新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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- h% B! i2 v0 e. a4 q' k5 l508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
; b4 B, @" o5 W6 p9 P' E        当一艘大型班船进港的时候，许多小船载着各种杂货快速向客轮驶来。
509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
$ u5 ^& s; Q) D* |" i        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
" m- O, }% N. l3 s% G510. and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
        一会儿工夫，甲板上就摆满了色彩斑斓的波斯地毯。印度丝绸。铜咖啡壶以及手工制作的漂亮的银器。
' F4 G! X. F( t4 _$ ]511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
6 u" V4 V$ o3 x512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
+ M! e3 D7 e+ v1 z        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
% h6 l; I# `1 h2 @& s, j2 y. j513. but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
4 k0 q- a9 Y6 M2 _4 g514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
* d( V4 A3 _  X* _1 I        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
515. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
        我根本不想买，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。
516. Some of them were as big as marbles.
: L& ?$ d" _0 l# L+ m9 X! U        有的钻石像玻璃球那么大。
517. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
7 D4 [  @7 [) ^" Q9 I' g( f7 c8 R        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
8 S6 O/ w7 g" Z) e) q1 h3 S518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
2 o# m% `$ `# S! g* [        我们路过一家商店时，他将一颗钻石使劲地往橱窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。
519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
' s  J. y; _! e9 \2 C520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
        向我兜售的第二个人是卖名贵钢笔和手表的。
521. I examined one of the pens closely.
        我仔细察看了一枝钢笔，
  q% g4 C& A1 N8 Q522. It certainly looked genuine.
        那看上去确实不假，
523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
: x! P3 @% d* @! O        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
* l- ^9 p+ o* n) y        那人说那支笔值50英镑，作为特别优惠，他愿意让我出30英镑成交。
2 P% e9 }. p7 K  ^8 M525. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
        我摇摇头，伸出5根手指表示我只愿出5镑钱。
526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
  x7 R: R- Q8 e' S        那人激动地打着手势，仿佛我的出价使他不能容忍。但他终于把价钱降到了10英镑。
$ ]' [. Y+ Q4 A$ c- O527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
5 Y" K1 `$ i5 ^$ v" W        虽然他绝望地举起双手，但他毫不迟疑地收下了我付给他的5镑钱。
! c8 k1 [& Y6 {  V% {& v# P528. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
        在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。
$ `- X6 T( V" r2 z: ^6 w) w1 b529. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single world!
3 R7 e$ S  f8 k, Q! [# F2 R        然而不管我如何摆弄，那枝漂亮的钢笔就是吸不进墨水来。直到今天，那枝笔连一个字也没写过！