Lesson 65:Jumbo versus the police 小象江伯对警察

　　Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's 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 didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time."

　　句子讲解：

　　1、Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital.

　　去年圣诞节，马戏团的老板吉米•盖茨决定给儿童医院赠送一批礼物。

　　2、 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.

　　他装扮成圣诞老人的样子，骑着一头叫“江伯”的小象，在由六个漂亮女孩组成的“仪仗 队”的陪同下，沿着城市的主要街道出发了。

　　语言点 dress up 装扮;Father Christmas = Santa Claus 圣诞老人;riding a baby elephant 现在分词短 语作状语;called Jumbo过去分词作后置定语。

　　真題测试 测试语言点：现在分词作伴随状语

　　‘ You can’t catch me! ’ Janet shouted,( ) away. (2005 年高考全国卷 II,第 51 题)

　　A.run B. running C. to run D. ran

　　答案：选B

　　分析：本题考查现在分词作伴随状语，动词run与主句主语为主动关系，且表伴随，所以用running.

　　翻译：“你是抓不到我的!”珍妮特大叫着跑开了。

　　3、He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.

　　他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。

　　语言点 should have known本应该知道，但没有遵守。

　　真题测试 测试语言点：形容词辨析

　　By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have( )opportunity to change his mind.(2000年6月 CET-4，第29题)

　　A: accurate B: urgent C: excessive D: adequate

　　答案：选D

　　分析：accurate准确的;urgent紧急的;excessive过度的;adequate足够的

　　翻译：依照法律，当一个人进行大宗购买时，应有足够的机会允许他改变主意。

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