Lesson 6 Smash and Grab
第六课砸抢
Listen to the tape, then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did Mr. Taylor try to stop the thieves?
泰勒先生是怎样阻止小偷的？
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
皮卡迪利大街附近一个著名拱廊里的高档商店刚刚开张。
At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
早上这个时候，拱廊几乎空无一人。
Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop, was admiring a new window display.
泰勒先生是一家珠宝店的老板，他正在欣赏一个新的橱窗陈列。
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钟开始就忙着工作，刚刚结束。
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
钻石项链和戒指被漂亮地排列在黑色天鹅绒的背景上。
After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
泰勒先生凝视了几分钟后，回到了他的商店。
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，一辆大车开着前灯，喇叭声震耳欲聋，呼啸着驶过拱廊。
It came to a stop outside the jewellers.
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.
一名男子留在方向盘上，另外两名脸上蒙着黑色长袜的男子跳出来，用铁棒打碎了商店的窗户。
While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
当这一切发生时，泰勒先生在楼上。
He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.
他和他的员工开始把家具扔出窗外。
Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
椅子和桌子飞进了拱廊。
One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
其中一个小偷被一尊沉重的雕像击中，但他忙于偷钻石，没有注意到任何疼痛。
The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and had moved off at a fantastic speed.
突袭在三分钟内就结束了，因为这些人爬回车里，以惊人的速度离开了。
As it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it, throwing ashtrays and vases,
当它离开时，泰勒先生冲出去追它，扔烟灰缸和花瓶，
but it was impossible to stop the thieves.
但是阻止小偷是不可能的。
They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
他们偷走了价值数千英镑的钻石。