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第六课 ​

一、课文原文 ​

Smash-and-Grab

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 jewelry shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Beautiful individual necklaces were displayed against a background of black velvet. Suddenly, a large car with four young men in it stopped outside the shop. All four men got out and one of them smashed the window of the shop with an iron bar. 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.

二、 核心词汇与词组精讲、拓展及例句 ​

1. smash

  • 英文释义：To break something into small pieces noisily and violently, for example by hitting it with a heavy object.
  • 中文释义：猛砸；粉碎。
  • 词汇拓展与例句：
    • shatter（粉碎，强调碎成很多片）：The glass shattered into a thousand pieces.
    • crash（碰撞，坠毁）：The car crashed into the wall.
    • destroy（破坏，毁灭）：The fire destroyed the building.

2. raid

  • 英文释义：A sudden attack on an enemy by troops or aircraft; a sudden visit by the police to search a place.
  • 中文释义：突袭；搜查；抢劫。
  • 词汇拓展与例句：
    • robbery（抢劫，最常用）：The bank robbery took only two minutes.
    • burglary（入室盗窃）：They were charged with burglary.
    • assault（袭击，攻击）：He was arrested for assault.

3. scramble

  • 英文释义：To move quickly, especially in order to escape or to get something.
  • 中文释义：仓促行动；攀爬；争夺。
  • 词汇拓展与例句：
    • rush（冲，奔）：They rushed out of the building.
    • scurry（小步快跑，多指小动物或人）：The mice scurried across the floor.
    • hustle（推搡，催促）：The police hustled the suspect into the car.

4. fantastic

  • 英文释义：Extraordinarily great or large; extremely good.
  • 中文释义：极好的；难以置信的；极大的。
  • 词汇拓展与例句：
    • incredible（难以置信的）：The car was moving at an incredible speed.
    • phenomenal（非凡的，惊人的）：She has a phenomenal memory.
    • tremendous（巨大的，极大的）：He made a tremendous effort.

5. throw

  • 英文释义：To send something through the air with force using your arm.
  • 中文释义：扔；抛；掷。
  • 词汇拓展与例句：
    • toss（轻抛，随意扔）：He tossed the keys onto the table.
    • hurl（猛掷，用力扔）：The angry crowd hurled stones at the police.
    • fling（用力扔，带有情绪）：She flung the door open.

6. get away with

  • 英文释义：To succeed in doing something wrong or risky without being punished.
  • 中文释义：逃脱惩罚；带走（赃物）；侥幸做成。
  • 词汇拓展与例句：
    • escape（逃脱，逃离）：The prisoner escaped from jail.
    • flee（逃跑，逃离，较正式）：The suspect fled the scene.
    • abscond（潜逃，携款潜逃）：The cashier absconded with the money.

三、 特别语法点拨（长难句） ​

While 引导的伴随状语与时间状语

  • 原句：While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
  • 解析：While 引导时间状语从句，表示“在……期间”。在这里，它不仅交代了时间背景，还巧妙地制造了空间上的对比（楼下在砸橱窗，楼上老板却毫无察觉）。这种句式在叙事中能有效控制节奏，让读者同时感知到两个场景的发生。
  • 对比：如果用 When this happened...，则只强调时间点，缺乏“正在进行”的持续感和紧张感。

四、 智慧版写作指导 ​

1. 用“动词链”制造紧张感

  • 写作指导：在描写突发事件或动作场面时，避免使用大量的形容词（如 fast, violent, sudden）。转而使用一连串精准的动词，让动作本身传递情绪和节奏。动词越具体，画面越生动。
  • 课文示范：...one of them smashed the window... Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays...（smash, rush, run, throw 四个动词一气呵成，毫无废话。）
  • 实战仿写：The dog barked, lunged at the fence, and snapped its jaws.（狗狂吠，猛扑向栅栏，猛咬一口。）

2. 巧用“分词短语”作伴随状语

  • 写作指导：当两个动作同时发生，且一个是主要动作，另一个是次要动作时，将次要动作用现在分词（-ing）放在句尾，能让句子更紧凑，避免使用 and 造成的松散感。
  • 课文示范：...Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases...（“扔烟灰缸”是伴随“追车”发生的动作。）
  • 实战仿写：She sat by the window, staring at the rain.（她坐在窗边，凝视着雨。）

3. 用“具体数字”增强真实感

  • 写作指导：在新闻报道或叙事文中，模糊的形容词（如 a lot of, very fast）远不如具体数字有冲击力。数字能让读者对事件的规模、速度、价值有直观的感知。
  • 课文示范：The raid was all over in three minutes... They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.（3分钟，数千英镑，极具画面感和新闻价值。）
  • 实战替换：
    • 不说 It happened very quickly. → 说 It happened in less than two minutes.
    • 不说 He earned a lot of money. → 说 He earned over a million dollars a year.

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