新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课6

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课文6  砸橱窗抢劫
; u) @1 d9 k+ |- V" B84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
        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。
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
% {& s! \! K- F8 d. l; `86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
9 o7 D2 L. W4 I% J9 b* b9 F) \/ c) Y        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
        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。
8 _6 j. |) i/ {2 Q6 a, ~88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
3 A+ _( \# f5 ]+ }1 x        钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
7 g/ ~+ `" X% n, a1 O. C90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
, \0 a/ d8 `. m2 X1 d. |        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，
+ ^9 u0 R8 r9 S! o* t, |91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
& `5 ]0 F1 i2 _/ ~! A        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
; _6 T& z' I' a' T4 ]  y- _# ?+ B92. 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.
0 M, Q0 f9 X/ X( K) F' x" d        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。
8 y5 u- h, T% O+ b5 f93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
6 T# I! z$ ]3 R6 G) _        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
* @: {3 d) B. G, Z1 O& z94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
        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。
% D/ g( y8 l# O95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
7 ~, X% B! q7 ?/ b        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。
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.
6 z, Q$ i- ^3 Z+ w        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。
. \" c. E6 [/ P$ x97. 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.
        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。
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
$ u, B3 g7 F: f- g; @1 ]; [        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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