新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课6

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课文6  砸橱窗抢劫
( c/ b' x/ r7 O7 [: ?! k: I84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
# D' e" L/ J6 i: Q6 |! h' E! t6 w- R        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。
8 S9 ]  n& J( E% `. A. I3 F; H85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
$ N  V) j' j* M  S9 _        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
        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。
$ r4 [/ V, C. n7 v/ _88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
        钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
6 J6 A) h, G; C        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
' I* s% X! T4 }! g90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
0 J& H, O* M: _- ]$ x        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，
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
) \" ?% R& h% G        在珠宝店门口停了下来。
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.
& ~3 i" S' D( l        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。
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
0 a. ]3 x; l3 j$ n        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
* l: Y. @  D4 @3 L* L0 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。
! ]( B  Q" P7 v6 K! B+ O95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
' W% K2 F& g1 \( Z6 c        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。
$ A% `) s- ~! b$ `1 A. Z96. 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* Z4 c; j: L        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。
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.
( I: R$ Z' p+ F) J/ X' M6 W8 g        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。
  ?0 x8 i7 u9 V% u& U2 ]3 S5 _1 X98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
        他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

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there are bunch of English teachers teaching New Concept English on SINA UC everyday, it might help

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