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The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window 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.
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's. 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. 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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The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window 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.
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's. 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. 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.
皮卡迪利附近一条著名拱廊商业街上的高档商店，才刚开门营业。这个时间，街上几乎没有人。珠宝店老板泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。两名店员从早上八点起就忙着陈列，刚刚才收拾妥当。钻石项链和戒指衬着黑色丝绒，摆放得十分漂亮。泰勒先生在窗外端详了几分钟，便回到店里。
突然，一辆大汽车亮着车灯、鸣着喇叭，呼啸着冲进拱廊街，打破了清晨的宁静。车在珠宝店门前停下，一人留在驾驶座上，另外两人头套黑色长筒袜，跳下车，用铁棒砸碎橱窗。此时泰勒先生正在楼上，他和店员开始从窗户向下扔家具，桌椅纷纷飞落到街上。一名劫匪被沉重的雕像砸中，却只顾着抢钻石，连疼痛都没有注意到。整场抢劫三分钟就结束了：几人匆忙爬回车内，汽车随即以惊人的速度开走。就在车子驶离时，泰勒先生冲出店门，边追赶边扔烟灰缸和花瓶，可已经拦不住他们了。劫匪带着价值数千英镑的钻石逃走了。
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