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
* ~: a) Y( q9 m4 @2 P5 [4 g84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
$ @8 H! j  r* m8 ?/ v+ i7 @        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.
$ v) }+ c; E5 t, x        在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
* p1 G  {8 W' I& R86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
: t! C% H  G8 [        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
6 i7 z4 N- P5 ~4 C) l- Y; Y, |% z87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
: D( l% a7 [# Z; a) }        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。
2 d/ h6 u5 k4 y$ f7 N5 ~89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
        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.
& ^5 a7 U7 ^. L3 t. V- I        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，
3 K7 l  U8 Z8 X" W- Y* A91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
$ m% b$ m* p1 U: {* ^        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.
6 H9 [) z1 _1 f        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。
$ h. J9 Y' i6 m& Y3 R93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
        这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。
& w2 p* e% w0 U% n+ f- F94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
) t7 c8 }4 w( }& F$ @* M        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。
$ v! W6 M' L' q/ \4 h0 u' p( ?- r95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
& l' w, v" N+ ?* r" T- _        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。
$ C. f# E- O2 @" {1 ^96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
6 D; l9 i( |% ^$ j) `4 H7 w) f        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。
) ?7 }$ p% [( T0 `: _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.
+ `# x5 j, g1 n* p        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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