新概念英语第二册Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police课文详解+重点词汇+语法+语法填空 讲义

Lesson 65 文本  Jumbo versus the police 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.' 文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. let 一般作及物动词，主要含义是“允许”、“让”，后面可以跟不同的小品词，有时意义变化不大，有时则变化较大。（1）let in的含义之一是“允许进来”：The woman who let me in had a baby in her arms.开门让我进来的那位妇女抱着一个孩子。（2）let out的含义之一是“放走”、“释放”、“放出去”：You shouldn't have let the thief out.你不该把小偷放走。Every evening they let the dog out.他们每天傍晚把狗放出去。（3）let off可以表示“放过”、“饶过”、“宽恕”、“对……从轻处理”：I think we shall let him off this time.我想这次我们饶了他。The thief never dreamt that the police would let him off.小偷从未想到警察会对他从轻处理。（4）let down可以表示“使……失望”或“（在紧要关头）抛弃”等：They need your help. Don't let them down.他们需要你的帮助。别让他们失望。He failed in the exam again and his parents felt let down.他考试又没及格，他父母觉得很失望。 2. agree 与 accept（1）agree(vi.) 的主要含义是“同意（计划、建议等）”，常与to和with连用：I agree with you.我同意你的意见。They invited me to their wedding and I've agreed to go.他们邀请我参加他们的婚礼，我已同意参加。（2）accept主要作及物动词，表示“接受”、“收受”等：She offered me some of her children's clothes and I accepted them.她给了我一些她孩子们的衣服，我接受了。（3）当 accept 表示“同意”、“接受”时，其含义与agree有相似之处，但用法不同：I don't accept your opinion/ agree with your opinion.我不同意你的观点。 3. dress 与dress up（1）dress (vt., vi.)表示“穿衣”、“打扮”：He did not like the way she wa