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.
        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。
) K# z7 U/ R  f3 Z$ K# Z509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
! ]2 }+ C9 H* O' j- k' W        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
8 q/ R  r/ ]: c+ X2 I0 a510. 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.
4 d' ^% a0 ^) c* x# {        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，
- f! y; \$ D( D1 m; p$ B" R513. 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。
% m5 S- m# }0 i. E  v514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
6 P4 A4 y, H0 P$ n* ?        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
2 a9 {( y' H: o* @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。
1 @4 i2 L5 F; C516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
- |: B6 H+ r3 p! [1 X5 I7 f517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
* s: F. e( N9 S; H' H        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
4 Y7 p# S5 R2 Q1 F( m518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
) P2 Z% Y: M% h5 M        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。
$ \2 {; K0 t% m6 n9 d# ~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。
0 V1 c; D. t6 }520. 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。
521. I examined one of the pens closely.
' }6 d6 o6 @- t0 Z5 u& e  r: \6 b. ~        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
7 j$ F0 A' g- ]. k2 x5 t522. It certainly looked genuine.
% G8 Q% Q$ j4 T3 F) Q  i# M        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.
        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
9 `1 l3 E! L% Q: A! G9 D' V524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
0 K1 c2 @$ u" t/ ?        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。
526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
  @- O. c! i' ~: h( l' S/ f4 H        虽然他绝望地举起双手，但他毫不迟疑地收下了我付给他的5镑钱。
528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
9 E3 J+ ?& C* H2 _  ?' l' `5 `        在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。
" n6 s$ \7 T7 N- L6 O529. 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!
- e9 p6 L6 T2 c9 A        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！