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Listening comprehension
Choose the correct answers to the questions on page 36.
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Lesson 6
Smash-and-grab
The expensive shops in a famous arcade 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 8 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.
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
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Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab (Ⅱ)
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its
headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the
arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab
Lecturer: Patience Wang
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New words and expressions
Read the new words and expressions on page 34.
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Listening
Listen to the tape once and then answer the questions below.
2. e.g. (1) 几扇窗户噼里啪啦打碎了。
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Several windows had been smashed.
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(2) 他啪的一声把收音机摔得稀巴烂。
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He smashed the radio to pieces.
6. 2. to move with a lot of force against sth solid; to make sth do this.(使)猛烈撞击， 猛烈碰撞
stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings
over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of
the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr.
thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds
worth of diamonds.
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smash
smash v.
1. to break sth, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces (哗啦一声) 打 碎，打破，破碎
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
1. Where did the larger car stop? 2. How many thieves got out of the car? 3. Where was the owner of the shop? 4. What did he and his staff throw at the thieves? 5. How long did the raid last? 6. What did Mr.Taylor throw at the car? 7. What had they stolen?
and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was
leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed ouhtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the
7. e.g. 汽车猛地撞到了树上。
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The car smashed into a tree.
9. n. 1. an act of breaking sth noisily into pieces; the sound this makes.破碎，打碎 （或破碎的）哗啦声
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2. [c] an accident in which a vehicle hits another vehicle 撞车
11. e.g. 撞车事故：
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a car smash / a car crash
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飞机失事：
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a plane crash