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Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police100%
Last Christmas, the owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.
去年圣诞节,马戏团老板吉米·盖茨决定给一家儿童医院送些礼物。
take some presents to... 是“把礼物送到……”;开头交代出发点其实很温暖。
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Last Christmas, the owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.
去年圣诞节,马戏团老板吉米·盖茨决定给一家儿童医院送些礼物。
take some presents to... 是“把礼物送到……”;开头交代出发点其实很温暖。
Dressed up as Father Christmas and by a guard of honour of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
他打扮成圣诞老人,在六位漂亮姑娘组成的仪仗队陪同下,骑着一头名叫 Jumbo 的小象沿着城里的大街出发了。
dressed up as... 与 accompanied by... 都是补充状态;set off down the main street 推动场面感。
He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.
他本该知道警察绝不会允许这种事发生。
should have known 表示“本来就应该知道却没有意识到”。
A policeman Jimmy and told him he to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the .
一名警察走近吉米,告诉他说,由于 Jumbo 挡住了交通,他本该走旁边的小路。
ought to have gone 也表示“本该……”;hold up the traffic 是高频短语。
Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
虽然吉米同意马上离开,但 Jumbo 却拒绝挪动。
Though 引出让步;refused to move 让故事正式转向笑点。
Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.
十五个警察不得不用很大的力气才把它推离大街。
had to push very hard 表示“不得不拼命推”;get him off... 表示“把它弄离……”。
The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.
警察们虽然吃了不少苦头,却觉得这事非常有趣。
have a difficult time 表示“过得很费劲”;most amused 带有轻松反差。
'Jumbo must a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was that we didn't have to carry him.'
“Jumbo 一定有好几吨重,”一名警察事后说,“幸好我们不用抬着它走。”
must weigh 表示有把握的推测;fortunate that... 是一本正经的幽默补刀。
'Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'
“当然,我们本该逮捕它,但因为它一向表现不错,这次就放过它吧。”
arrest him / let him off 把小象当“犯人”处理,是结尾最有趣的拟人化处理。
本课怎么学:Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
新概念英语二 · Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police。建议按朗读跟读 → 单词 → 语法常考题 → 进度标记完成一课。
- 听朗读并对齐跟读:打开「Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police」在线朗读,播放时用句级跟读高亮对齐每一句,先听懂大意再跟读。
- 过本课核心词:重点记本课单词:versus、circus、accompany、approach、ought、traffic;结合原文句子记忆,不要只背中文释义。
- 看语法并做常考题:先读语法点「should have done / ought to have done」,再做 1–2 道本课常考题,确认能在原文里定位对应句。
- 标记学习进度:学完后把本课标为「学习中」或「已完成」,方便下次从进度清单继续。
常见问题
- 新概念英语二Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police主要学习什么?
- 本课写马戏团小象 Jumbo 在圣诞送礼途中挡住交通,最后连十五个警察都推不动它。重点在于读懂 should have known、let sb. off 等语气,以及整篇如何用一本正经的口吻写出荒诞幽默。
- Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police需要重点掌握哪些单词?
- 重点单词:versus、circus、accompany、approach、ought、traffic、weigh、fortunate。建议连回原文句子记忆,不要只背中文释义。
- Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police的核心语法是什么?
- should have done / ought to have done:这两个结构都表示“本来应该做却没有做”,课文里用来委婉批评 Jimmy 的路线选择。 must 表推测:Jumbo must weigh a few tons 不是“必须重”,而是说话人很有把握的推测。
- dress up as 是什么意思?
- dress up as:打扮成……
- set off 是什么意思?
- set off:出发
- 为什么说本课的幽默来自“拟人化”?
- 因为警察最后把 Jumbo 当成一个真正的违规者,说本该逮捕它,但决定放过它。
- He should have known 在文中起什么作用?
- 它是作者事后评价,意思是 Jimmy 早该想到警察不会允许这种出行方式。
- 冲突真正的起因是什么?
- 不是送礼本身,而是 Jumbo 挡住了主街交通,迫使警察出面。
- 概括本课时最该抓哪条线?
- 最该抓“圣诞出行 - 小象堵路 - 警察费力推象 - 结尾幽默放过”的情节线。
- 新概念英语二 Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police 怎么学?
