The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
在皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街，几家昂贵的店铺刚刚开始营业。清晨的这个时段，拱廊街内几乎空无一人。
Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window of 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.
珠宝店老板泰勒先生正欣赏着新布置的橱窗。他的两位助理从早上八点便开始忙碌，直到现在才完成布置。钻石项链和戒指被精心排列在黑色天鹅绒的衬托下，熠熠生辉。泰勒先生凝视着欣赏橱窗陈列品数分钟后，便返回了店内。
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.
拱廊街的宁静突然被一辆轰鸣驶入的大车打破。车灯亮着，喇叭尖锐鸣响，直冲拱廊街而来，最终停在了珠宝店门前。
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.
一个男子留在驾驶座，而另外两名戴着黑色丝袜蒙面的男子从车中跳出，手持铁棍砸碎了珠宝店的橱窗玻璃。
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.
就在这一切发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。他和员工迅速开始从窗口往外扔家具。椅子和桌子接连飞落到拱廊街上。
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.
其中一名盗贼被一尊沉重的雕像击中，但他忙于抢夺钻石，完全顾不上疼痛。这场抢劫在短短三分钟内便结束，几名盗贼迅速爬回车里，汽车以惊人的速度驶离现场。
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.
就在汽车即将离开时，泰勒先生冲出店铺，一边追赶一边扔出烟灰缸和花瓶，但根本无法阻止盗贼。他们抢走了价值数千英镑的钻石。
