在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“小象对警察”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

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.’

去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米·盖茨决定给儿童医院送些礼物。他打扮成圣诞老人，在由六名漂亮女孩组成的“仪仗队”陪同下，骑着一只名叫“Jumbo”的小象，沿着城市的主街行驶。他本该知道警察绝不会允许这种事情发生。一名警察走近吉米，告诉他本应走一条侧街，因为Jumbo阻碍了交通。尽管吉米立刻表示同意，但Jumbo却不肯挪动。十五名警察不得不费了好大劲才把它从主街上推走。警察们虽然吃了苦头，但他们觉得十分有趣。“Jumbo肯定有几吨重，”事后一名警察说道，“所幸我们不用抬它。当然，我们应该逮捕它，但它以往表现良好，这次我们就放过它吧。”

【生词】

Christmas n.圣诞节

circus n.马戏团

present n.礼物；礼品

accompany v.伴随；陪同

approach v.接近,走近

weigh v.据估…的重量；有…重

fortunate adj.幸运的

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：小象对警察”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!