新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
2 z& C! f) w! B; C1 D+ O        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。
509. 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。
  E& k" J% ^. q+ _3 Z  p510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
3 }' y. C% E: V0 B. c& }        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。
$ B' h8 ^/ h1 |9 N; B% w8 X9 V6 Y511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
: N0 E9 X1 l# `        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
! l1 M$ U6 Z  q% y512. 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.
        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
" E& @1 ?$ W+ Y514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
% d1 j/ f; k, F$ K% G7 r0 @4 e        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.
3 f# j9 E2 N; R) e6 c6 n2 D0 x        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。
% S# S* [6 X0 R, {516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
/ Y: H3 d/ l2 `  ]1 Q  K        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
$ e' J3 u! j# a4 [1 C. t; d, K4 a517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
% a& x* k  w0 t. H9 E2 U& b518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
7 P1 \1 O: \) O        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。
* g. I/ E  {) ^! f519. 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。
* J. x7 i9 s3 E/ Y' `8 l' }. Z$ s520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
, Y3 k6 J+ @$ |/ Q- V        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
0 ~0 H* i2 g% c3 K1 u: e521. I examined one of the pens closely.
/ K4 `3 V$ H; k3 S# x        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
        那看上去确实不假，
) z8 x3 O5 s" i8 X3 B2 m523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
2 ]& \: B- m/ o, u! I        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。
525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
6 E1 P% ^" v; f$ |        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
526. 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。
527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
! t# D: v/ f/ i8 }: v% `, X) ?        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。
% R! H- S2 n; k3 |: E; b; v6 d5 a528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
7 ~9 a& T( ]/ U/ E+ m# o        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。
2 p7 s: y& H! d( W9 ?1 {; o529. 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!
! e0 k% E6 M; A' @! u( p% c        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！