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.
* v+ H& g" o- a# L7 B" L        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。
509. 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。
" ~: W6 {% N$ X2 L( T& p) B510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
/ p; x2 C0 E) _" ?5 O        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。
511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
8 k7 N) Q2 z6 Y% B; q        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,
        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.
) n3 C- z2 [6 }        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
  E: U% Q) L2 |0 F5 V: q514. 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。
, }; i7 _( z; [5 \* Y5 Y515. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
        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。
5 `+ G& Y7 G7 Y$ v$ a( k9 ?516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
- Q' \4 x+ c; J6 ^5 f" b2 k: o+ @        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.
) `* Q4 s6 C: b5 P7 T        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.
8 p5 ]7 h5 a; g        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。
% G. x. v& T9 f' i3 f, E! t& }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。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
( `' t% ^  x! B        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
9 Y: S1 D% K" y! O% P; o( _521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
" _9 Q4 |8 D4 G  Y7 v        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.
        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
+ y& ?" p9 h0 F8 |7 M) K524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
9 ?/ N1 K4 e' g6 E        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.
' i+ o1 J1 d% z: ~        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
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.
        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。
" D9 J6 o% I: S# i& g' ?/ J0 `" R528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
" |2 V6 d" u9 i2 b) ~0 d; x1 X* o; 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。
. p- A1 a) I+ ?8 }4 ~; n9 f& S529. 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！