新概念3-6第三册第六课

New concept English Lesson 6

Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫

smash，（哗啦一声）打碎，打破，破碎

grab，猛然的抓取；突然的抢夺

How did Mr. Taylor try to stop the thieves?

泰勒先生是怎样试图让盗贼停下的？

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.

在Piccadilly附近的一个著名拱廊商店街上，几家高档品商店刚刚开门

arcade，拱廊商店街（设于两街之间，两侧均有商店）；购物中心；商业中心

At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.

早晨的这个时候，拱廊商店街几乎空无一人

Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.

泰勒先生，一个珠宝店的主人正在欣赏一个新的橱窗陈列

admire，欣赏，钦佩，赞赏，仰慕

Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.

他的两个店员从8点忙到现在，刚刚完成

Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.

钻石项链和戒指漂亮的摆放在黑色丝绒上面

velvet，丝绒，天鹅绒

After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

凝视了陈列几分钟，泰勒先生走回进入他的店

gaze at，凝视

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring，roared down the arcade.

寂静被突然打破，一辆大轿车的前灯亮着，喇叭响着，咆哮地沿着拱廊商店街开过来

headlight，（车辆的）前灯，头灯，前灯的光束

horn，喇叭

blare，发出（响亮而刺耳的声音）

roar，咆哮；发出噪音地开得飞快

roared down不是固定搭配，down the arcade是固定介宾结构

It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.

它在珠宝店外停了下来

come to a stop，站稳

One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stocking over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.

一个人留在驾驶位，同时另外两个用黑长袜遮住脸的人跳出车，用铁棒砸商店橱窗

stay at，停留在……

wheel，（汽车等）方向盘

stocking，长筒女袜

While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.

这个过程中，泰勒先生正在楼上

He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.

他和他的员工把家具扔出窗外

furniture，（可移动的）家具

Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.

椅子和桌子重重地摔在在拱廊商店街的地上

go flying，（使）重重地摔地上

One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. 其中一个贼被一个沉重的雕像击中，但他忙于抢钻石而顾不上任何疼痛

help，偷，窃取（来自科林斯字典）

【例】Has somebody helped himself to some film star's diamonds?

有人偷了某个影星的钻石了吗？

The raid was all over in three minutes,

这场抢劫在三分钟内全部结束

raid，抢劫

all over ，全部完结

for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.

因为这两人迅速爬进车，车以极快的速度开走了

scramble，（迅速而吃力地）爬，攀登；争抢；抢占；争夺；艰难地（或仓促地）完成

move off，离开

fantastic，极好的；了不起的；大得难以置信的；怪诞的；富于想象的

Just as it was leaving,

正当车离开的时候

Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases

泰勒先生冲出来，在车后面追着扔出去烟灰缸和花瓶

ashtray，烟灰缸

vase，花瓶