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.
        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 b4 C( ^1 C: m6 X509. 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。
% F! i: O% R, q5 |. m510. 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。
$ r& J* t7 W! e511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
+ x' C8 Y- n- T5 D& y512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
7 A& _# I' ^. p# H8 a/ N% q        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
513. 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。
4 x& r3 h" e, D8 c514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
7 X2 V: A6 R; d/ K) T  ^# d        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.
. n6 w  K6 d; `) K' t        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。
8 a' b' _1 F- H516. 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.
        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
, F3 N3 _( q1 i" f6 r2 C! g518. 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.
        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
9 `% S, z+ D; K520. 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.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
: B. |) D4 |) \- s8 w' [        那看上去确实不假，
1 b9 Q- I- ]3 m& g4 W7 `! _523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
6 A, Q# Z: E0 E( Q. ^$ o8 T524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
        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。
5 m7 P8 v- y! Z  O526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
5 P2 r  Y1 c' B; e- I8 q, B        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.
# E& n0 [& ~# \9 B        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。
) X! e. ?' u, k5 t2 d. F529. 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！