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。
0 O) b  T+ F( X, A5 V509. 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。
/ L. W  ]8 H9 h510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
* H/ |  c5 j& ]  K8 j0 d' e        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.
3 h! P8 T' b; E. a+ u        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,
2 m: L' I$ A, X* |        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。
514. 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.
. V/ D8 b8 l; s& N9 M        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。
516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
( m2 u- B) ~% l3 b0 l+ J" E9 U: C( \0 x517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
3 \  z% w  N5 E8 ^        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
2 j( Y' v& q& J; @1 ~" [! K$ C518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
1 D  Q) k$ b; O# ]3 s$ j" Q" G' H        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。
4 m6 J; B" y; s& r519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
  V" U% J$ J% Y7 m0 v        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.
        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
! t  k! n* P! I521. I examined one of the pens closely.
. _3 \! g: l! b6 I        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
        那看上去确实不假，
, i0 J! A6 `6 s. v  X523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
9 L) F+ Z' v9 f4 O) P        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
0 g4 D) h# y& O. i, E$ X" E524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
, F5 Y- V4 H0 a  t& Y) w- _7 s; V        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.
7 M. b5 ]% |' L0 {        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
" ?8 U1 H' |, W3 |4 o5 _526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
1 m& c' q6 I8 E- v. A! x527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
' k  @4 e$ F& G; y) z9 R9 O' z  c& o        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。
5 P8 M; Z8 C0 F3 _! K& E528. 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。
+ |+ \5 N; H, o! |3 |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!
        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！