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课文
Smash-and-grab
砸橱窗抢劫
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did Mr. Taylor try to stop the thieves?
The expensive shops in a famous near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its home blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's. 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. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
参考译文
参考译文
皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上，几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。他手下两名店员从早上8点就开始忙碌，这时刚刚布置完毕。钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
宁静突然被打破，一辆大轿车亮着前灯，响着喇叭，呼啸着冲进了拱廊街，在珠宝店门口停了下来。一人留在驾驶座上，另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人跳下车来。他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎。这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具，椅子，桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上。一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中，但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰，竟连疼痛都顾不上了。这场抢劫只持续了3分钟，因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车，以惊人的速度开跑了。就在轿车离开的时候，泰勒先生从店里冲了出来，跟在车后追赶，一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。
词汇1
词汇
1. smash-and-grab n. 砸橱窗抢劫
Two men made a smash-and-grab raid on the camera shop.
两个歹徒砸了一家摄影器材商店的橱窗，抢走了陈列的商品。
2. arcade n. 有拱廊的街道（两旁常设商店）
In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of sou venir.
在我们的拱廊市场，您可以发现许多纪念品。
3. Piccadilly n. 皮卡迪利大街
Am I on the right road to Piccadilly Circus?
我走这条路去皮卡迪利广场对吗？
4. jewllery n. 珠宝（总称）
I've already told you it's just a museum now,with relics such as crowns and jewllery.
我已经告诉您了，它现在只不过是个博物馆，里面有皇冠和珠宝等文物。
5. necklace n. 项链
And the turquoise necklace was to have been hers.
而那蓝宝石的项链本该属于她。
6. ring n. 戒指
He has a gold ring on his finger.
他手指上戴着一枚金戒指。
7. background n. 背景
The mountains form a background to this photograph of the family.
这幅家庭照的背景是群山。
8. velvet n. 天鹅绒，丝绒
Velvet feels soft.
天鹅绒摸起来很柔软。
词汇2
9. headlight n. （汽车等）前灯
He asked her to shine the headlight on the door.
他叫她把前灯照到门上。
10. blare v. 发嘟嗜声，吼叫
The radio is blaring out.
收音机发出喧闹的声音。
11. staff n. 全体工作人员
We are deadly short of staff at present.
目前我们极缺职员。
12. raid n. 偷袭
In an air raid last night the enemy aircraft bombed the city.
在昨晚的空袭中敌机轰炸了该城。
13. scramble v. 爬行
He scrambled over the rocks.
他爬上了岩石。
14. fantastic adj. 非常大的
the bomb did fantastic damage;
炸弹造成了极大的破坏
15. ashtray n. 烟灰缸
Waitress, there is no ashtray on the table.
服务员，桌上没有烟灰缸。
语法讲解1
语法讲解
1. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just "opening.
介词短语修饰shops
-- The shoe shop in my neighborhood was just opening.
在我家附近的鞋店刚刚开门营业
2. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
After gazing at… = After he gazed at…
After having gazed at… = After he had gazed at…
3. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
with的符合结构：（独立主格结构）
1>如果宾语和宾语补足语在逻辑上有主谓关系，应该采用现在分词形式作宾补。
-- She sat staring into the distance with tears streaming down her cheeks.
她坐着凝视着远方泪流满面。 （Cheek n.脸颊, 面颊）
-- She stood there with her hands resting on her hips
2>如果宾语和宾语补足语在逻辑上是动宾关系，应该采用过去分词形式作宾补。
-- He ran into the room with his face covered with tears.
-- With his homework finished, he felt happy.
3>如果表达某事将要发生，要用动词不定式to；
-- With a lot of work to do, he can‘t go to the cinema.
4>如果是说明当时的情况，常用形容词、副词、介词短语表明宾语的状态；
-- He used to sleep with all the windows open.（open adj.开着的）
-- He went out with his hat on.（on是副词）
-- With the meeting over, we went home.（over adv.结束）
-- He came in with a knife in his hand.（in his hand --介词短语）
-- Tow others with black stockings over their faces jumped out.（over their faces --介词短语）
另外两个脸上蒙着黑色袜子的人跳了出来。
5>总结：
with用于句首或句尾，常表示状语、行为方式、原因、伴随状况等。
with如果跟在名词之后，是用来修饰限定该名词。
-- a thief with stocking over his face.
-- a teacher with a book under his arm.
-- a room with the windows open.
语法讲解2
5. It came to a stop outside the jeweller’s.
come to 后面常接名词, 表示达到
-- come to a stop停下来 / come to an end结束 / come to a decision做出决定
-- come to an agreement达成协议 / come to an understanding互相理解
-- come to success获得成功, come to fame成名
停车 stop = draw up = pull up
at the barber’s在理发店 / at the butcher‘s在肉店 / at the baker‘s在面包店
at the greengrocer‘s在蔬菜水果店 / at the grocer‘s在杂货店 / at the stationer‘s 在文具店
at the tobacconist‘s在烟草店 / at the chemist‘s在药店
barber n.理发员, 理发师
butcher n.屠夫, 肉商
baker n.面包师, 面包工人 n.<美>(便携式)烘炉
6. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
help oneself to 自便
-- My roommate helped herself to my clothes without asking me.
7. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
at a fantastic speed / at a tremendous speed / at a high speed / at a full speed/with great speed
8. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases,but it was impossible to stop the thieves.They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewel数十万美元的珠宝
经典句子
经典句子
1. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
2. …, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to noticeany pain.
但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰，竟连疼痛都顾不上了。
这里出现了3个结构的嵌套：
Too… to…/ busy + V.ing/ help oneself to
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