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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫0 {6 R6 l8 [: h* D
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening., G r% R/ S. t9 b
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。
) k1 W8 E s1 ?: S2 ?: _) x6 C( K- M85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
3 {; S" ?2 P# Y. O. m 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。+ ?! ?5 ~7 Q1 _1 L! n- u4 e% O7 c
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
d- s8 n8 L w6 ? X9 ` 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
) Y5 O' w1 E: W- s- s. [87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
7 K9 }+ {7 M; _- v N) w 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。- V6 T7 c2 _6 u8 K- h( V
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
" P% J |6 F- H9 ^: f( b! }3 w( s" F+ ^ 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
2 [5 Y% ]# X- }- R6 r89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
, {6 k' [4 }" V! h 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。8 d! l: ?: |# P3 z; D
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.- f- O8 Z3 a: x
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,' t) R- ?% x$ z
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
! N& P u1 [6 z6 }8 e& b 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
: f/ b8 M$ u. L# z' B2 R8 @; S, A92. 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.+ }7 f& Y6 {6 g. Z9 a
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' w' K( x7 @8 _& D93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.# L$ D( m" A; S$ D4 u$ r r
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
4 ?4 Z7 K; K9 x# e94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
. V7 h3 V. _* W( n. _; b 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。8 Z0 b) [% q5 L8 B" G
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.; o+ b3 ~& F0 L& X+ A5 ]
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。0 G$ z' i0 y/ C; Z9 Y9 R
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.
$ C, u5 x; ?+ ? q 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。
, }# Y; x3 ]3 ^* U( K( }! t/ {* D1 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.
. v4 W1 Q$ a# K% b( o( N 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。
+ l2 M1 K0 m1 j5 e& F% \98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
4 V9 i1 ]- n' M/ |+ X+ z z. D0 k 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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