新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab
1 . At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的這個時候，拱廊街上幾乎空無一人。
2 . 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。
3 . The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.這場搶劫只持續了3分鐘，因為竊賊爭先恐後地爬上轎車，以驚人的速度開跑了。
4 . Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.傢俱，椅子，桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。
5 . The expensive shops in a famous near Piccadilly were just opening.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。
6 . While this was going on, Mr.Taylor was upstairs.這開始發生時，泰勒先生正在樓上。
7 . but it was impossible to stop the thieves.但他已無法抓住那些竊賊了。
8 . He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.他與店員動手向窗外投擲
9 . Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.鑽石項鏈、戒指漂亮地陳列在黑色絲絨上面。
10 . It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.在珠寶店門口停了下來。
11 . Mr.Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new display.珠寶店主泰勒先生正在欣賞新佈置的櫥窗。
12 . One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.一個竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中，但由於他忙著搶鑽石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。
13 . The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its home blaring, roared down the arcade.寧靜突然被打破，一輛大轎車亮著前燈，響著喇叭，呼嘯著衝進了拱廊街，
14 . Just as it was leaving, Mr.Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases,就在轎車離開的時候，泰勒先生從店裡衝了出來，跟在車後追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。
15 . After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店裡。
16 . Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.他手下兩名店員從早上8點就開始忙碌，這時剛剛佈置完畢。
17 . They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.他們已帶著價值數千鎊的首飾逃之夭夭了。