Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察
versus 对
christmas 圣诞节
circus n. 马戏；马戏团
present 礼物
accompany vt. 陪伴，伴随
approach vi. 走近
ought vi. 应该
weight vt. 重
fortunate adj. 幸运的；侥幸的
Last Christmas 去年的圣诞节
the circus owner 马戏团的老板
Jimmy Gates 吉米·盖茨
decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital 决定送些礼物给儿童医院
Dressed up as Father Christmas 装扮成圣诞老人
dress up 装扮成
he dressed up as a pig. 他装扮成一头猪
fancy clothes 滑稽的衣服
that evening they both dressed themselves up in fancy clothes 那晚他们都穿上滑稽的衣服把自己装扮起来
and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls 并在6名漂亮小姑娘组成的仪仗队的陪同下
guard of honour 仪仗队
he set off down the main street of the city 沿着城里的主要街道出发了
riding a baby elephant called Jumbo 他骑上一头名叫江伯的小象
set off 出发
trek 艰苦跋涉
swamp n. 沼泽；湿地
through the swamps 穿过沼泽地
we set off on another four-hour trek through the swamps 我们开始了穿过沼泽地的又一个四小时的长途跋涉
dan set off down the mountain to find help . 丹开始爬下山去寻求帮助
He should have known that 他本应该知道
the police would never allow this sort of thing 警方是不会容许此类事情的
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him 一个警察走过来告诉吉米
he ought to have gone along a side street 他应该走一条小路
as Jumbo was holding up the traffic 因为江伯阻碍了交通
hold up the traffic 阻碍交通
the whole thing was held up about half an hour. 整个事情中断了差不多半个小时
slogan n. 标语
procession n. 队伍，行列
these slogans persuaded her to hold up the procession, 这些标语迫使他不得不中断行程.
Though Jimmy agreed to go at once 虽然吉米同意马上就走
Jumbo refused to move 但江伯却拒绝移动
Fifteen policemen had to push very hard 十五名警察不得不用很大的力气推
to get him off the main street 把它推离主干道
get him off the main street 把它推离主干道
The police had a difficult time 警察虽然吃了苦头
but they were most amused 但他们还是感到很有趣
Jumbo must weigh a few tons 江伯一定有好几吨重
weigh 重达
weight n. 重量
it is made of steel and weighs ten tons 它是用钢做的，重达十吨
the old lady was five feet high and weighed almost eighty-two pounds 这位老太太身高五英尺，体重将近八十二磅
said a policeman afterwards 一个警察事后这样说
so it was fortunate that we did not have to carry him 值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走
Of course 当然
we should arrest him 我们应该逮捕它
but as he has a good record 但由于它一贯表现很好
he has a good record 它一贯表现很好
we shall let him off this time 这次我们饶了它
let him off 重轻发落
reprimand 训斥
he let me off with a reprimand 他把我训斥了一顿就让我过了
let … off 免去某人的某件事情
we have been let off our homework because of the concert . 因为这场音乐会，我们被免去了做功课的苦恼
chore n. 家庭杂务
domestic adj. 国内的；家庭的
domestic chores 家务活
he believes that if he works all day he should be let off domestic chores 他一直认为，如果他整天都在工作，就不应该再做家务活了
should 比较肯定的猜测
it should be the postman at the door. 门口应该是邮递员了
jane should be in new york by now. 简现在应该在纽约了
should 最好应该怎么做
you should listen to your parents. 你应该听爸妈的话
ill-treat vt. 虐待
we should not ill-treat animals. 我们不应该虐待动物
should have done 本应如何做，但实际上并没如何做
he should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. 他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生
look at the trouble you get yourself in now.you should have listened to me. 看看你现在惹的麻烦。你本应该听我的
ought to 比较肯定的猜测 [不会出现在否定句和疑问句中]
it ought to be the postman at the door. 门口应该是邮递员了
you ought to listen to your parents. 你应该听爸妈的话
ought have done 过去本应做，但实际没做的事情
he ought to have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. 他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生
should i give him a call when i hear the news ? 当我听到这个消息时，是不是应该打电话告诉他
you should not be so impatient with the child 你不应该对孩子那么不耐烦
must 非常肯定的猜测
she must eat too much,or she would not be so fat. 他一定是吃的太多了，否则他是不会这么胖的
our guest must have arrived by now. 我们的客人一定已经到了
must 必须做什么
you must turn in your papers before friday . 你必须在星期五之前上交你的论文
you must keep quiet,or he will lost his temper. 你必须保持安静，否则他会发脾气的
have to… 迫于外界因素，不得不做某事
i am sorry,i can not come to the party because i have to attend a meeting 对不起，我不能来参加聚会，因为我必须参加一个会议
Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street . 十五名警察使了很大的劲，才使他推下主干道
