1.The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.

交待事情开始的地点

2.At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.

交待事情开始的时间，描述周边环境。

3.Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.

接故事开端展开述说商店的老板在做什么。

4.Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.

接着描述店员的工作。

5.Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.

把场景切换到故事的重要事物上，描述贵重物品。

6.After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylorwent back into his shop.

镜头再拉到店主身上，用他的动作突出对贵重物品的珍视。

7.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.

之前交待了故事背景，现在情节正式上演，一辆车突然地、醒目地停在商店门口，情节猝不及防地开演。

8.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.

交待新信息，故事的主角开始登场，并伴随着他们的行为，揭露故事的主题。

9.While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.

同时间的场景切换给店主。

10.He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.

引入店主和店员的反抗动作。

11.One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.

描述事情发展的高潮，引入新的动作。

12.The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.

故事的高潮情节以极短的时间结束，交待故事主角抢劫完后迅速逃走。

13.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.

交待新信息，店主对抢劫犯的迅速离去无能为力。

14.They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

最后一句点出文章的主旨，抢劫犯抢走了价值数千磅的首饰。

梳理总结：先交待事情的背景，故事即将发生的时间、地点和环境，再介绍人物的登场，用一辆车突兀的出现打破宁静，开始展开情节描述，交待抢劫犯的行为和店主及店员的反抗，通过两方的互动把故事推向高潮，最后抢劫犯在极短时间内带着战利品撤退逃走，点出了文章的主旨，他们抢走了价值数千磅的首饰。