New Concept English Two 14 34

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$课文32  购物变得很方便

324. People are not so honest as they once were.

人们不再像以前那样诚实了。

325. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops.

偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈 -- 特别是在大的商店里。

326. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.

一名侦探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇女，她总是在星期一上午进入一家大商场。

327. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in,

有一个星期一，当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，

328. so it was easier for the detective to watch her.

因此，侦探比较容易监视她。

329. The woman first bought a few small articles.

这位妇女先是买了几样小商品。

330. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.

过了一会儿，她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员，那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。

331. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.

然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。

332. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.

她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。

333. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!

那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！

$课文33  冲出黑暗

334. Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.

几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。

335. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.

一天下午，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。

336. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.

天将黑时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳进了海里。

337. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.

她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。

338. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.

在那段时间里，她游了8英里。

339. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.

第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯光，

340. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.

知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。

341. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.

到达岸边后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去。

342. That was all she remembered.

她所记得的就是这些。

343. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.

第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

$课文34  破案“神速”

344. Dan Robinson has been worried all week.

丹.鲁宾逊焦虑了整整一个星期。

345. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.

上星期二他收到当地警察局的一封信，

346. In the letter he was asked to call at the station.

要他到警察局去一趟。

347. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police,

丹奇怪警察为什么找他，

348. but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.

但昨天还是去了，结果他不再担心了。

349. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found.

在警察局里，一位面带笑容的警察告诉他，他的自行车找到了。

350. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.

那位警察对他说，那辆自行车是5天前在400英里外的一个小村里发现的，

351. It is now being sent to his home by train.

现在正用火车给他运回家来。

352. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.

丹听到这个消息后，惊奇万分，

353. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found.

但又感到非常好笑，因为他从未指望那辆自行车还能找到。

354. It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!

这是20年前丹还是一个15岁的孩子时被人偷走的！