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 / whereas 做并列连词 （翻译为：而）
- He must be over 60, while / whereas his wife looks about 30. 放在句中做连词
- While she is a likable girl, she can be extremely difficult to work with. 放在句首引导让步状语从句(尽管)
- While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life. NCE4-16 （在书面语中常用于让步）
- While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create. 引导让步
While 有3个用法：1、做并列连词；2、引导时间状语；3、引导让步状语从句
While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.
| begin doing 主动的行为 | Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,... NCE3-28 |
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| begin to do 描述客观的现象 |
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Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
doing 非谓语做方式状语
- The boy went running to meet him. 跑着去见他
- The girl came bouncing to tell me the news. 蹦蹦跳跳的过来告诉我
One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
help oneself to sth.
| help oneself to sth. 别客气，请随意(自助、自己拿) | help oneself to sth. 偷、抢（抽象上的联系：未经主人允许） |
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| Help yourself to a beer. 别客气，自己倒杯酒吧 | They helped themselves to the farmer's apples. 他们偷吃了农夫的苹果。 |
| be busy doing sth. 忙着做某事 | They are busy preparing for the wedding. |
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| be busy with sth. 为某事所忙(忙于某事) | They are busy with preparations for the wedding. |
| be too busy doing sth. to do sth. 太忙于做某事而没有xx到某事 | He was too busy working to notice us come in. |
The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
scramble v.爬、匆忙、仓促
- As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door. 着火的飞机着陆时，惊慌失措的乘客争先恐后地向舱门跑去。
| at speed | with speed |
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| speed做不可数名词时，与at,with搭配均可、speed做可数名词时，只能与at搭配。 | |
| e.g. at a speed of 60 mph | e.g. at / with great 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.
| run after 追(在后面跑) | Lots of kids like to run after Ted's pet. 很多孩子喜欢追着泰德的宠物跑。 |
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| chase v.追逐，追赶 | Instead of studying, he wastes his time chasing girls. 追求 |
| pursue v.追求，致力于 | The thief ran across the field, with an officer pursuing him. 追逐（独立主格） |
They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
金钱 + worth of + 物品
- one billion dollars worth of merchandise 价值十亿美元的商品
- fifty pence worth of trouble 价值50便士的麻烦
- I have just bought 50 yuan worth of groceries.
《老友记》
Ross: Well, how was the date?
Rachel: Well I'm alone and I just bought fifteen dollars worth of candy bars, what do you think?