1、 10文章來源網，僅供共享學習參考 10文章來源網，僅供共享學習參考65:JumboversusthepoliceLesson 65Jumbo versus the police小象對警察First listen and thenanswer the question.聽錄音，然后答復以下問題。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 children”s h

2、ospital. 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

3、 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,” sa

4、id a policeman afterwards, ”so it was fortunate that we didn”thave to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.”參考譯文去年圣誕節，馬戲團老板吉米.蓋茨打算送些禮物給兒童醫院。他裝扮成圣誕老人，在由6街道。警察雖然吃了苦頭，但他們還是感到很好玩 versusprep. 對 (對抗的概念)Christmasn. 圣誕節circusn. 馬戲團presentn.

5、禮物accompanyv. 陪伴, 隨行approachv. 走近ought modalverb. 應當weigh重fortunate adj.Lesson 65自學導讀First things first課文詳注 Further notes onthe textJumboversusthepolice,標題小象對警察。versusHave you watched the game last night? It was France versus Italy.昨天晚上的競賽你看了嗎？是法國隊對意大利隊。Dressedup asFather Christmas andaccompanied by

6、 a guard ofhonourof six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. 6要街道動身了。dress up as表示“裝扮成的樣子，這里的 dressed狀態的含義。 ChristmasFather寫可表示對老人的一種尊稱：Father Baker貝克大爺老爹。accompany (vt. Jane accompanied her mother to the theatre last night.昨天晚上，簡陪她母親去看戲了。Whe

7、n I saw her yesterday, she was accompanied by her boyfriend.昨天我見到她時，她正由她的男朋友陪著。guardofhonourguard一隊 six pretty girlsofAgroupofsixChineseboystookpartinthecompetition.6down Just walk down the street and you”ll see the post office.始終沿著這條街走，你就會看到郵局。babyShelikes to watch baby dogs.她寵愛觀看小狗。She has a baby

8、car.她有一輛微型汽車。Jumbo was holding up the traffic. 江伯阻礙了交通。holdup If you park the car in the street, it”ll hold up the traffic.假設你把車停在街上，它將會阻礙交通。 street, 把它推離主要街道。get offPlease get the box off the boat.請把那箱子從小船上弄下來。theyweremostamused.他們感到很好玩。mostvery。but as he has a good record, we shall let him off thi

9、stime.letoffrecord 可表示“履Her record as a secretary in the firm isn”t very good.她在這家公司當秘書時表現不太好。Dan made a good/ poor record in school.丹上學時成績很好不佳。The thief has a long record.這小偷有一長串犯罪記錄。語法 Grammar in use表示“應當”和“必需”的情態助動詞 should, ought, have to 與 musthavetohavetomustIn the play, she must appear in a br

10、ight red dress and long blackstockings.演出時她必需穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright,orange-coloured dress.去年在演另一個劇時，她不得不穿短襪和一件明媚的橘紅色的衣服。should 和 oughtto用 should。與它們相比， musthave to 的語氣要強得多，沒有選擇余地：I should/ought to shop smoking.我應當戒煙。I msut stop smoking.我必

11、需戒煙。had toshouldought to+have+過去分詞則表示過去應當做或完成而沒有做的事:I had to stop smoking.我不得不把煙戒掉。I should / ought to have stopped smoking.我本該戒煙。(實際未戒)詞匯學習 Word study1letlet詞，有時意義變化不大，有時則變化較大。let inThe woman who let me in had a baby in her arms.開門讓我進來的那位婦女抱著一個孩子。let out：You have let the thief out.你不該把小偷放走。Every ev

12、ening they let the dog out.他們每天黃昏把狗放出去。let off I think we shall let him off this time.我想這次我們饒了他。The thief never dreamt that the police would let him off.小偷從未想到警察會對他從輕處理。let down在緊要關頭 They need your help. Don”t let them down.他們需要你的幫助。別讓他們無望。He failed in the exam again and his parents felt let down.他考

13、試又沒及格，他父母覺得很無望。agree 與 acceptagree(vi.)打算、建議等to連用：I agree with you.我同意你的意見。They invited me to their wedding and I”ve agreed to go.他們邀請我參與他們的婚禮，我已同意參與。acceptShe offered me some of her children”s clothes and I accepted them.她給了我一些她孩子們的衣服，我承受了。agree但用法不同：I don”t accept your opinion/ agree with your opinion.我不同意你的觀點。dressdress updress (vt., vi. He did not like the way she was dressed. 他不寵愛她的那副裝扮。She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a furcoat.其次天上午，她又來到這家商店，穿了一件裘皮外套。Tom ha