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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫$ j2 K( Q. h- }: C- H8 W0 r
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
. x9 T D2 \. Y4 X2 Q 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 x2 ^" A. D- ]4 h( ^8 e d85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
2 S" l) u- m4 V0 J 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
1 ^8 X0 }* h$ ]8 B" G' Z, \86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.7 P1 _; A: `, I$ E
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。4 H: `/ [7 A8 A$ x9 J- x# e( T1 S
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
/ T3 y' I: b, {% f: V 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。
; s: T/ F. S3 c8 Z* g88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
+ y7 v/ P' _2 D 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。7 h7 J/ }: J5 @3 z
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
& X6 k" U, I: C* z/ S! d 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
5 U. w: Q5 `7 |3 m90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.5 x& T% f3 y9 _3 T
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,
/ v4 k3 n5 {& o' ^1 G2 L91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.. `( H+ }) p, q5 E# ^
在珠宝店门口停了下来。2 G& E" t& X/ Q% F) W
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.- v% ]1 x" Z, l W# y. \
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 x/ x$ @" d( H4 `# V
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
. Y0 ~+ y2 {5 m. B 这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。% x, u j. `, U9 U
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
+ L% r, L* h5 P3 {+ Z 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。% Y# R! I, D7 }% y! i4 B7 C7 q
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.5 k1 u5 m& r: y; I0 ^2 R
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。- }- g5 M2 ]) Q/ i% d0 K$ Q
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.
4 v r9 E! y: x- c 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。
1 l5 E2 `. y$ T O$ D* ], u' z* l97. 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.! Q1 y" r; l' {2 D0 l- Y+ l E
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。& o p8 @, Y, v# Y# z
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.7 @% h' }/ g7 L# A) c6 L" W
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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