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84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.1 N0 E# H( c$ \( W
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。
2 ?+ i8 T1 y7 w) p8 B7 w85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
+ G4 P& Q* K; b 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。$ N* l# h0 h {3 d& u
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
3 t) T# R) G- \ q3 m! T% H9 P 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。/ J- `: a! E* G2 m- w/ o
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.7 ?; a* Y5 r- z, X4 V- ?: u
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。; L7 d. ~. @7 z
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
% G: L. ^7 ], _$ [ 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
4 k; P5 b3 f2 u2 K' T89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
& ~+ O& [1 m" Z0 X% ]8 O. ?1 ^ 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。$ ]& l4 G, P8 [
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
" a( Z9 ^0 P7 { `* p% w: D 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,
# w3 } `: K: j. s, E1 a8 n91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
! V* `5 x, p' t' y2 y0 a$ | 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
5 X$ `/ A( N/ c2 m9 V92. 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.
+ @3 z' i& L8 F, w. N 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。
9 J( Z: u; |7 `93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.) I( F1 G+ ^* S8 D: c: I
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
; b# n# }* C' h! F7 G3 B94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade./ `. N+ `1 D% g$ C5 N
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。
8 Z. _0 j) s- n! c95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain." J& C4 v. E1 x5 D" @" m+ b
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。
+ V' @' G% V0 j9 r96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
1 d3 D1 r* n8 y1 h+ g 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。
4 n6 x& E) x. ^- ]9 I; V; l6 P97. 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.' z* z) f$ @5 [( U7 M' c
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。3 {, a6 n( e5 Y" `( K" S
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds., p/ ^* x x% X1 t+ k4 z/ ]% K/ s' Y
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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