新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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1 I# k3 I& y/ P1 o4 r# `: ]508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
        当一艘大型班船进港的时候，许多小船载着各种杂货快速向客轮驶来。
" s% i5 s, W' O3 {! }' Y1 _% z509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
9 i# H- x) b( G& b) C510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
        一会儿工夫，甲板上就摆满了色彩斑斓的波斯地毯。印度丝绸。铜咖啡壶以及手工制作的漂亮的银器。
  `; I" s. v; ~% n9 z5 c3 p511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
, I! C# `4 T3 Q- C        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
" @# \3 @" M& e512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
513. but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
/ V' W1 E8 X' @0 G6 Z8 J        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
6 \7 y" L. _' q$ t# O+ t! ^) A        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
515. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
: f& f: \# ~: \: O        我根本不想买，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。
516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
3 h* x$ Z) P& }" ~1 w9 a        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
' \+ `) D! j- m9 O518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
* w0 m$ m/ u& i+ y; p* M        我们路过一家商店时，他将一颗钻石使劲地往橱窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。
519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
) G7 y6 g: {6 u1 F; O. M1 i521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
" W9 X  h8 d2 ~+ K3 k2 ^5 h522. It certainly looked genuine.
        那看上去确实不假，
523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
. M4 C- l# G7 r        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
- u/ Z% I/ t( T524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
2 S: L: s6 j5 i" Y" P1 V        那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
% F% n& v. L& F4 p525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
; W( A0 u4 q$ V; [5 B! h8 V& R526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
& O1 ]! L' ^0 O" D2 [527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
        虽然他绝望地举起双手，但他毫不迟疑地收下了我付给他的5镑钱。
! ?3 `/ j$ y0 K& U' I4 P- G528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
        在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。
529. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single world!
! Q0 ]3 H9 {: t* m4 f0 |. }1 x( D        然而不管我如何摆弄，那枝漂亮的钢笔就是吸不进墨水来。直到今天，那枝笔连一个字也没写过！