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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
9 K I; U3 V# R0 q, s' ?9 X0 i84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening./ L7 s9 P+ d0 E
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。3 X2 P& S: `. r4 y( Z
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.1 Q- f$ A% x# {9 f1 Q" g4 m) T0 ]
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
$ ]2 D/ S2 G0 C3 A86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
- O9 ?" p& E! x I& O% t( ^ 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
, E" g; {0 U1 {: p* t87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.1 C$ _6 O# I/ R* D, d* ^
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。! s5 \4 ^+ X$ J
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.# H. b( z! V8 \6 Y1 m! n
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
# |' m2 j' m6 {3 N, }89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
$ N. h8 D/ O/ i+ p) O 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
1 T" b" c# X, T6 e$ R% c90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
! w3 G# z1 z. A: a2 O( s 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,! h& s' e' m; h5 g* V; E
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.' b; q' J, a& _! l( r$ F5 p
在珠宝店门口停了下来。
" i1 ^) r- o$ l& d! Y1 I# c92. 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.
: b. t/ t! f% l' q: W 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。
/ a: b% z# {0 K* `, L. s, y93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.& \- M U: Z9 }# a* f* X
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
' S1 v0 ~2 _2 K: s d' f94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.# ~% ]/ K9 Y$ C b+ K4 m" I/ B! }
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。
0 M; E9 E# l" v5 X* v. r3 D95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.( o# o, T4 d" n1 n& h2 P. r8 s- M
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。 R" B/ X/ L9 W% c0 {
96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
$ z4 L1 _" Y2 F; H+ ^1 b1 q 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。
- g& V" n& l4 q; l97. 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.
0 q$ @/ h3 A+ B( ?* P1 [1 Y 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。
+ q/ Q! U( X9 ^ d N# h98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds./ i& P* ^- ]# h) T8 @
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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