新概念英语第二册 Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police 讲义

Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police

🌻Part 1: Text

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.'

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

 

1 versus ['və:səs] prep.对

2 Christmas ['krisməs] n.圣诞节

3 circus ['sə:kəs] n.马戏团

4 present [pri'zent, 'prezənt] n.礼物

5 accompany [ə'kʌmpəni] v.陪伴，随行

6 approach [ə'prəutʃ] v.走近

7 ought [ɔ:t] modal verb 应该

8 weigh [wei] v.重

9 fortunate ['fɔ:tʃənət] a.幸运的

★versus  prep. (v/vs) 拉丁语  对

China V(ersus) Brazil 

China V(ersus) Turkey 

 

★Christmas   n.圣诞节（X'mas）

Christmas Day 

Christmas presents 

Christmas tree

Christmas Eve 平安夜

Father Christmas/Santa Claus  圣诞老人

a white Christmas  有雪的圣诞节

a green Christmas  无雪的圣诞节

 

★present 

1. n. (gift) 礼物

wedding presents  结婚礼物

Birthday presents 生日礼物

2. adj. 出席的，在场的 be present 

Everybody present welcomed the idea.

在场的每个人都赞成这个主意，本句中present作后置定语修饰everybody

eg. Present ! Sir. 到！

All are present and all is all right. 

所有人都到了并且一切正常

3. adj. 现存的，现有的

present president 现任总统

at the present 

4. n. 目前，当前

at present 目前，现在

eg. I'm free at present . 

the past, the present and the future

过去、现在和将来

5. v. 赠予  [pri'zent]

present sth to sb 

present sb with sth 将...赠予某人

The winner was presented with the prize. 

The prize was presented to the winner.

★accompany  (accompanied)

1.v. 陪伴，随行

I'll accompany you to the police station, don't worry. 

He was accompanied by his girlfriend.

The big fish appeared at the meeting 

accompanied by 6 bodyguards.

这个大人物由6个保镖陪同出席会议

the big gun/ shot / potato/ boy 

2. 为...伴奏

She accompanied the singer on the piano.

她弹钢琴为歌手伴奏

❤️ companion   n. 同伴，伙伴

A dog is a faithful companion.

★approach    v.(在时间或空间上)接近 

eg. We approached the birds quietly and watched them. 我们悄悄接近那些鸟然后观察它们

As you approach the town, the first building you will see is the church.