一. 课文内容
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 8 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 jeweler'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.
二. 小词积累
1. arcade 室内购物商场
2.价格高低
精华版：expensive/steep/costly/dear/sth. cost me an arm and a leg
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dear: 昂贵的;价高的；If you say that something is dear, you mean that it costs a lot of money, usually more than you can afford or more than you think it should cost.
price 只能用high/low来修饰，expensive等不可修饰
3. only just 刚才，刚刚；刚好...just only 只是，仅仅，唯一，的意思.
only just finish刚刚结束
4. stay at the wheel（方向盘） 呆在车上
behind the wheel 正在开车（=drive）
5. scramble 爬行；炒蛋
tomato and scrambled eggs 番茄炒蛋
6. worth、worthy、worthwhile的用法区别
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a. 修饰：worth 通常只用作表语，不用于名词前作定语；worthy 和 worthwhile 可用作表语和定语。worth 习惯上用well修饰。而 worthy 和 worthwhile 则可以用副词very修饰。
b. 搭配：worth后接名词、接动名词的主动形式（ 总是用主动形式表示被动意义），不可接不定式; worthy后接of sth（不可直接在后面加名词，动名词）,也可以后接to do sth（ 若该不定式要表示被动意义，则应用被动形与，与worth的不同之处）; worthwhile 可接动名词（跟worth一样）或动词不定式
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1〉搭配：这三个词都是形容词,都有“值得的”的意思,但用法或搭配关系不同.
1） worth是一个只能作表语的形容词,意思为“值……的”、“相当于……的价值的”、“有……价值的”、“值得……的”.后接名词、接动名词的主动形式（ 总是用主动形式表示被动意义），不可接不定式 . 例如：
This second-hand car is worth $2000 at the most.
The exhibition is worth a visit/visitin.
2.）worthy可作表语,也可作定语.作定语时意思为“有价值的”、“值得尊敬的”、“应受到赏识的”；用作表语时意思为“值得……的”、“应得到……的”,其后接of sth（不可直接在后面加名词，动名词）,也可以后接to do sth（ 若该不定式要表示被动意义，则应用被动形式与，与worth的不同之处）.例如：
①That is worthy of note. 那件事值得注意.
②This phenomenon is worthy of being studied. 这种现象值得研究.
③This problem is worthy to be considered. 这个问题值得考虑.
后置定语时,必须用“worthy of +名词”结构.例如：
⑩There is nothing worthy of mention. 没有值得一提的事情.
注：“worthy of+动名词”与“worth+动名词”在形式上完全不同：worthy of后面接被动式的动名词；而worth后面接主动式的动名词,虽然在形式上是主动的,但其意义仍然是被动的.试比较：
The second-hand house is worthy of being bought. = The second-hand house is worth buying.
3） worthwhile与worthy一样,既可作表语,又可作定语.表示某事因重要、有趣或受益大而值得花时间、金钱或努力去做,一般做“值得的”、“值得做的”、“有意义的”解.用作表语时,可接动名词（跟worth一样）或动词不定式.例如：
The Summer Palace is worthwhile going / to go to have a visit.
Helping old people is a worthwhile activity.
I really feel I am doing something worthwhile and I am having a great time doing it.
2〉修饰： worth 习惯上用well修饰。而 worthy 和 worthwhile 则可以用副词very修饰
7.看（注意情感）：
精华版：look看; stare 常常用来表示因某物怪异或令人震惊而瞪着眼睛看; gaze 深情地看; glare怒瞪;peer 通常因难以看清而盯着看，凝视，端详；galnce瞥;
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look：就是简单的看，要想表达情感可以加副词（表示某人注意看他们眼睛所见的某物，可用look at或watch。一般来说，用look at表示看不动的东西，而watch表示注视活动或变化的事物。例如，I asked him to look at the picture above his bed我让他看他床上方的照片，He watched Blake run down the stairs他看着布莱克跑下楼梯。look后不直接跟宾语，必须跟at或其他介词：I looked towards the plane.我朝那架飞机看去。表示眼睛获得视觉图像而知道某物的存在，则用see。这时，see往往与can连用：I can see the fax here on the desk我能看见这边桌上的传真）
stare 和 gaze 都可以用来表示长时间地注视某物。
gaze： 因所见之物精彩或壮观而盯着看Gaze is to look long and steadily, often with the implication of wonder, admiration, fascination, etc.: to gaze at a beautiful view; to gaze into the eyes of a loved one.
