--- url: https://gaojian.site/new-concept/book-2/65-jumbo-versus-the-police.md description: 新概念英语第二册：Jumbo versus the police。精读、词块回忆、双向译练、句法、逻辑与FSRS复习。 --- # 小象对警察 ## 课文学习台 {#study} ### 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·盖茨决定送些礼物给儿童医院。 他装扮成圣诞老人，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从主要街道推开。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，“幸好我们不用抬着它走。当然，我们应该逮捕它，但考虑到它没有违规记录，这次我们就饶了它。” * **set off**：出发 / 着手 / 建立；回到原句判断是旅程、目标还是建立某物，不把三个词组当成同义词。 * **at once**：起初 / 终于 / 马上 / 首次 / 再一次；这些时间词不能随意互换，先看原文把哪两个阶段接起来。 #### 1. the circus owner decided to take… 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）. #### 3. He should have known that the police would allow this… 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. #### 4. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone as… 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. #### 5. Though Jimmy agreed to go, 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. #### 6. Fifteen policemen had to push. 简单句，主谓结构. #### 7. The police had a time, but they were 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. #### 8. Jumbo must weigh a few tons, so it was fortunate that… 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. #### 9. we should arrest him, but as he has a record, we shall let him off. 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 换一个时间、人物或地点，用三句话讲一件自己的小事。 [Nce · 本册复习台](/new-concept/book-2/review) · [三册选择地图](/new-concept/) *译文与解析据吴应时整理资料及本站首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第157—158页，2022年3月第1版。*