Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. Go+v-ing --The plates went crashing to the floor. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. be busy doing sth. --He was busy preparing for the exams. help oneself to sth --please help yourself. --help oneself to diamonds.

The two men jumped out and smashed the window of the shop. They had black stockings over their faces. The third man stayed at the wheel of the car. Mr. Taylor and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue. Because he was too busy helping himself to diamonds, he did not notice any pain. The raid lasted three minutes. Yes, the two thieves climbed back into the waiting car. Then the car moved off at a fantastic speed. Yes, the thieves got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

arrange-v.安排, 准备；计划： --arrange for a big wedding. 为一盛大婚礼做准备 --I've arranged for a car to pick them up at the station. 我 已安排了一辆汽车去车站接他们 v.排列 --arrange shoes in a neat row.把鞋放成整齐的一排 v. 协商 --arrange with sb. about sth. 与某人商定某事 background-n.背景, 后台 --background music 配乐 --He is a man of high cultural background. 他是受过高 等教育的人 foreground-n.前景, 最显著的位置 --keep oneself in the foreground 站在前面, 处在最显著 的地位

worth---adj. 相当于…价值的，值…钱的 --Jewellery worth $450 was taken. adj.值得的;具有…价值的 --The museum is worth a visit. noun. 价值，作用 --Judge its worth noun.值一定金额的商品 --He admitted stealing 10,000 pounds’ worth of computer systems. noun.相当于一定时间内生产的量 --The companies have debts greater than two years’ worth of their sales.








shop (store) grocer’s / grocery the green grocer’s department store shopping mall supermarket market shoplifting burglary n. 入室行窃 alarm monitor /surveillance n.监视, 监督

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The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. Open-v.营业; --When do you open / close? adj. 营业着的 We are open/closed. opening hours

come to a (full) stop-(完全)停止 raid-n.袭击, 搜捕 --a raid on a gambling den.警察对赌窝的突然袭击 a bank raid a police raid a bombing raid scramble-vi. 攀缘, 杂乱蔓延, 争夺, 匆忙 --Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她 匆忙扎起头发, 冲出房去。 --scramble up a steep hillside 爬上陡峭的山坡 --scramble for power and wealth 争权夺利 --scramble to one's feet急忙站起 ashtray-n.烟灰缸

Assistant-n.助手, 助教 --assistant engineer助理工程师 --assistant manager副经理 --assistant professor 助教授(低于副教授高于讲 师) necklace-n.项链 earring-n.耳环, 耳饰 bracelet-n.手镯 ring-n. 戒指，指环 brooch-n.胸针, 领针

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. break -v.打破 --break the tension --break the deadlock --break the monotony --break my train of thought

headlight-n.前灯(headlamp), 桅灯 horn-(牛、羊等的)角, 喇叭, 触角 --blow one's own horn自吹自擂 blare-v.奏鸣 --a stereo blaring in the next apartment. 隔壁的立体音响 发出刺耳响声 v. 大声宣布和引人注目地宣布： headlines blaring the scandal. 大标题宣布了丑闻 roar-v. 吼叫：发出或产生出巨大的噪音或嘈杂声 --roar with laughter [pain] 哄堂大笑[痛苦地吼叫] n.吼; 啸; 怒号, 咆哮; 轰鸣声; 喧闹声 --the roars of a tiger虎啸 --roars of anger怒骂声qu源自stions






The famous arcade was near Piccadilly. It was in the morning. The shops were just opening. Mr. Taylor and his assistants were creating a window display. It was a jewellery shop. The window display consisted of diamonds necklace and rings arranged on a background of black velvet. Yes, Mr. Taylor admired this display. The silence was broken by a large car with its horn blaring. The car went down the arcade. It stopped outside the jeweller’s.

velvet-n.天鹅绒, 柔软, 光滑 gaze at 凝视 gaze,stare,glare gaze “目不转睛地看” ,“惊叹”、“羡慕”或“入 迷” --She gazed at it for some time, then added. "You don't need bookcases at all."她对地毯凝视了一会儿，然后 补充说：“你根本不需要书柜”。 stare “睁大眼睛凝视”， “惊奇”、“傲慢”或 “茫然” --The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. 那位贵族对那张空白纸凝视了几秒钟。 glare“凶狠而且带有威胁性的瞪眼睛” --The trapped eagle glared at his captors.被诱捕到的雄鹰 凶狠地瞪着捕获它的人。

Mr, Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. admire-v.赞美, 钦佩, 羡慕 --I admire (him for) his courage.我佩服他的勇气 vi.惊讶, 惊异 --We all admired at his sudden success. 他的突然成功 使我们感到惊讶。 vt. 欣赏 --We stop to admire the view. admirer- n.赞美者, 爱慕者; 求爱者, 求婚者; 爱 人

The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. fantastic-美好的：极妙的或极好的；显著 的： --a fantastic trip to Europe.美好的欧洲之旅 You look fantastic. --a fantastic tale about dragons --a fantastic amount of money at a speed --They drove at a speed of 50 miles per hour.