28 · 五镑也太贵
Five Pounds too Dear
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Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware. It was difficult not to be tempted. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as big as marbles. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words "made in the U.S.A" had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth £50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for £30. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay £5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to £10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the £5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain—until I got back to the ship. 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 word!
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Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware. It was difficult not to be tempted. Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as big as marbles. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass. It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words "made in the U.S.A" had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth £50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for £30. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay £5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to £10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the £5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain—until I got back to the ship. 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 word!
巨轮驶入港口时，几艘满载货物的小船飞快地迎了上来。轮船还没抛锚，船上的商贩就已经爬上甲板，很快摆满了色彩鲜艳的波斯地毯、印度丝绸、铜咖啡壶和精美的手工银器，让人很难不动心。许多游客已经开始和商贩讨价还价，我却决定，等下船后再买东西。
我刚一下船，就被一个兜售钻戒的人缠住了。我本来无意购买，却掩饰不住对钻石大小的惊讶，其中一些竟有玻璃弹珠那么大。那人想尽办法证明钻石是真的。经过一家商店时，他把一颗钻石紧紧抵住橱窗，在玻璃上划出一道深痕。我花了半个多小时，才总算摆脱他。
接着又有人凑上来，向我推销昂贵的钢笔和手表。我仔细看了一支钢笔，确实像是真货，金色笔帽的下端还整齐地刻着“美国制造”。那人说，这支笔值五十英镑，不过可以特别照顾我，三十英镑就卖。我摇摇头，伸出五根手指，表示只肯出五英镑。那人夸张地比画着，仿佛我的出价太不像话，最后却还是把价格降到了十英镑。我耸耸肩，转身就走；没走几步，他又追过来，把笔塞进我手里。他虽然不停举起双手，摆出一副绝望的样子，却痛痛快快地收下了那五英镑。我为自己买到这么划算的东西格外得意，直到回到船上才发现上了当：无论怎么折腾，这支漂亮的笔就是灌不进墨水，直到今天，它还一个字都没写出来过！
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