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.
& b. K; c4 z" G/ p4 n1 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。
. G2 e* J; S3 ?. U) q& K9 n509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
- Y  \7 N# Y1 ~: p        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.
& \' K! A* x$ l3 N* d# g: 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。
8 d- J. _6 l/ m( M; k511. 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,
$ |% i, D- ]7 _* H0 c        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
9 B& }+ n: Y% 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。
6 V+ O* g% L8 u514. 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.
7 ?, k% j& t: u& Y0 H2 Y8 u. V' I        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。
$ y, W! t+ c! }" z. X3 U/ I516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
. v1 g/ }/ i' Y! v        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.
: o; b$ x* z% ~        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.
( j, g9 R1 [9 q7 q        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。
* Q, \& j" f' ^+ |5 w519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
+ K9 }; g# V7 }! }/ |        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.
$ G3 ?. d: Q, x7 V! |' H        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
5 I  E7 f' c" |# Q$ V521. I examined one of the pens closely.
0 h2 K2 ^, T7 u' u        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
% w* P0 C5 D' B1 l, ~8 \522. It certainly looked genuine.
        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.
3 v7 T% n. R4 U        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
6 l3 `% j# M1 C2 T% x7 r9 k0 K524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
9 t2 _3 x' p+ w- {. x# G8 B        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。
9 F1 O3 A  }3 D# }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.
% ~0 f% [, d; G* k8 U0 j        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。
2 j  e0 t. Z7 |0 \528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
        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!
& `: O/ C* }5 J1 N1 X        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！