Lesson 65



Jumbo versus the police



First listen and then answer the question.



Why did the police have to push Jumbo off the main street?



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.'



versus ['vɜːsəs] prep.


Christmas   [ˈkrisməs]   n. 圣诞节


circus  [ˈsə:kəs]  n. 马戏团


present  [ˈprezənt]  n. 礼物


accompany  [əˈkʌmpəni]  v. 伴随


approach   [əˈprəutʃ]   v. 走近


ought  [ɔːt] modal verb. 应该


weigh  [wei]  v. 重若干


fortunate  [ˈfɔ:tʃənit]  adj. 幸运的