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课文6 砸橱窗抢劫; F0 u5 Q: l! Q1 {( Y3 ^$ ?8 ?: D7 M
84. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.9 L3 Q7 i k$ E% s' o! 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。3 Z I+ O1 o4 h- [) }% N& V! J; w
85. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty." S- E- I1 G- i" |1 _0 x2 |
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
8 `8 e+ S+ u( E1 c86. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.) T1 r# X0 L' S
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
8 l/ h4 v6 _3 s3 u4 D0 O/ y _87. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.9 a4 K% H* T$ W# `/ Q6 j
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。
" z; f) B: y5 v& f+ E88. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.) _9 ~2 G, [$ X! L$ Y& O7 f5 A% M" Q( K
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
, j& V5 a3 e* h7 G H8 N89. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.5 a% o' k: A* E1 D6 z: `4 }
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
7 b3 z5 K5 s. q, R# @, l* R90. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade./ E( G' Y. C, K
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,4 k- @; y s% w$ {! V
91. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
& w/ ^! _8 W: b1 ` 在珠宝店门口停了下来。6 _. u& Z# u3 ?2 ~# P
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.
8 c& `; n% `$ t% J7 h/ D 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: P+ s! S/ K" ?
93. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
1 D" z5 T3 i6 f3 F6 W% E0 [; g4 v) m 这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。
$ b H7 j; F0 P( s94. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.3 q" \4 v: ^ O! \" n1 G' N" H' r6 I
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。) L; L2 S9 X2 {/ R7 g
95. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.8 f U/ ]* W6 T/ Y( o" Q
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。& T8 t6 N1 j F! y$ p1 X$ M9 T0 ?* y
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./ N1 m* |$ N2 M' h% G
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。
0 M+ U1 N5 P+ Q( }0 Z: t97. 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.
3 A1 S; {1 H: {: h( |" W4 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。
' D* r6 U& @; m2 z5 C1 R98. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
& O2 B9 B' C* b% P 他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 |
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