《新概念英语》第三册 第六课 （附音频）

竹声

     Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab
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     The expensive shops in a famous near Piccadilly were 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 display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight 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.
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/ K* g1 V: u% ^     The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its home blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler’s. 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. 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.
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竹声

This story is about a very intensive raid by the thieves, and therefore provides us an excellent story to practise describing a series of actions. This is particularly helpful for answering part 2 of the IELTS speaking test, where the candidate often needs to describe a past event. Note that consistent use of past tense can be a challenge.

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谢谢楼主

大圣齐天

太好了，又有学的了。