Words

smash-and-grab

smash
I saw the smashing the window.
The glass smashed into small bits.
We’re determined to smash terrorism.
The chair was smashed into pieces.

shatter
shatter the window
The glass shattered into small bits.
shatter one’s dream/hope/confidence…
Peter’s comments shattered the boy’s confidence.

grab
A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.
On a journey, I saw a mugger grab a woman’s handbag as she was walking across the park and run away.
seize
As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic drill.
I seized his collar and knocked him to the ground.

jewelry [U]

a piece of jewelry
two pieces of jewelry
She has a lot of beautiful jewelry.
She has a lot of beautiful jewels[C].

scene[C] -> scenery[U]
There are a lot of scenes in China.
There is a lot of scenery in China.
machine[C] -> machinery[U]
weapon[C] -> weaponry[U]
poem[C] -> poetry[U]
novel[C] -> fiction[U]
myth[C] -> mythology[U]
leaf[C] -> foliage[U]
table/chair[C] -> furniture[U] a piece of furniture
pen/pencil[C] -> stationery[U]
trunk/suitcase -> luggage/baggage
How many suitcases do you have with you?

staff n. [C] 可数，但是是一群一群数

The hospital’s medical staff is excellent.
teaching staff
engineering staff
domestic staff

cast 全体演员
crew 全体船员，飞行员
faculty全体老师
audience观众

Story

The expensive(高档的) shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.

expensive shops / hotels
Mary is an expensive girl. She eats like a horse.
a fancy / luxury car

在…附近
near
around
close to
in the neighborhood of
in the vicinity of
off
I rent an apartment off campus.

The expensive China World shopping Mall on the JianGuoMenWai Avenue in Chaoyang District was just opening.

At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewelry shop was admiring a new window display.

empty
an empty truck
empty streets

the jeweler’s = jewelry shop
the grocer’s, the tailor’s, the baker’s, the butcher’s, the barber’s, the stationer’s, the chemist’s
We spent the weekend at Mr. Green’s(house).

admir v.钦佩，欣赏
I admire her courage.
I am admiring her beauty.
gaze at… 欣赏, 充满兴趣的看
After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o’clock and had only just finished.

assistant n.店员，助理 adj.助理的
an assistant(adj.) manager
shop assistant

only just adv. not long ago / before 刚刚!
We’ve only just arrived.
I’ve only just moved to London.

Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.

arrange v. 布置
We arranged the chairs in a semicircle.
His books are neatly arranged in alphabetical order.

After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

He gazed at the belle(美女).
He stared at the belle. 强调盯着
He gaped at the belle. 强调看傻了
The belle glared at him. 愤怒的看

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.

独立主格 (with) +n. +非谓语（doing / done /todo，其中being常省略），在句中常作状语或定语。
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights (being) on and its horn(喇叭) blaring, roared down the arcade.
(NCE3-57 P256-L19) …, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
He came in and carried a book.
He came in carrying a book.
He came in and a book was in his hand.
He came in (with) a book (being) in his hand.

The silence was suddenly broken when a tough guy, with a gun in his hand and his eyes glaring, broken into the bank.

It came to a stop outside the jeweller’s. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings (being) over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.

come to a stop / halt(停止) = stop / halt
come to an end = end
come to a close = close
come to a decision= decide
come to a conclusion= conclude
Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding(摩擦) halt.
The movie came to an end.

while 轮子，方向盘
at the while 在驾驶室

While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture[U] out of the window.

begin doing(主动) = begin to do(客观现象)
Many of tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen.
It began to rain.
During the journey, the boat began to sink.

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.

go flying (方式状语，飞一般的)
The boy went running to meet him.
The girl came bouncing to tell me the news.

be busy doing sth
be busy with sth
They are busy preparing for the wedding.
They are busy with preparations for the wedding.
He was too busy working to notice(notice sb. do sth.) us come in.

help oneself to sth. 别客气, 偷/抢
Help yourself to a beer.
They helped themselves to the farmer’s apples.

The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled(v. 仓皇逃跑，爬) back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.

in three minutes 用了3分钟
The birds covered the distance in three minutes.
under/within three minutes 3分钟之内

As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door.

speed 本文用作可数名词

1. speed 做不可数名词时，与 at, with 搭配均可 e.g. at / with great speed
2. speed 做可数名词时，只能与 at 搭配 e.g. at a speed of 60 mph

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.

run after, chase 追
instead of doing sth.
Instead of studying, he wastes his time chasing girls.
pursue
The thief ran across the field, with an officer pursuing him.

They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

金钱 + worth of + 物品
one billion dollars worth of merchandise
fifty pence worth of trouble
I just bought fifteen dollars worth of groceries.