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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫4 i' E7 S+ R3 I. ?$ n+ q& x
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.; Y4 d/ i9 w7 n) d" ]+ M
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。
$ I0 J+ w: c3 O9 A( Q0 ~3 N* k! e85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.6 u2 \8 g% T- z [! ^( y
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。: b7 ~3 y1 d2 X0 w$ L* l
86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
) J9 O* `7 e9 { 珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。! B/ @4 R* i# t# r% `, d4 f
87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.2 I. _4 k$ G, ?2 {% p
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。0 S& R3 c7 {. V) z* }" C2 }3 w
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet., F/ k* A& p! r' X9 ~' d+ v
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
% `, I* l2 F" W# q89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
! i6 Z" S& l, @) l4 H, J# Y+ G 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
. m1 d6 |. b! F90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
9 _6 B1 M! H8 x; c! e: 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,- ?5 }- E8 a: q; F7 V ^" H5 S
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
: X2 U7 c& i0 | 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
6 v( h* T+ ?: v) t9 C2 J Z( U1 E92. 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 F& V: E" q2 W5 a% 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。
`% c& U0 s7 e. p. o/ s93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.3 V' E {4 `6 _& v: {. E
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
1 K- ^$ k" [6 p- _$ j7 g94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
9 _ [) p# n2 T% B3 m6 | 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。
, K" I e" C- U# x# B' O3 K! {# M95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.: d/ y+ h7 g0 w1 K, w& k/ a
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。
5 U* E" B, Y8 w# v0 g96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.+ j2 I, S: Y6 }, v( s
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。9 L( V; n8 @, [; q+ |" `, F
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.( }- e+ n5 s6 v
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。
+ A/ z r4 p- \98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds." S6 _: z$ R7 @2 s
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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