新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
* u0 [, C6 L; O/ l# R4 ~        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
        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
; X# ]" v$ o5 I! x$ F510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
3 H% Q8 t! T% F        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。
& W9 P- c! @) X* Q511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
3 }" `' S% ^$ Q& G        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
$ D* h2 i$ k; A0 x512. 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.
% }* P7 K9 [9 Q) x        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
3 d6 y4 }8 }( ?1 {6 c! v        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.
& d* N* W. r$ p1 O        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。
2 N" @9 N5 V7 ^- ]516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
1 @9 }# @  Y! |6 d! h+ A        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
( M6 B7 P7 j8 s+ j. M  z3 M' E        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
- h8 i/ x, X3 [: N4 H# A518. 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。
! D, Q. m# q7 H. ~: r. e6 l" ?  U519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
        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.
! k: P3 Q2 ~) X        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
521. I examined one of the pens closely.
" v/ U/ A+ z/ o2 q2 _* N        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
5 ~( U3 H( g& i. _" p        那看上去确实不假，
523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
4 n* l/ F4 _% [; ~1 `9 ]        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
9 D1 D5 k8 D& ^; O2 M( \7 c- [& @524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
" l% ^, v6 I8 c2 g        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。
8 v# K5 Q4 f& M% R& o6 c2 M525. 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.
        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。
, Y) j. _/ S- j& E% \528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
2 I* p# {/ A: t+ R7 O        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。
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!
        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！