Step 1单词都在文中标出了，大家发挥一下想象和推理能力，猜猜那些生词都是什么意思吧。阅读中非常需要这种猜测推理能力的哦。

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 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.

Step 2词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么？

smash-and-grab n. 砸橱窗抢劫

arcade n. 有拱廊的街道（两旁常设商店）

Piccadilly n. 皮卡迪利大街

jewellery n. 珠宝（总称）

necklace n. 项链

ring n. 戒指

background n. 背景

velvet n. 天鹅绒，丝绒

headlight n. （汽车等）前灯

blare v. 发嘟嘟声，吼叫

staff n. 全体工作人员

raid n. 偷袭

scramble v. 爬行

fantastic adj. 非常大的

ashtray n. 烟灰缸

Step 3特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词最好记住，有空多练习。：）

1. smash 打碎，粉碎

英释break sth. into pieces violently

Eg: The dishes smashed on the floor.

词组例句smash into: 撞击到某处

Eg: The bus smashed into a big tree.

联想记忆

shatter: v/n 粉碎，破坏，破灭

Eg：The explosion shattered every window in the building.

crash v/n 碰撞，坠毁

The bus crashed into a tree.

air-crash 飞机坠毁

destroy v破坏，摧毁，毁灭

Eg：All his hopes were destroyed.

2. grab: v.抢夺, 攫取, 夺取

英释 seize selfishly or rudely

词组 grab sth. from (sb./sth.)

Eg: He just grabbed the bag from my hand and ran away.

grab at 设法抓住

Eg:He grabbed at the opportunity of going abroad.

grab off 抢走，事先得到

Eg:The people who got to the show first grabbed off the best seats.

联想记忆

catch: get hold of sth. / sb. moving

snatch: v.攫取

Eg:She snatch the letter from me.

seize: 强调抓住、抓到的结果 Eg: Fear seized her.

grasp: 强调掌握 Eg:He grasped my hand warmly.

clutch (at):seize,take hold of tightly with the hands.

Eg:He clutched (at) the rope we threw to him.

hold： 强调抓牢、抓紧

Eg:He is holding an umbrella.

3. raid n./v. 偷袭,突然搜查

英释a surprise attack

词组例句an air raid

a smash-and-grab raid

Eg:The police raided the gambling-house.

联想记忆

attack n./v. 攻击，进攻，袭击

Eg:France was bound to go to war if Russia was attacked.

assault n./v. 突然猛攻，袭击

Eg: They made an assault on the enemy's positions.

assail v.攻击（主要用于书面文字）

Eg:I was assailed with rude words.

4.staff n. 全体工作人员

英释 the employees of a particular organisation

例句 The staff is working efficiently.(强调个人)

The staff are working efficiently.(强调整体）

联想记忆cast 演员（总称）

crew 车，船，飞机上工作人员的总称

faculty 大学教师的总称

5. scramble v. 快速攀爬；争夺；匆忙做某事

英释 creep quickly

例句 They all scrambling to get the bargains.

They were all scrambling to get the bargains.

联想记忆climb vt. 爬上

mount v. 登上

6. fantastic adj. 非常大的;奇特的，莫名其妙的

英释 very great / large

词组例句fantastic sums of money

a fantastic view of the city from the mountain top

Eg:She's really a fantastic girl !

联想记忆

incredible adj.难以置信的；好极了

She has an incredible house.

marvelous adj.好极了；精彩的

It was a marvelous performance.

smashing adj. 非常好的新概念英语免费下载

What a smashing idea !

strange

wonderful

Step 4 掌握词汇的构成可以让我们学一会二，一石二鸟哦。

如何运用常见的前缀

dis-

disagreeable discontent disgraceful dishonest dissatisfactory

dis还可以加在名词前

disagreement dishonesty discomfort

dis-可以加在动词前

disagree disbelieve

dis-还可表示除去、解除， 在名词前加dis-得到动词形式

discourage disroot dismask disburden

il-加在以l开头的形容词之前

illegal illbogical illiterate

im-加在以b,m,p开头的形容词之前

impossible immotal immoral imbalanced

ir-加在以r开头的形容词之前

irregular irrational irresistible

in-主要用于其他字母开头的词之前

inhuman incorrect injustice insincere

un-只能用于形容词和动词之前

不 unhappy unfriendly unlucky

无 unconditional unlimited

非 unofficial unjust

未，主要用于过去分词之前

undecided unfinished unexpected unhurt

用于动词之前表示做相反的动作

unlock untie uncover unpack undress unload

Step 4 学英语就必须勤学苦练，学而不练，事倍功半，下面就做几个练习吧。

i. write the opposites of the words.(30HY)

1.polite.

2.agree

3.legible.

4.accurate.

5.locked

6.regular

ii. Make sentences of your own,using the words or phrases given.(50HY,If you can tell a story by using them,you will get 75HY)

1.can't help

2.gaze at

3.insist on

4.confide

5.busy doing sth/with sth