新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课6

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课文6  砸橱窗抢劫
2 D  Y0 I% s* M; S' t- W6 K84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
4 }5 {' N( l$ k4 H7 I: b        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。
: D6 v) s  O0 P1 N85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
' P3 `0 q  }9 F86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
' s2 w/ D' b: n! R9 O# ^( H87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
        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。
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
1 o+ N$ ]( a1 U  |        钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
" a. d5 m% t- c. ^        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
2 J# l9 r: u0 |; l3 W- y        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，
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
9 ]/ j: P) @/ W( {  ?% u; E92. 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.
2 u6 @/ {; `. l$ A        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。
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
: T. X  G9 O% A  b+ d+ A% s4 a        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
" W6 e0 h) Z0 E: S- O94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
        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。
' ?( H% g( ]5 S- J8 g95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
        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。
/ s! b# e3 h$ M7 y96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
4 u- V. r9 f. N4 `1 S/ n, V        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。
1 l& M2 ?: \7 d$ g8 Q( O97. 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.
- e' A) e* S$ T" v3 g% G        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。
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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there are bunch of English teachers teaching New Concept English on SINA UC everyday, it might help

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