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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.
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 jeweller's.
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.
While this was going on, Mr. 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 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
and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
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.
They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
How did Mr. Taylor try to stop the thieves?
皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上，几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。
在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
他手下两名店员从早上 8 点就开始忙碌，这时刚刚布置完毕。
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
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