新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课6

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课文6  砸橱窗抢劫
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
) Z( I5 @4 M# W# E" R, y        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。
6 }% J2 K6 I. F& d3 s7 f85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
- c! y' ^2 Y" y" S9 ^& z9 a' `        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
( p2 m9 k- Q$ b! S86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
3 Q7 h. }( k8 x2 f' d        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
        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。
/ n* Y; ]9 t  Z4 n; e& ~! N0 s/ n88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
; I! X+ I1 F  F$ r1 |        钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
" I3 T9 c$ h7 Q, s+ w# N$ T2 ]89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
        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，
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
$ p  ^+ }1 G5 F" Y92. 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.
4 Z; r5 Q7 X5 Z8 n  S5 F$ G        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。
. b  X6 u" a3 ~  H( l2 z( M93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
$ N, F: F! s3 @. g% C5 y" l  z94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
        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。
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
        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。
, H( S4 A' L  n3 }4 V96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
        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。
$ e# u- [  G4 T5 c# c6 U97. 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.
        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。
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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