单词

smash and grab n 砸窗抢劫

shatter v 粉碎 shatter the window

shatter ones dream/hope/confidence

grab v 一把抓住夺过来 mugger n 抢劫犯

seize v 抢劫

jewellery n 珠宝 不可数 jewel 可数

scene 可数 scenery 不可数

staff n 全体工作人员

teaching/domestic(家庭内) staff

cast/crew/faculty

短语

expensive shops/hotels 高档商店/酒店

Mary is an expensive girl.She eats like a horse

fancy/luxury

near/around/close to/in the neighbourhood of.../in the vicinity of/off...

the jeweller's 珠宝店

admire 欣赏在看 gaze at

only just adv = not long ago/before 刚刚 we've only just arrived

He gazed/stared/gaped(看的程度逐渐变深) at the belle。The belle glared(瞪了一眼) at him

come to a stop/halt come to a decision/decide

while 表示尽管

began doing 主动开始做 began to do 客观现象

be busy doing sth/be busy with sth

be too busy doing sth to do sth 太忙以至于不能做某事

help oneself to sth 偷抢/别客气自己拿

speed 做不可数名词，与at，with搭配均可 可数时只能与at连用

run after/chase/pursue 追赶

Instead of studying,he wasts his time chasing girls
The thief run across the field,with an officer pursuing him

金钱+worth of+物品

one billion dollars worth of merchandise(商品)