新概念英语第二册 Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼！讲义

新概念英语第二册第35课 Lesson35 Stop thief!捉贼！ Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.A short while ago, however,he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.He is finding his new work far more exciting.When he was driving along Catford Street recently,he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.One of them was carrying a bag full of money.Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.As the thieves were trying to get away in their car,Roy drove his bus into the back of it.While the battered car was moving away,Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves'car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.Shortly afterwards,the police stopped the car and both men were arrested. New words and expressions生词和短语 while n. 一段时间 regret V. 后悔 far adv.非常 rush V.冲 act V. 行动 straight adv.径直 fright n. 害怕 battered adj.撞坏的 shortly adv.很快，不久 afterwards adv.以后 参考译文 罗伊.特雷顿原是开出租汽车的，然而就在前不久，他开上了公 共汽车，也并不为此而感到后悔。他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得 多。最近，当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时，看到有两个小偷从 一家商店里冲出来，奔向等在那里的一辆汽车，其中一个提着一只 装满钞票的提包。罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。拿钱的那个 小偷吓得把提包都扔了。当那两个小偷企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊驾驶 他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾上。当那辆被撞坏的车开走后， 罗伊停下车，给警察打了电话。小偷的车损坏严重，很容易辨认。 没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被抓住了。 课文解释 1.A short while ago,however,he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. 然而就在前不久，他开上了公共汽车，也并不为此而感到 后悔。 1)句中的whie在这里不是用作连词，而是用作名词，表示“一 段时间、一会儿”。while用作名词时，只有单数形式，常与a 连用，有时也与诸如short,little等形容词连用。例如： Just wait for a while and then I'll help you. 就等一会儿，然后我来帮你。 He was here for a little while.他在这儿呆了一小会儿。 He kept silent for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort. 他沉默了好一会儿才说出几句安慰话。 For this his boss dressed him down for a good while. 为此老板斥责他老半天。 2)句尾的it指代的是he became a busd river这件事。 关于regret这个词的详细用法，大家可参看本课的“重点词 汇”的相关内容。 2.He is finding his new work far more exciting. 他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。 1)句中的动词find在这里不是“发现或找到”的意思，而是指“发 觉、认识到”或“觉得、认为”。例如： The two biologists found,to their surprise,that both groups of birds survived equally well. 这两位生物学家惊奇地发现，两组鸟