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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
* G: R3 F, X! y% T3 p, d: X7 v( ^84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
+ Z% Q' R2 K2 L/ w$ e 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 E+ }7 y% e( m* \; K9 e
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
6 l) H% p! o. T& k& n' L. ^ 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
) d, `, B) N! r. Q86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
7 O. }, x5 h- g$ }, a' P 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。& J/ y0 }. @5 y
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.( x' [1 @$ W. R: r. q+ G% N2 f
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。
+ y* l$ A4 L, Z, W2 X88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
% g% M; Z- L5 ?; g 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
& C( V3 u0 W& ~5 g89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
/ L6 {" e% B2 A3 Q 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
( M/ p( X* A/ L2 @90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
; w1 M/ R* g" m# i9 U: ]7 s 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,
" L9 W: ^# X/ ?0 L91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
! f5 ]0 }8 s* Z3 b3 X7 V! e9 P 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
# Z' K. y) a4 W% o! [92. 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.- K) \$ k$ t1 ?* K7 O' l w
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。
, n( F: H# S) Y) n/ }93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.% h$ a( w4 q/ B- a1 `
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。% I" Y% s9 F" O6 _% f
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.6 d, A6 h) ]2 b+ e% a
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。
9 M$ J% I+ U4 V; k. y- f95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
$ Z7 d6 h8 V5 x 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。
D8 I$ |1 g; D& y I0 x9 Y96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed./ j$ P. F& \7 J. \% T$ y1 O8 G1 M
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。
/ r; z% ~# |, @1 x* E J97. 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.5 W/ c) A& w0 W7 l
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。2 M: U; ?- @4 [" k
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
7 c3 g1 ?+ p: z: X% i' g) N1 ^* m 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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