Stare is to gaze intently, especially with wide-open eyes, as in amazement, admiration or fear: to stare at a drunkard reeling down the street; to stare in terror into the muzzle of a loaded gun. Stare may also connote insolence, or at least rudeness, on the part of the viewer, and may or may not be intentional. [Children should be taught not to stare at handicapped people; The high-school boys gather on the corner to stare at the passing girls.]
Glare is to stare fiercely or threateningly and always emphasizes hostility or fear: a trapped eagle glaring at his captors; to glare at one’s opponent in an argument.它还有个意思是耀眼的光芒
Glance refers to the act of looking briefly at something when one is preoccupied or in a hurry. [On the bus I always manage to glance at the headlines in the newspaper.]
Peer suggests a looking with a narrowing of the eyes and often a movement of the head, usually forwards. To peer may mean to look inquiringly or searchingly or may simply indicate difficulty in seeing clearly. [He peered surreptitiously into his wallet to see if he had enough money to pay the bill. Near-sighted people often peer at you when they are not wearing their glasses.]
8. talk shop 三句话不离老本行
to talk about your work, especially in a way that is boring for other people
Stop talking shop, you guys, and let’s eat and relax.
9. get away with it免于承受惩罚 you know what ?you can't get away with it
10. 扎心：you got me bro; you got me 你懂我;难到我了
11. 一个人加上's ： …的家
12. 事务繁忙
精华版：busy / things go hectic /occupy/ have（or get） one's hands full（with sth. or someone）/ in the middle of somthing正忙于某事/ irons in the fire同时要做的几件事情;同时进行的多个计划
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hectic: things that are hectic tend to be happen quickly and all at once — that's why a hectic day makes people nervous.Think about a calm, beautiful island with the sun shining and nothing to do but read a book. That kind of peacefulness is the opposite of hectic. When things get hectic, people sometimes say things are getting crazy or bananas（go bananas（注意要加s）= silly or crazy）
occupy： 使忙碌；使全神贯注；If something occupies you, or if you occupy yourself, your time, or your mind with it, you are busy doing that thing or thinking about it. [V n] [V pron-refl with n] [V pron-refl] [Also V n with n]
Her parliamentary career has occupied all of her time.
have one's hands full (with someone or something)
Fig. to be busy or totally occupied with someone or something. I have my hands full with my three children. You have your hands full with managing the store.
in the middle of something 正忙于某事
I'm in the middle of something. Could you call back later?我现在很忙，你能过会给我打电话吗?
irons in the fire
同时要做的几件事情;同时进行的多个计划；If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans.
Too many irons in the fire can sap your energy and prevent you from seeing which path to take.
同时做太多事会使你精力衰竭,让你不知道该做哪件事。
13. card games: hearts红心 ;spades黑桃（the ace of spade黑桃A; call a spade a spade直言不讳，有话直说）; doamonds 方块; clubs梅花 。
记住一定用复数。读完整扑克牌名时英语习惯先说数值后说花色，恰与中文相反 例如：
-->红桃A：the ace of hearts
-->黑桃3：the three of spades
-->方块J：the Jack of diamonds ·A读作ACE 复数是ACES，2-9用正常数字读法 JQK分别读作Jack（王子） Queen（皇后） King（国王）（ face cards, court cards 花牌(J,Q,K)）;大小王为JOKER
三. 读音纠正
1. daily 音调上扬
2. 一般在一个成分的最后语调上扬
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly↑
with its headlights on ↑
3. admiration /ˌædmə'reʃən/ admire
4. got away /də/
5. pound /aʊ/嘴巴要发饱满了
6. 形容词和名词组合 重音在形容词
7. diamonds /daɪəmənd/
8. eight t不怎么发出来 one eight 直接连读成/nei/
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4. 每天找两句话慢慢练语调，能感受到嘴巴舌头怎么动。第一遍不发音只动嘴，想象怎么去做
5. 当呼吸变成空气
