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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫
M( r, x- K' i7 e, S84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
: }) O+ g8 b. o$ e8 X |; y 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。
) o( _# q/ @! P. R0 i85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.# D ^! P1 N; d8 k0 [; ~- P
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
* O4 v- o- b3 {$ V86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.; K L$ H8 M! |5 f. J1 ~- S; L
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
0 |9 {7 M; f3 u0 a7 V87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.1 [: M" H. v2 O6 p9 L! `; f/ k2 k
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。; a u5 j5 m" x. u/ T* T7 o
88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
( G" L- Y+ u( `9 l, ] 钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。1 n1 j3 I3 _& D) j" a
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
! F5 V9 C& ?4 c. d; f( J+ f* B 泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。9 S+ Y& G6 E0 g y+ E+ b# v
90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
5 f8 C# K. x8 Z. M/ e) @, ~5 y 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 P; f; l0 d( {91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
$ l p: X" ~/ Y, w$ K: F# Z2 z- J 在珠宝店门口停了下来。
, j8 C* `7 e( l92. 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.$ G [8 {7 u3 s8 R% A/ p9 n( X6 c
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。: @1 H8 f# H5 F5 \. w3 B9 U
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.7 g. A% l8 v" _( O* U
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
6 R# t9 ], ~6 r9 m! f94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.5 [0 L0 S k2 ~, }
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。
: b& J% V% U5 T5 _+ c3 }9 ]95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain." s9 Z5 s* Y1 o3 D, G9 i
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。
) y4 T- ^0 _' T( C7 J$ p96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
/ x9 h* a' H, U, U$ O 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。
5 }* O5 m' t" l$ ?6 N. f5 l97. 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.
4 r& R' K2 q) x0 J6 k 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" y! @4 j" ^: p: e! L5 w. W
98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.* H; f9 y- S3 j) L3 k7 N1 w Q* A
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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