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
/ L; n3 i1 z4 }5 F" K8 r84. 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。
1 ~4 Y0 Z8 t/ f/ q85. 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。
$ Y; J" s  C; O& K86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
& _5 X+ u) V0 B- Y  t  W3 V4 ]7 n        珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
87. 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。
$ J1 Q* Y: y+ c7 Y) E, U* ^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。
89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
9 K9 K9 I* T* M* P  T8 ^* M        泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
9 f& o% g; [  p90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
        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.
" N# w$ t* e0 d3 Z  D) h% c, ~        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.
5 U6 R4 R1 \' u( u' J) r        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。
93. 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.
8 h, j) P7 U7 n" N, J3 s8 ]' g  K        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。
: i$ z! q4 r6 t1 j: O* |  y95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
        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。
1 F  T3 ~. }; Y  T/ L9 M96. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
        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。
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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