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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
* T; G: c4 p8 i" s, @ m84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
^6 k2 }, v7 q( I8 D 皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上,几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。! c* [" \1 m1 I. M+ R7 l [% F+ F
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.) W0 S3 ~0 i# `& u, l. K" H
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
3 s, r% L6 H4 |3 }* B86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
0 `" Q/ B- V* z3 p \+ ?* d 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
4 H6 P- [0 C1 B: L, u87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
) \& z2 u/ G+ x( r" S0 [ 他手下两名店员从早上8点就开始忙碌,这时刚刚布置完毕。
0 \" R4 q/ j# ]88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
7 Q: j3 q+ J9 h) u3 i- { 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。7 P7 J9 u1 D' [( P% ^, w
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.8 N6 \9 H5 w9 D9 g8 T
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
1 D- V- ~, E. r% l0 s' z. M7 o, O90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
1 N8 k1 R9 P! X1 a9 ], {. u 宁静突然被打破,一辆大轿车亮着前灯,响着喇叭,呼啸着冲进了拱廊街,& [$ ^5 O: ?- ^' i8 G. {
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
+ l$ _1 j4 D* v1 \# E 在珠宝店门口停了下来。( x: k7 F+ m# o1 I
92. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.8 N/ {: p2 p- N1 J
一人留在驾驶座上,另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人跳下车来。他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎。( N x9 S0 Z+ k6 ?) Z
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.8 k$ Y3 I1 X/ ?# G* ~
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
) v8 [9 Q2 k ?, {) ?$ p! a: T94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
9 ^, j9 W- ~* S% Q 他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具,椅子,桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上。
+ N7 F6 j4 d7 j95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.# G: E& e; \" }0 P
一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中,但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰,竟连疼痛都顾不上了。
0 y4 |3 E; M+ O3 ]2 x96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. _3 z* V4 y& ]) u$ U7 ?
这场抢劫只持续了3分钟,因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车,以惊人的速度开跑了。6 }( W/ q5 U/ T) O
97. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves.' |3 [0 h' `' D) N& w
就在轿车离开的时候,泰勒先生从店里冲了出来,跟在车后追赶,一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。
: g. s& I6 W1 ~: D3 Z u( S6 C* v, J98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
3 _ J1 N3 ?+ \ m 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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