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
+ d3 D# q) H9 ~2 n84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
        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。
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
7 }5 o% I# h. |) f6 w' P4 R86. 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。
/ e) J$ v% U' f$ \) v) e3 M87. 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。
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。
3 h3 l  }/ G1 L2 n) R5 i. K' _7 ^89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
3 G, Z9 U! F9 r; v/ a7 }        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
2 o% Q- m: a( u. ~1 f1 h        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.
, j; n. o5 z& r3 h7 f. \0 T8 W# A: O        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.
        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。
- l& |- N6 r. R' r7 z! h3 j# a5 n93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
        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- X0 R& }" O$ o        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。
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
2 P, Y% W: [' [# i' N        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。
* E2 t  U& J9 J96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
. p$ [! N1 H% l$ z& U+ Y& n        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。
4 B# W8 v/ n) ?+ D- p2 r" o9 @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.
        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。
98. 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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