新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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$课文28  五磅也太贵
, r: ]3 h4 M9 d; r, L9 t$ B8 c6 B508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
) E5 h$ S0 X4 F* l( U/ [        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。
509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
" C8 B$ E1 D/ D4 `+ E. c: I7 `        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
# V8 ^* V' h, P+ x( R7 @/ n8 D5 |& _% s510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
" ~7 b1 ^; f4 g+ j& p; _$ N        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。
4 E  L6 A# a, v7 A+ I! \511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
3 x; Y4 Z2 M; ]$ @512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
        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.
        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
; ^4 d' C0 N1 w* J# {6 g  x514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
1 _: a% u3 L  Q1 _4 g" }# @        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.
        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。
& d6 `. C7 w( k, @9 r! P) h6 n. N: O517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
- r( Q5 m0 R5 c6 w518. 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。
519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
, Z& ?% {& s" s: z' ~. D$ F: ]3 j        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
& z  h  ?& d! e0 k. I        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
2 y. r/ w/ a- r' g0 j521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
3 E1 a- r) v* C        那看上去确实不假，
/ n! t+ u. x- z& B523. 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 $30.
        那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
, E* E8 E' G; m$ d( \8 a0 ]+ A525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
        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.
6 G3 u/ y8 r5 q7 e* c0 U        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.
        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。
. D! [- }1 o5 P* G( q! y) C2 A, z4 G* {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!
8 Q% e" g; M% C3 {& m6 X+ L3 M0 K+ `5 p        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！