Yanni的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day65 20181211

[Day65 20181211]

练习材料：

Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police

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.'

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任务配置：L0+L1

知识笔记：

1、guard of honour 仪仗队（等于honour guard）

2、fortunate /'fɔːtʃ(ə)nət/  adj. 幸运的；侥幸的；吉祥的；带来幸运的

3、versus，circus，accompanied by sbo

dress up as sbo，set off down，main street，side-street，ought to，hold up the traffic，let him off