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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫$ R+ Q+ i# _ w9 f7 C: [# m
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
2 @& Y. M0 z. n$ |7 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。! P! ^6 M/ }( r3 ^. Q+ I! |
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty., d* D9 G4 h9 t: K( S0 \; f+ e0 A
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。" f; v. d, n: P& {
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. {5 f- `8 z2 J8 I' }% j% D/ X8 |
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
6 l" }! s b* N0 `87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.$ [ ~- a; i: ^; P1 \) Z% N
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。, |$ u: J" i E3 c% e
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
( Y& F7 c, t B7 j6 u0 k 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。1 o1 d# V+ s: J0 A
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop., s' z9 L6 H6 g' ~9 N9 b# |) Q# B) n
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
1 k* I- r5 @, P, m% Q90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
5 M" n% ~% ?9 G1 e% R7 I2 w; O 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,2 L G" u0 L! \' }7 j8 x0 s
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.8 v; A5 k6 I# S: g9 @- Z
在珠宝店门口停了下来。/ \, z4 [# S, V. P; R
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.
6 C+ v P: _. T( H3 i 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。$ K! d2 R1 o3 P8 X& e( @7 ~. U
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.$ L; I0 v! X" c9 l6 A' p0 e
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
2 A' O& H$ P3 J$ ]+ [# i9 M6 U( K94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.1 Y: |1 T! T7 q8 i' 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。) b0 ^' P3 m: c3 d5 l
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.# l) F& k' F( Z' n+ W7 ^) z
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。
$ @- U" Z; O, [; @2 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.
- W+ J3 G4 u. {! 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。, l' L9 G. {4 Y% X) L' T" j
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.% w4 `0 w4 t: h. x5 c) ^+ f. n7 Q `
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。 J$ {# l' U3 @0 w, f
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.9 r1 W# d1 @$ B; [9 s, ~
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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