Lesson 6

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
皮卡迪利大街附近一家著名拱廊里的那些昂贵商店正刚刚开门。
At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
在早晨的这个时候，拱廊几乎是空的。
Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
泰勒先生，一家珠宝店的老板，正在欣赏一个新的橱窗展示。
Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o’clock and had only just finished.
他的两个助手从八点起就一直在忙碌，直到刚才才完成。
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
钻石项链和戒指被精美地陈列在黑丝绒背景上。
After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
在盯着显示屏看了几分钟后，泰勒先生回到了他的店里。
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
当一辆大轿车大灯闪烁、喇叭齐鸣地冲下拱廊时，沉默突然被打破了。
It came to a stop outside the jeweller’s.
它在珠宝店外面停了下来。
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.
一个人留在方向盘旁，而另外两个脸上蒙着黑色长袜的人跳下车，用铁棍砸碎了商店的窗户。
While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
当这一切进行时，泰勒先生在楼上。
He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.
他及他的职员开始把家具扔出窗外。
Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
桌子和椅子飞进了拱廊。
One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
其中一个小偷被一座沉重的雕像击中，但他忙着偷钻石，以至于没察觉到任何疼痛。
The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
这次袭击在三分钟内就全部结束了，因为那些人爬回车里，车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.
正当它要离开时，泰勒先生冲了出去，扔着烟灰缸和花瓶在后面追赶，但要阻止这些小偷是不可能的。
They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
他们盗走了价值数千英镑的钻石。