a% N$ u7 ]; @# L        那看上去确实不假，
3 _6 Q# t6 G( n- ~3 ]523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
6 ^4 C4 X) W/ E/ p7 |% a524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
6 ^2 M( d. H/ w, k/ r# U        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 $5.
        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
3 M2 @$ i, |/ ~* G7 `526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
. h3 [) L  s  Z$ z527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
) L5 X: ^% R; q, s% _" ?        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.
, ?' Y( o2 Y8 {+ P$ l/ p        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。
/ Y% a! [& Q4 p) r$ A9 B5 x& J529. 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!
8 P5 @$ E* C2 T, Y# P9 D        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！