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.
; ~! S; ?+ i5 _        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。
3 d" d9 Y' F# B* d" }' y509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
4 M5 Z" Q# }5 z* f4 ]; c0 R510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
! F" i, h: k/ t9 ?# e- s$ F        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.
3 G5 {3 N0 Y: b; f$ F2 S" M0 D/ I        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
; c- `. A" T. S3 w6 \) A( U512. 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，
  P! l& R1 d' ?% J( o9 z513. 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。
514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
3 ^& \. \0 D( r* ]        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
6 h# u+ W; h% b; O/ L( b515. 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。
516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
2 O: O7 D' p4 a% {3 ^& l517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
& ]' A/ |+ c& o" j# [        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.
        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。
, }8 A7 N* ]5 R% v519. 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.
        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
9 ]  @0 |( g& g! X$ R521. I examined one of the pens closely.
! n' I# K5 ^4 P        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
9 M, Q- M; n% B9 N1 }522. It certainly looked genuine.
* z2 }7 V7 d& s0 ~1 K8 t1 ^/ E        那看上去确实不假，
9 S7 X' J- h+ {1 M; v7 A$ g523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
6 h! E1 A- F/ @( i% r% \3 _        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.
) H" ^& @4 c; o) R5 i0 z        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 $5.
& c9 h9 }$ C5 e  s$ _0 ]( u- S        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
' t, z' g+ P% p  t526. 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.
        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.
$ E7 u5 x* [* w' i        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。
/ B2 _* m/ V# R* ?$ z+ ]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!
        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！