Lesson 65
Jumbo versus the police
小象對(duì)警察
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
Why did the police have to push Jumbo off the main street?
Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a childrens hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a guard of honour of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. Jumbo must weigh a few tons, said a policeman afterwards, so it was fortunate that we didnt have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
versus prep.
Christmas n.
circus n.
present n.
accompany v.
approach v.
ought modal verb.
weigh v.
fortunate adj.
參考譯文
小象對(duì)警察
去年圣誕節(jié),馬戲團(tuán)老板吉米.蓋茨決定送些禮物給兒童醫(yī)院。他打扮成圣誕老人,在由6個(gè)漂亮姑娘組成的“儀仗隊(duì)”的陪同下,騎上一頭名叫江伯的小象,沿著城里的主要街道出發(fā)了。他本該知道警察絕不會(huì)允許這類事情發(fā)生。一個(gè)警察走過來告訴吉米,他應(yīng)該走一條小路,因?yàn)榻醋璧K了交通。雖然吉米同意馬上就走,但江伯卻拒絕移動(dòng)。15個(gè)警察不得不用很大的力氣把它推離主要街道。警察雖然吃了苦頭,但他們還是感到很有趣。“江伯一定有好幾噸重,”一個(gè)警察事后這樣說,“值得慶幸的是它沒讓我們抬它走。當(dāng)然,我們應(yīng)該逮捕它,但由于它一貫表現(xiàn)很好,這次我們饒了它。”
★versus prep 對(duì) (對(duì)抗的概念)
VS 就是versus的縮寫,讀音不變
Christmas Eve : 圣誕前夜
Father Christmas : 圣誕老人
Santa Claus : 圣誕老人(美國(guó)常用)
★accompany v 陪伴, 隨行
I'll accompany you to your hotel. / I'll accompany you home.
★approach v 走近
come nearer and nearer = approach
the old man approaches 80 years old
approach sb : 離某人越來越近
he is approaching me
approach n 途徑, 方法
we have found an approach to success.
should : 應(yīng)該(我認(rèn)為)
ought to : 應(yīng)該(義務(wù)上)
you should knock at the door.
you ought to knock at the door.
sb+weigh+體重
lose weight 減肥
★fortunate adj 幸運(yùn)的
lucky : 有運(yùn)氣的, 幸運(yùn)的 = fortunate
take to : 把...送到
dress up as : 打扮成為
dress up : 打扮
a guard of honour : 儀仗隊(duì)
set off : 出發(fā)
should have done : 原本應(yīng)該做而沒做 : You should have come earlier.
needn't have done : 過去不必做但是做了
ought to : 應(yīng)該: ought to have done 也表示原本應(yīng)該做而沒做
所有的情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+have done都跟過去有關(guān)
1、跟虛擬語氣有關(guān)的 : would have done
2、表示推測(cè)句型 : may/must/can't have done
as=because
hold up the traffic : 阻礙交通
off=away from離開什么地方
must+v推測(cè) ; have to: 不得不
afterwards=later后來
it was fortunate that...
should跟現(xiàn)在有關(guān)系
should have done跟過去有關(guān)系
let sb off(go) : 讓某人走(離開)
情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+have done一定和過去有關(guān)系
1、表示推測(cè)的過去 : must/can't/may
2、虛擬語氣相連 : would have done
3、should have done : 原本該做但是沒做
4、needn't have done : 原本不必做但是做了
let sb off : 讓某人走 / let sb down : 讓某人失望 / let sb in/out : 讓某人進(jìn)來/出去
情態(tài)動(dòng)詞如果后面加動(dòng)詞原形,認(rèn)為跟現(xiàn)在或?qū)碛嘘P(guān),一旦要和過去有關(guān),一定在情態(tài)動(dòng)詞后面加have done
①seem加形容詞 ②加不定式 ③it seemed that句型 ④seem后加as if從句: 看起來似乎
After的后面可以直接加doing,也可以加having done
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