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The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly
皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上
were just opening.
几家高档商店刚刚开始营业
At this time of the morning,
在早晨的这个时候
the arcade was almost empty.
拱廊街上几乎空无一人
Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop
珠宝店主泰勒先生
was admiring a new window display.
正在欣赏新布置的橱窗
Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock
他手下两名店员从早上8点就开始忙碌
and had only just finished.
这时刚刚布置完毕
Diamond necklaces and rings
钻石项链 戒指
had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面
After gazing at the display for several minutes,
泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟
Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
就回到了店里
The silence was suddenly broken
宁静突然被打破
when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring,
一辆大轿车亮着前灯 响着喇叭
roared down the arcade.
呼啸着冲进了拱廊街
It came to a stop outside the jeweler's.
在珠宝店门口停了下来
One man stayed at the wheel
一人留在驾驶座上
while two others with black stockings over their faces
另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人
jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.
跳下车来 他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎
While this was going on,
这开始发生时
Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
泰勒先生正在楼上
He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.
他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具
Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
椅子 桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上
One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue,
一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中
but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰 竟连疼痛都顾不上了
The raid was all over in three minutes,
这场抢劫只持续了3分钟
for the men scrambled back into the car
因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车
and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
以惊人的速度开跑了
Just as it was leaving,
就在轿车离开的时候
Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it
泰勒先生从店里冲了出来 跟在车后追赶
throwing ashtrays and vases,
一边还往车上扔烟灰缸 花瓶
but it was impossible to stop the thieves.
但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了
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
