新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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# J# {2 k! |/ N, U) h' |3 G) u508. 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。
. ?* W. }% _0 d+ `$ T509. 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。
7 U3 ?( U* s6 m9 p510. 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。
! g! S8 y% n4 }/ l% ]( K511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
6 y& N, V* [+ r" `; s' U" U        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
$ j2 c/ ^) X( U& Z512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
8 v5 [; D. [1 M5 w: o5 h        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
* k0 [( a" E: d  q" N7 s# `513. but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
$ b! a. c, G, O        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.
5 k+ S& D5 a' B# m1 ^        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
$ ^3 c0 F& a0 A$ k6 f7 @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.
# Q3 {1 M7 o: b        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。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
/ Y" F/ O) Q: p$ Y; u" P        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。
519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
3 k6 A! n0 s2 P# F4 e8 @        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。
521. I examined one of the pens closely.
% n  Z( v- T' O* d& g# {7 i( u        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
! o; \. w3 U& |6 g522. It certainly looked genuine.
5 v4 ~9 w% B$ Q" C) e        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.
& n( a4 q, L7 I3 w        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
+ x7 y6 Z+ H& Q4 k* H524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
0 R4 b9 @: s7 g" B0 p/ p+ n        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。
4 U+ c& S. _! K+ p/ }1 J526. 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。
. L# T4 D4 B, S; q6 y  x/ m: j1 y527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
: w( P% h) }' A4 z  \        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。
1 Q" a1 z+ h& Y; n. I. e1 V528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
! P. p% O, _% d- ]) Y( a        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!
- w) @- V5 D1 i% r6 O: e        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！