1、How did Mr. Taylor try to stop the thieves?

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

介词短语修饰 shops

-- The shoe shop in my neighborhood was just opening.

在我家附近的鞋店刚刚开门营业

2、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.

BeiJing, our capital, is developing enormously.

-- enormously adv.非常地, 巨大地(=at fantastic speed)

3、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.

After gazing at…=After he gazed at…

After having gazed at…=After he had gazed at…

4、The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blar