Lesson 65Jumbo Versus the Police
小象对警察9 句 · 1:42
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WhydidthepolicehavetopushJumbooffthemainstreet?
警察为什么不得不把江伯推离大街？
LastChristmas, thecircusowner, JimmyGates, decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.
去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米·盖茨决定给一家儿童医院送一些礼物。
DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya' guardofhonour' ofsixprettygirls, hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.
他打扮成圣诞老人，由6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”陪同，骑着一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的大街出发了。
Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.
他本应知道警察绝不会允许这种事。
ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongasidestreetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.
一个警察走近吉米，告诉他本应走一条小街，因为江伯阻塞了交通。
ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce, Jumborefusedtomove.
虽然吉米同意马上就走，但江伯却拒绝挪动。
Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.
15名警察不得不使劲推，才把它推离了大街。
Thepolicehadadifficulttime, buttheyweremostamused.
警察费了很大劲，但他们觉得很有趣。
' Jumbomustweighafewtons, ' saidapolicemanafterwards, ' soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.
“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后说，“幸运的是我们不用抬它。
Ofcourse, weshouldarresthim, butashehasagoodrecord, weshalllethimoffthistime. '
当然，我们本应逮捕它，但由于它表现一贯良好，这次我们就放它一马。”
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- versus/ˈvɜːrsəs/prep.
against; used when two sides fight or compete
对；对抗
#0Why did the police have to push Jumbo off the main street?
- circus/ˈsɜːrkəs/n.
a show with animals and clowns, often in a big tent
马戏团
#1Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.
- present/ˈpreznt/n.
a thing you give to someone on a special day
礼物
#1Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.
- dress up/dres ʌp/phr v.
to put on special clothes to look like someone else
打扮；装扮
#2Dressed 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.
- accompany/əˈkʌmpəni/v.
to go somewhere together with someone
陪伴；伴随
#2Dressed 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.
- guard of honour/ɡɑːrd əv ˈɑːnər/phr.
a line of people standing to show respect at an event
仪仗队
#2Dressed 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.
- set off/set ɔːf/phr v.
to start a journey
出发
#2Dressed 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.
- approach/əˈproʊtʃ/v.
to come near to someone or something
走近；靠近
#4A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
- hold up/hoʊld ʌp/phr v.
to stop something from moving; to make it late
阻塞；耽搁
#4A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
- refuse/rɪˈfjuːz/v.
to say no to doing something
拒绝
#5Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
- amused/əˈmjuːzd/adj.
thinking something is funny; wanting to laugh
觉得好笑的
#7The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.
- weigh/weɪ/v.
to have a certain heaviness
重（若干）
#8'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.
- fortunate/ˈfɔːrtʃənət/adj.
having good luck
幸运的
#8'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.
- arrest/əˈrest/v.
to take someone to the police station for breaking the law
逮捕
#9Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'
- let off/let ɔːf/phr v.
to not punish someone who has done something wrong
放过；不予惩罚
#9Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'