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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
1 J {/ q6 M# U! Z1 r4 K" f84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.. v8 E5 `3 i+ @4 a4 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。* v8 W$ W4 a' m2 v! g v+ ], r2 s
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.- }# Y! f [* n& |+ Q# B( s8 o8 ]
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。) U/ i+ q' K4 m3 Q
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
5 U+ y- \6 N3 c/ d3 R8 C 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
6 U1 P; ~2 ^# y! ?& {87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
6 h0 n+ [, e: H 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。
5 L+ v& o; m1 m+ D! F* d& H88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.6 S" l X/ {2 C+ H9 @2 t1 S. ^
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。) s" O3 D* u0 x4 ^
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.) j1 `9 B9 K) i% v
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
G0 x8 O4 ]4 i" V/ G4 R3 ?; U90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.) ?) i4 p" K+ r- w1 E
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,
/ [; m. }1 ?' a. _3 _6 G+ }- P. r91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
8 w" K" b. R6 s% o, W 在珠宝店门口停了下来。& V9 z8 C& i6 E" v( f( p, w4 w# I0 A
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.; ^0 Q9 Q8 `5 G+ `
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。$ t) G7 F2 S) q0 H1 t' j
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
h4 }. K' ~( \+ q0 S 这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。+ m) n0 {( s9 I( N4 X
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.* ^: w! d! a3 K3 c) p$ ~: s
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 M5 c- g3 L5 Z( c95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.* `( r$ }7 S# E& E" |% l
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。+ {, n1 |# x! Z7 F
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.
. |; t; G! J9 q1 E# ` 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。* r- Z" k5 h8 T6 R; L! M
97. 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.6 r# P; ~) D/ x. E0 [% r; F: a
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。
X. x3 V9 ^# O2 l98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
& @; ^! @2 f/ {0 J; U, V! l+ k 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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