Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察 情态动词词组 情态动词的虚拟 ought

Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.

take…to ^把…送到

• Take some food to the old man.^{给那位老人带去些食物。}
• He takes some flowers to the airport to meet them.^{他带了一些花去机场迎接他们。}

decided to do sth. ^{决定做某事}

• At this point I don't care what you decide to do.^{到这个时候，我不在乎你决定要怎么做了。}
• What did Marchenko decide to do to keep safe? ^{Marchenko 决定采取什么措施来确保安全？}

*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.

a guard of honour ^{仪仗队(of six pretty girls 中的of 表示“由…组成的”)}

• A group of six Chinese boys took part in the competition. ^{由六个中国男孩组成团队}
• In a short ceremony, members of an official honor guard lowered the flag and rolled it tightly. ^{在一个简单仪式后，官方仪仗队成员将旗帜降下并卷紧。}

* He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.

A policeman approached Jimmy and told him (that) he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

hold up the traffic ^阻碍交通

• If you park the car in the street, it’ll hold 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.

get off ^{从…移去/除去 （off＝away from 离开什么地方）}

• Please get the box off the boat. ^{请把箱子从船上拿下来。}

The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.

most amused = very amused  ^{很有趣(好笑)}

• Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
• He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found.
• I had an amusing experience last year.

'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.

afterwards ＝later ^后来

• She finished her work, and afterwards/later she went for a walk in the park. ^{(她完成了工作，之后/后来她去了公园散步。)}

It was fortunate that… ^{幸运的是…}

• It was fortunate that no passenger got injured.^{幸运的是没有乘客受伤。}
• It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat.^{说来幸运，他被恰好驶过的船救起。}

Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

请填入“应该做某事”，选择合适的真实或虚拟表达：

• He should/ought to come at 4 o' clock if the plane arrives on time.
• She should/ought to have come to see me yesterday, but she forgot.

let ^{vt. 允许，让}