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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
9 P- [" W/ Q$ r! A$ R% K84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.- N- S1 \2 u/ ?4 \5 O0 {
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。) ^) [+ A B3 L3 x1 t; I8 z S
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
# r) o/ i+ \: p: w$ [ 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
: K& w6 v( O. U' u7 f6 V3 O86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
, |* F5 {0 n( I1 W7 a* y# C 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。4 B" c, _ [9 E: Y
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.+ J! e' f) R) r; w, y8 F5 P
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。
# V# n+ w8 t: J, ?; ^4 s8 j' x! _9 k88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.% D, K( u1 n/ U. M
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。: `8 `4 y( S" }! T& l1 m
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
# s2 l j# R+ O! U 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
, \( N( x1 ^- t3 o" M90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
& Z U0 X2 ?9 f3 D0 n$ J4 H( T* N 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,
) u( h) m% \9 U/ ^91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
: V4 ?3 q" g/ R. d# K 在珠宝店门口停了下来。, q/ q, Z/ R9 r5 x
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.
" C8 h9 E9 @7 Q 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。
& x- ^/ q2 g3 e# M$ C4 E0 u93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
8 `$ f: K* d! u/ E4 }2 M 这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
, s$ i: U5 u1 ?/ B94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.* N7 |1 l8 | L& D5 ^; R
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+ h" U: L6 O0 q) @2 |
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.# b" G2 ?+ C4 m$ j& }$ 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。
3 [' D6 H% d2 q; t! ?) L4 A- B96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
# i- [; r& \# c7 I" G0 A& h; Q& 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。9 Q- x' m7 X* ^3 V& _
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.# ?$ s# {/ Z% j% l/ O
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。
) g, G) t: Q! |$ x1 O2 a" r+ o98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.5 G6 R- _. `( A# Q1 P; W
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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