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Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice小象对警察Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音，然后回答以下问题。WhydidthepolicehavetopushJumbooffthemainstreet?LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya‘guardofhonour’ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongasidestreetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.‘Jumbomustweighafewtons,’saidapolicemenafterwards,‘soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.’Newwordsandexpressions:1.versus['və:səs]prep.对2.approach[ə'prəutʃ]v.走近3.Christmas['krisməs]n.圣诞节4.ought[ɔ:t]modalverb应该5.circus['sə:kəs]n.马戏团6.weigh[wei]v.重7.present['prezənt]n.礼物8.fortunate['fɔ:tʃənit]adj.幸运的9.accompany[ə'kʌmpəni]v.陪伴，随行【参考译文】去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米•盖茨决定送些礼物给儿童医院。他打扮成圣诞老人，在由6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”的陪同下，骑上一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的主要街道出发了。他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。一个警察走过来告诉吉米，他应该走一条小路，因为江伯阻碍了交通。虽然吉米同意马上就走，但江伯却拒绝移动。15个警察不得不用很大的力气把它推离主要街道。警察虽然吃了苦头，但他们还是感到很有趣。“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后这样说，“值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走。当然，我们应该逮捕它，但由于它一贯表现很好，这次我们饶了它。”【单词讲解】1.versus['və:səs]prep.对（1）(法律和运动用语,常略作v.或vs.)对;对抗Eg：ThebigmatchtonightisEnglandversusSpain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。RobinsonversusBrown鲁宾逊对布朗的诉讼（2）与...相对theproblemofdeterminismversusfreedom决定论与自由论相抗衡的问题2.approach[ə'prəutʃ]v.走近（1）接近,靠近comenearerandnearerTheoldmanapproaches80yearsold.这个老人将近80岁了。Hecautiouslyapproachedthehouse.他小心地走近那房子。approachsbEg：Heisapproachingme.他正向我逼近。（2）着手处理,开始对付Heapproachedthequestionasascientist.他从科学家的角度来处理这一问题。（3）途径，方法,方式;态度[C][(+to)]Ilikeherapproachtotheproblem.我喜欢她解决这个问题的方法。wehavefoundanapproachtosuccess.3.Christmas['krisməs]n.圣诞节[扩展]欧美国家的节日：AprilFool'sDayThanksgivingDayChristmasEve圣诞前夕(12月24日)FatherChristmas：圣诞老人SantaClaus：圣诞老人4.ought[ɔ:t]modalverb应该（1）(表示义务、责任等)应当,应该Studentsoughttostudyhard.学生应该努力用功。（2）(表示愿望)应该,该Yououghttoreadhisnovels.你应该读读他的小说。（3）(表示可能性、期望)该Itoughttobeafinedaytomorrow.明天该是好天气。（4）区别oughttodosth和shoulddosthshould：应该（我认为）oughtto：应该（义务上）Youshouldknockatthedoor.Yououghttoknockatthedoor.5.circus['sə:kəs]n.马戏团（1）[C]马戏团（2）thecircus【单数】马戏表演（常在大帐篷里进行Eg：Thechildrenwerespellboundbythecircusperformance.孩子们被马戏表演迷住了。6.weigh[wei]v.重（1）v.称...的重量,掂估...的分量Heweighedtheparcelbyhand.他用手估量那个包裹的重量。（2）vt.考虑;权衡[(+against)]Theyweighedtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesbeforemakingthedecision.他们权衡利弊之后才作出决定。（3）v.有...重量;称起来[L]Howmuchdoyouweigh?你体重多少?sb＋weigh＋体重（4）weightn.重,重量;体重[C][U]Whatisyourweight?你体重多少?loseweight减肥7.present['prezənt]n.礼物（1）adj.出席的,在场的[F]Howmanypeoplewerepresentatthemeeting?到会的有多少人?（2）现在的,当前的[B]I'mnotatallsatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.我对目前的情况一点都不满意。留在记忆里的,不能忘记的[F][+in/to]（3）名词n现在,目前[theS]Thereisnotimelikethepresent.机不可失,时不再来。（4）名词n.礼物,赠品[C]Heoftengavehisneighbor'skidslittlepresents.他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。8.fortunate['fɔ:tʃənit]adj.幸运的（1）幸运的,侥幸的[+to-v][(+in)][+that]Itisfortunatethatwecanallmeettomorrow.我们明天都能见面了,真是幸运。He'sfortunateinhavingagoodjob.他真幸运,有份好工作。Ifeelfortunatetohavemetthem.我觉得很幸运能见到他们。（2）带来幸运的Hecameataveryfortunatetime.他来得恰是时候。Thatisafortunatestart.那是个良好的开端。lucky：有运气的，幸运的9.accompany[ə'kʌmpəni]v.陪伴，随行（1）vt.陪同,伴随Hewishedhertoaccompanyhim.他希望她陪他。I'llaccompanyyoutoyourhotel.I'llaccompanyyouhome.（2）vt.随着...发生,伴有Lightningusuallyaccompaniesthunder.电闪通常伴着雷声。（3）使附有[O]Heaccompaniedhisspeechwithgestures.他演讲时附带做着手势。（4）为...伴奏,为...伴唱Thepianistaccompaniedhersinging.钢琴家为她的歌唱伴奏。Hermotheraccompaniedheronthepiano.她的母亲为她作钢琴伴奏。【课文讲解】1.LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.taketo：把...送到2.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbyaguardofhonourofsixprettygirls,dressupas：打扮成为dressup：打扮bedressed3.hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.aguardofhonour：仪仗队setoff：出发riding是状语4.Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.shouldhavedone：原本应该做而没做needn'thavedone：过去不必做但是做了5.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongasidestreetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.（1）oughtto：应该should（应该）/oughtto（应该）/havetohaveto：不得不oughtto：应该（强调义务）must表示推测should应该（含有建议）（2）所有的情态动词＋havedone都跟过去有关①跟虚拟语气有关的：wouldhavedone②表示推测句型：may/must/can'thavedone③shouldhavedone：原本该做但是没做④needn'thavedone：原本不必做但是做了（3）as＝because（4）holdupthetraffic：阻碍交通6.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.though尽管agreetodo：同意做某事agreewithsbagreeto（prep）sthIagreewithyouIagreetoyouradvice.Iagreetogowithyou.7.Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.off＝awayfrom离开什么地方8.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.‘Jumbomustweighafewtons,’saidapolicemenafterwards,must＋v推测：haveto：不得不afterwards＝later后来9.‘soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.Itwasfortunatethat...幸运的是……carry：抬起来10.Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.’（1）should跟现在有关系shouldhavedone跟过去有关系（2）letsboff（go）：让某人走（离开）record：