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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫) q e" z/ K( B! d7 r) _5 x
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.1 {4 m' F0 |1 I& T! z0 J
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。
: m4 p3 C9 j4 l85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
* G8 l4 a) e$ U 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。0 A: y3 u' x$ s! j
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.. E+ R. y4 I) W# ` J
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。6 @7 W4 f1 _9 y9 P
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.8 e# T, k; p# B( c, B; o1 m8 C7 ]
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。- ?" a5 ?& F/ q& C) J! ^/ `
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
6 L# V5 G3 n( D& b& c& g- r& x 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。6 ^, ~! I( q& r' q
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
, X! a* D) f) [) T( ~- B/ @2 R' [ 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
2 o" a6 y9 K' ^" Z90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.+ M$ y7 ]1 ?5 p$ H1 q
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,- D4 I( E8 }; C" `1 K: }
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
* R; s6 i* z. _4 N! c) w 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
' j4 e" G; n. y1 G2 l92. 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.$ d% X2 C# U* t7 R0 |
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。
7 \7 u. V. I0 o8 N7 j5 J/ K' C6 t93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
% e2 o! k* e1 ^% g) I 这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
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/ h! R& c$ j% @- J 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。5 Z+ U0 `6 Z! M( C& C# f0 _& Y1 s
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
& M$ m$ c' w( X n" w2 e9 T 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。
1 ~/ E& `. O3 `" Q' E" ]( F96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.* y3 p2 H7 }- b+ [5 |4 j/ q0 q( M a
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 L. ~0 {8 }/ p8 P97. 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.
. N& S! ?! C/ |3 W3 p, I 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。: c; M, D4 E0 \) S* F8 D
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. S( d- o, ~" @/ K! G+ n% l3 h$ w
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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