新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 28

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508. Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
; |) ~; S( f" w& o5 `        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。
# X4 E3 @6 M2 }( W, `509. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
3 f' U1 l# @. V) L" g        大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。
510. 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。
# L# W8 f( g9 h) {7 h511. It was difficult not to be tempted.
        要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
512. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
: g( H9 s9 Q# [1 H4 T  J        船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，
513. but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
( m. ]9 N- U$ d/ O        但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。
514. I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
        我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。
+ _: F' b( ?6 w, ^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.
) Z9 e0 X( M- P& @        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.
6 t; O5 \: o% r        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.
        那人竭力想证明那钻石是真货。
6 d) G8 ?- T! V518. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
* ^' @4 k0 ^& P) E* [' t        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。
/ c, Y  r, |; s2 Y! C6 H4 R519. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
; g5 z7 e0 o7 D        我花了半个多小时才摆脱了他的纠缠。
520. The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
* ~. x/ C6 W: S4 D' M. I. f7 V        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，
522. It certainly looked genuine.
8 z# c3 c/ o4 @7 I2 @        那看上去确实不假，
9 S+ {4 s  Q  f4 n  g0 Z! `; W$ B523. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly inscribed.
8 k0 L0 F1 g/ d        金笔帽下方整齐地刻有“美国制造”字样。
& e  M+ b% b9 f, h. ]# F; f524. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
        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。
525. 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。
1 p3 E! E  D0 M. [526. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
        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。
527. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
        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。
528. 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。
529. 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!
        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！