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1、NCE3-6@VnotesLesson6Smash-and-grabTheexpensiveshopsinafamousarcadenearPiccadillywerejustopening.Atthistimeofthemorning,thearcadewasalmostempty.MrTaylor,theownerofajewelleryshopwasadmiringanewwindowdisplay.Twoofhisassistantshadbeenworkingbusilysince8o
2、'clockandhadonlyjustfinished.Diamondnecklacesandringshadbeenbeautifullyarrangedonabackgroundofblackvelvet.Aftergazingatthedisplayforseveralminutes,MrTaylorwentbackintohisshop.Thesilencewassuddenlybrokenwhenalargecar,withitsheadlightsonanditshornblari
3、ng,roareddownthearcade.Itcametoastopoutsidethejeweler's.Onemanstayedatthewheelwhiletwootherswithblackstockingsovertheirfacesjumpedoutandsmashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.Whilethiswasgoingon,MrTaylorwasupstairs.Heandhisstaffbeganthrowingfurnitureo
4、utofthewindow.Chairsandtableswentflyingintothearcade.Oneofthethieveswasstruckbyaheavystatue,buthewastoobusyhelpinghimselftodiamondstonoticeanypain.Theraidwasalloverinthreeminutes,forthemenscrambledbackintothecaranditmovedoffatafantasticspeed.Justasit
5、wasleaving,MrTaylorrushedoutandranafteritthrowingashtraysandvases,butitwasimpossibletostopthethieves.Theyhadgotawaywiththousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.皮卡迪利大街附近的一條著名拱廊街道上,幾家高檔商店剛剛開始營業(yè)。在早晨的這個時候,拱廊街上幾乎空無一人。珠寶店主泰勒先生正在欣賞新布置的櫥窗。他手下兩名店員從早上8點就開始忙碌,這時剛剛布置完畢。
6、鉆石項鏈、戒指漂亮地陳列在黑色絲絨上面。泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店里。寧靜突然被打破,一輛大轎車亮著前燈,響著喇叭,呼嘯著沖進了拱廊街,在珠寶店門口停了下來。一人留在駕駛座上,另外兩個用黑色長筒絲襪蒙面的人跳下車來。他們用鐵棒把商店櫥窗的玻璃砸碎。這開始發(fā)生時,泰勒先生正在樓上。他與店員動手向窗外投擲家具,椅子,桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。一個竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中,但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾,竟連疼痛都顧不上了。這場搶劫只持續(xù)了3分鐘,因為竊賊爭先恐后地爬上轎車,以驚人的速度開跑
7、了。就在轎車離開的時候,泰勒先生從店里沖了出來,跟在車后追趕,一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。但他已無法抓住那些竊賊了。他們已帶著價值數(shù)千鎊的首飾逃之夭夭了。1NCE3-6@VnotesVocabularySmash-and-grab=smash-and-grabraid/?sm??.?nd?gr?b?re?d/noun[C]UKacrimeinwhichthievesbreakthewindowofashopandstealthingsbeforequicklyescaping櫥窗砸搶Beat-s
8、mash-and-grab打砸搶thehorriblebeat-smash-and-graboftheculturalrevolutionyears文化大革命期間可怕的打砸搶(thegreatleapforward大躍進)hit-and-run/?h?t.?n?r?n/adjective[beforenoun]ACCIDENT肇事1.describesaroadaccidentinwhichthedriverwhocausedtheaccidentdrivesawaywithouthelping