第 6 课 · Smash-and-Grab

Smash-and-grab

砸橱窗抢劫

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.

皮卡迪利附近一家著名购物廊街里的高档商店刚开始营业。

At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.

清晨这个时分，廊街上几乎空无一人。

Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.

一家珠宝店的老板泰勒先生，正在欣赏新布置的橱窗陈列。

Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished.

他的两名店员从8点起就一直忙着，直到这时才刚刚忙完。

Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.

钻石项链和戒指已被精美地陈列在黑色天鹅绒的衬底上。

After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

对着陈列凝望了几分钟后，泰勒先生回到了店里。

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.

寂静突然被打破：一辆大轿车开着前灯、按着刺耳的喇叭，呼啸着冲进廊街。

It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.

那辆车在珠宝店门外停了下来。

One man 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.

一人留在驾驶座上，另外两个用黑长筒袜蒙着脸的人跳下车，用铁棍砸碎了商店的橱窗。

While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.

这一切发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。

He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.

他和店员们开始把家具往窗外扔。

Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.

椅子和桌子纷纷飞落到廊街上。

One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.

一个劫匪被一尊沉重的雕像砸中，但他只顾抓钻石，根本没觉出疼来。

The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.

整场抢劫三分钟内便宣告结束：那几个人爬回车里，汽车随即以惊人的速度开走了。

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.

车正要开走时，泰勒先生冲出来追着它跑，把烟灰缸和花瓶一一砸过去，但要拦住这伙劫匪是不可能的。

They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

他们已带着价值数千英镑的钻石逃之夭夭。