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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
! s Z( @7 j( r) N4 l/ g. _. h84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.9 M: ?# L2 _/ D E- ?( g7 p8 r* ?) [
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。
& w4 F& i. W$ h. r% u% I( h85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.# L" D# H* P6 a- ?
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。5 R4 ^" W# S6 c# ?
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
! r0 I' Z: |7 I4 N e: z9 J 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。: \5 P: L( B/ ~9 z
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
* L; u& s1 t1 t) B0 L 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。
- e/ k; z4 d2 j% d3 J88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
6 U3 W; L$ `+ o, { 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
0 x5 M5 H' _* R! a. v89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
' a6 p0 l! P5 a5 A( X* l4 G- [ 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。+ X# }3 {9 |; g' F0 |- A+ \: |
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.% E+ J* q, ^6 _+ {8 V
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,
& K) Y: \; I( W# d; Z91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
! Z* J$ X3 C' Y6 Y$ K4 ^ 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
; W. @ s( s% [8 j: m92. 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.# u+ E/ X4 ^* B# Z
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。
) A; h& S: d& X$ O93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.4 |6 `5 \9 R, _! \. f
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。! s$ L9 @7 {3 p; O
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
+ c' E" q4 H2 N+ m* ^ 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。
: g2 I$ T |/ S+ ~9 n, @95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.2 s2 s' B5 h1 q' }, m5 q% U
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。6 L2 n% O3 C- P. e6 d( j
96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.- K1 b) p1 _% U
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。) @5 Z& G+ F/ C
97. 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.. o: U& }. l# O4 m9 i5 Q- B
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。
( V0 Z+ l1 L: P' F+ b1 U' [98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
: b! i' w `& |* p7 w- Z" Z M 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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