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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫7 |8 @1 |4 u9 ?; m- v: C+ v$ v
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.- u% k _7 V) }+ [+ h
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。
" W) Q9 o" D4 z85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
' P' o0 _/ D# Z8 G0 x 在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。( M2 b# g4 { ^$ Z4 l+ u
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
2 e$ G8 A* L! |) A$ h 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。; ^2 G1 N! @" ?- c/ N
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
# `9 z( a# X2 m6 ?+ q 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。
! R& B7 v% {9 t7 b& B8 Q5 g" I z88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
, e- x& k4 a; h2 K* H+ I 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。' u( M, ~3 A) ^7 {! ^5 A: R5 D0 ~
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.0 C& G z* K% K o4 K
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
6 t% _1 `0 M8 J4 O- ?90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
X# y; D1 S0 \ a4 M 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,! L% U. \% s$ {. @4 O+ P
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
- R3 Q. X( F$ r" j 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
% D* B2 V# q; [% j. }) R92. 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.
5 s$ ^1 {/ Y# ^5 c 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 H6 ?% \. V3 X9 H9 A c; E93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.9 l. j) B) S9 c1 b8 `
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。0 n. w: R7 F& p2 y! c9 a
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.! z a+ e: ~& b. Y+ K' D1 X0 i
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。/ T% T* J3 z! k3 U
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 e% h" K2 D* y6 k, H2 e; n) J5 k+ U
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。4 h" h3 w: p! N- l9 P
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.5 L; e' X% Y4 h& c5 R! h
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。
" Z; R. C) }* R, V( p9 }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.1 P5 ~3 E' A/ [$ v: H7 i7 c
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。$ F3 D2 p2 S+ K$ Q# |
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.& K j& K3 k5 F a/ Y! l
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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