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# 65 · 小象对警察

### 第1段

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.'

中文理解：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。他扮成圣诞老人，骑着叫江波的小象，在六位漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”陪同下，沿市中心的大街出发。 他本该知道，警察绝不会允许这样做。 一名警察走来，告诉吉米，他本来该走旁边的小街，因为江波把交通堵住了。 吉米答应马上离开，江波却不肯挪步。十五名警察费了好大劲，才把它推离主街。 警察们折腾得够呛，却也觉得十分有趣。 一名警察事后说：“江波肯定有好几吨重，幸亏不用抬它。照理我们该逮捕它，不过看在它没有前科，这次就放它一马吧。”

* **Dressed up as**：装扮成；as接扮演的人，in后才接穿的衣服。

* **set off**：出发；启程；这两种表达都可说出发，目的地常用 for 引出；set up 另有意思。

* **holding up the traffic**：阻塞交通；hold up在此是阻碍行进，不是举起。

* **refused to move**：不肯移动；refuse后用to do；原句是大象不肯走。

* **a good record**：良好的记录；良好表现；本课是以往表现，不是音乐唱片或竞技纪录。

* **let him off**：饶过他；从轻放过；代词放let与off之间，本课指不予处罚。

#### Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.

简单句，主谓宾结构. 2. … he set off…

简单句，本句前面都是起修饰作用的状语，补充说明主人公的行头，又是装扮成圣诞老人，又是有仪仗队护送的. jumbo 本身是形容词，巨大的之意，名词则用于词组 jumbo jet 大型客机（尤指波音747）.

#### He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.

复合句，主句主谓 + 宾语从句结构，that 引导的宾语从句也是主谓宾结构.

\[关键句型] 本课复习must, have to, should, and ought to，注意这些情态动词在句子中的含义，本句的should 是本该知道但又没按照所知道的来行事.

#### A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

并列复合句，and 连接前后两句，前句主谓宾结构；后句为省略了主语的主谓宾 + 宾语从句结构，这个宾语从句省略了that，宾语从句为主谓结构，里面包含一个as 引导的原因状语从句，主谓宾结构.

\[关键句型] 本句的ought to 需要留意，used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions \[常用于批评某人行为，表示责任、义务、正确性的] 应该，应当.

#### Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.

复合句，句首是让步状语从句，主从两句均为主谓宾结构.

#### Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.

简单句，主谓结构.

#### The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.

并列句，but 连接前后两句，前句为主谓宾结构；后句为主系表结构.

#### 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.

并列复合句，so 连接前后两句，前句为主谓宾结构；后句为it 作形式主语，that 从句作真正主语的复合句，主语从句为主谓宾结构.

#### Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

并列复合句，but 连接前后两句，前句为主谓宾结构；后句为复合句，主句为主谓宾 + 宾补结构，还有一个as 引导的原因状语从句，这个record 在警方那其实就是犯罪记录、违规记录的意思，课文中意译为一贯表现很好.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《小象对警察》：骑大象送圣诞礼物 → 这本来就不合规 → 警察要求走小街 → 人答应了，象不肯走 → 忙得辛苦，也觉得好笑 → 用一句玩笑收场。再借一个结构讲自己的事：针对故事中一个失误，补一句“当时本来应该……”。

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