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.
% K5 S) S* M0 P2 P6 k4 d        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。
# Y/ [8 Z( U% L. p' e$ S8 @509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
1 O9 k+ F) U2 E$ ?$ I* p" F        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
. Z" T# N2 J+ G2 D        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。
( O, @1 {1 [8 N: `4 \+ y  L511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
' s: v# q; T( R) [6 w$ \512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
. R2 f. r+ H& `        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.
  Z# a8 n6 M% O$ r( K5 b! K        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.
! r$ j3 u9 [; L1 x2 A        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。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
4 ~" _# s! c) ?& i, x        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.
        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。
; ^! }1 O( F" ^4 r* t519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
% {! j$ S( \! @9 O        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
- g# F0 ^8 E" }0 [% p5 x520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
% M1 O5 P! \7 j! u        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，
  s3 u" t2 F, ?% v# I522. It certainly looked genuine.
9 o* q& w: b9 o2 r        那看上去确实不假，
2 Q* g# r- R$ \3 D523. 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。
524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
$ z: J% k% Y' D6 Q' G3 k        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。
  m$ P$ y/ o$ O/ x1 a0 b  J+ \# H2 I525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
; _. I6 }6 i. Y$ 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.
, Z; f* {/ l9 b. }/ V* 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.
) L/ L! J* ?( S6 d        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。
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！