新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
1 . The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.警察雖然吃了苦頭，但他們還是感到很有趣。
2 . Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.雖然吉米同意馬上就走，但江伯卻拒絕移動。
3 . Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates,去年聖誕節，馬戲團老闆吉米。
4 . A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.一個警察走過來告訴吉米，他應該走一條小路，因為江泊阻礙了交通。
5 . Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.15個警察不得不用很大的力氣把它推離主要街道。
6 . decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.蓋茨決定送些禮物給兒童醫院。
7 . 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.他打扮成聖誕老人，在由6個漂亮姑娘組成的「儀仗隊」的陪同下，騎上一頭名叫江伯的小象，沿著城裡的主要街道出發了。
8 . Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'當然，我們應該逮捕它，但由於它一貫表現很好，這次我們饒了它。
9 . 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.「江伯一定有好幾噸重，」一個警察事後這樣說，「值得慶幸的是它沒讓我們抬它走。
10 . He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.他本該知道警察絕不會允許這類事情發生。