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Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫
1、The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
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。
· smash (v.)打碎 = sm(small) + ash 灰烬 = break
· grab (v.) 抢走 = take
· arcade (n.) 拱廊,商场(法文词汇)
eg.shopping arcade 购物中心
= shopping mall
= shopping center
eg. an amusement arcade 游戏厅
2、At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
· At this time 在这时候
= At this moment
3、Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new display.
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
· the owner of a jewellery shop 作Mr. Taylor的同位语,对Mr. Taylor 起解释、说明的作用。
· jewellery (n.) [u]珠宝、首饰(总称)
eg. a piece of jewellery/furniture/fruit/machinery
一件珠宝/家具/水果/机器
· owner (n.) 主人
own (adj.) 自己的 (v.) 拥有 = have = possess
· admire (v.)
admire + 人 :敬佩
admire + 物 :欣赏
· display (n./v.) 显示,展览
= show
· be on display = be on show 展示
4、Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
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。
· assistant (n.) 助手,助理
= helper
eg. sales assistant 销售助理,售货员
= shop assistant
· shop keeper 店主 —— customer 客户,顾客
· had been working 过去完成进行时态
5、Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
· necklace (n.) 项链
eg. shoelace (n.) 鞋带
· ring (n.) 戒指,环状物
eg. ring road 环路
earring 耳环
· had been arranged 过去完成时态的被动语态
· background (n.)背景
· velvet (n.) 天鹅绒,丝绒
6、After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。
· 状语从句的省略:(状语从句中,主句的人称和从句的人称是同一人称时,省从句的人称。)
eg. I hurt my leg while I was playing football.
省略:I hurt my leg while playing football.
· 看:look at
· gaze (v.) 凝视 = fix one’s eyes on sth.
stare (v.) 盯着看
glance (v.) 扫视
glimpse (v.) 一瞥 + at = look at
glare (v.) 瞪着
peep (v.) 偷看
· stand high and gaze far 高瞻远瞩
· 吃:eat
· bite 咬
chew 嚼
swallow 咽
digest 消化
7、The silence was suddenly broken(when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade时间状语从句). It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
宁静突然被打破,一辆大轿车亮着前灯,响着喇叭,呼啸着冲进了拱廊街,在珠宝店门口停了下来。
(n.) —— (adj.)
· silence沉默 silent 沉默
difference 区别 different 不同的
distance 距离 distant 遥远的
confidence自信 confident 自信的
importance 重要性 important 重要的
· break the silence 打破寂静
· with its headlights on and its horn blaring是个插入语,独立主格结构,在句子中作方式或伴随状语。
on 开着
horn 喇叭
blaring 发出巨响
· roar (v.) 狮吼、虎叫(象声词)
· come to a stop = stop 慢慢停下来
eg. have a rest = rest = take a rest 休息一下
公交车突然停在信号灯前。
The bus came to a sudden stop at the traffic lights.
· the jeweller’s = jewellery shop
珠宝商 珠宝(总称)
the 职业 + ’s = 某某店
eg. the butcher’s 肉店
the doctor’s 诊所
the hairdresser’s 美容店
8、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时间状语从句).
一人留在驾驶座上,另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人跳下车来。他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎。
· at the wheel(n.车轮) 位于汽车旁
= by the wheel
· smash (v.) 打碎 = small + ash (n.灰烬)
eg. ashtray 烟灰缸
· smash sth. into pieces 把…摔成碎片
eg. 小船撞到了岩石上,摔成了碎片。
The boat struck the rocks and was smashed into pieces.
· iron (n.) 铁[u], 熨斗[c]
steel (n.) 钢[u]
· bar (n.) 棒(柱状物),酒吧
eg. a bar of chocolate/soap
9、(While this was going on时间状语从句), Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
这开始发生时,泰勒先生正在楼上。他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具,椅子,桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上。
· be going on 发生 = happen = occur
go on 继续 = continue
· staff (n.) 全体职员(集合名词)
(v.) 雇佣,在…工作
eg. the library/hospital/office staff
well-staffed 人手充足的
under-staffed 人手不足的
over-staffed 人浮于事的
10、One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中,但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰,竟连疼痛都顾不上了。
· was struck 被砸中(一般过去时态的被动语态)
(strike struck struck)
· too…to… 太…以致于不能…
· be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
= be busy with sth.
· help sb./oneself to sth.
(1) 随便吃
eg. Help yourself to some fish. 随便吃点鱼。
(2) 随意拿取,偷窃
eg. He has been helping himself to the money in the drawer.
11、The raid was all over in three minutes,(for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.原因状语从句)
这场抢劫只持续了3分钟,因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车,以惊人的速度开跑了。
· raid (n.) 袭击
eg. an air raid 空袭
an armed raid 武装袭击
a bank raid 银行抢劫
· scramble (v.) 爬,攀登 (手脚并用,匍匐前进)
= climb
eg. She scrambled down the tree as quickly as she could.
· fantastic (adj.) 惊人的
· at a … speed 以…的速度
12、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.
就在轿车离开的时候,泰勒先生从店里冲了出来,跟在车后追赶,一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。
· rush (v.) 猛冲
= run = hurry = dash = sprint
· throwing :非谓语动词
13、They had got away with thousands of pounds’ worth of diamonds.
他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。
· get away = escape 逃跑
· thousands of pounds’ worth of 数千英镑价值的
eg. 火灾造成了几千英镑价值的损失。
The fire caused several thousand pounds’worth of damage/loss.
Supplementary exercise:
· you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.
A. For B. Since C. Before D. While
解析: 正确答案 B
A. For引导原因状语从句,只是对前面提到的事情的补充说明,一般不放在句首;
C和D 引导时间状语从句
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