- 先听朗读并开句级跟读,再过单词/注解与语法知识点,最后做 1~2 道常考题并标记进度。
整理:学习盒子(StudyBox)教研 · 更新:2026-08-14
单词表
开始背诵本课单词versus
/ˈvɜːsəs/
对;对抗
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- 标题里的 versus 直接把小象和警察写成一场“对决”
circus
/ˈsɜːkəs/
马戏团
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- circus owner 点明人物身份,也解释了为什么会有小象出场
accompany
/əˈkʌmpəni/
陪同
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- accompanied by a guard of honour 让出场显得格外滑稽隆重
approach
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
走近
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- a policeman approached Jimmy 标志官方介入
ought
/ɔːt/
应该
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- ought to have gone 带有事后批评口吻
traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/
交通
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- holding up the traffic 是整个冲突的现实原因
weigh
/weɪ/
重;有……重量
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- must weigh a few tons 是警察对 Jumbo 体重的判断
fortunate
/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
幸运的
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- it was fortunate that... 把费力场面说得一本正经,更显幽默
短语
背诵本课短语| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| dress up as | 打扮成…… |
| set off | 出发 |
| hold up the traffic | 阻碍交通 |
| agree to go at once | 同意马上离开 |
| get ... off the main street | 把……弄离大街 |
| have a difficult time | 费了很大劲 |
| let sb. off | 放过某人;不予追究 |
语法点
should have done / ought to have done
这两个结构都表示“本来应该做却没有做”,课文里用来委婉批评 Jimmy 的路线选择。
相似句:
- You should have told me the truth earlier.
- He ought to have taken a taxi instead.
must 表推测
Jumbo must weigh a few tons 不是“必须重”,而是说话人很有把握的推测。
相似句:
- He must be tired after the long journey.
- That box must weigh at least twenty kilos.
as 表原因
as Jumbo was holding up the traffic 在文中表示“因为”,语气比 because 更平缓。
相似句:
- As it was raining, we stayed indoors.
- As he was late, he missed the start.
读写提示
- 这课复述时要保留“好心送礼”和“结果闹出交通事故感”的反差。
- 人物和动物的拟人化处理是笑点,不要只写“警察把象推走了”。
- 结尾那句 let him off 很值得写进概括里。
- 幽默故事常用一本正经的口吻说荒唐的事,读时要注意这种语气。
常考题
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常考题
41为什么说本课的幽默来自“拟人化”?
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答案:因为警察最后把 Jumbo 当成一个真正的违规者,说本该逮捕它,但决定放过它。
2He should have known 在文中起什么作用?
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答案:它是作者事后评价,意思是 Jimmy 早该想到警察不会允许这种出行方式。
3冲突真正的起因是什么?
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答案:不是送礼本身,而是 Jumbo 挡住了主街交通,迫使警察出面。
4概括本课时最该抓哪条线?
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答案:最该抓“圣诞出行 - 小象堵路 - 警察费力推象 - 结尾幽默放过”的情节线。
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- ★versus prep 对 (对抗的概念)
- VS 就是versus的缩写,读音不变
- Christmas Eve : 圣诞前夜
- Father Christmas : 圣诞老人
- Santa Claus : 圣诞老人(美国常用)
- ★accompany v 陪伴, 随行
- I'll accompany you to your hotel. / I'll accompany you home.
- ★approach v 走近
- come nearer and nearer = approach
- the old man approaches 80 years old
- approach sb : 离某人越来越近
- he is approaching me
- approach n 途径, 方法
- we have found an approach to success.
- should : 应该(我认为)
- ought to : 应该(义务上)
- you should knock at the door.
- you ought to knock at the door.
- sb+weigh+体重
- lose weight 减肥
- ★fortunate adj 幸运的
- lucky : 有运气的, 幸运的 = fortunate
- take to : 把...送到
- dress up as : 打扮成为
- dress up : 打扮
- a guard of honour : 仪仗队
- set off : 出发
- should have done : 原本应该做而没做 : You should have come earlier.
- needn't have done : 过去不必做但是做了
- ought to : 应该: ought to have done 也表示原本应该做而没做
- 所有的情态动词+have done都跟过去有关
- 1、跟虚拟语气有关的 : would have done
- 2、表示推测句型 : may/must/can't have done
- as=because
- hold up the traffic : 阻碍交通
- off=away from离开什么地方
- must+v推测 ; have to: 不得不
- afterwards=later后来
- it was fortunate that...
- should跟现在有关系
- should have done跟过去有关系
- let sb off(go) : 让某人走(离开)
- 情态动词+have done一定和过去有关系
- 1、表示推测的过去 : must/can't/may
- 2、虚拟语气相连 : would have done
- 3、should have done : 原本该做但是没做
- 4、needn't have done : 原本不必做但是做了
- let sb off : 让某人走 / let sb down : 让某人失望 / let sb in/out : 让某人进来/出去
- 情态动词如果后面加动词原形,认为跟现在或将来有关,一旦要和过去有关,一定在情态动词后面加have done
- = 1 \* GB3 ①seem加形容词 = 2 \* GB3 ②加不定式 = 3 \* GB3 ③it seemed that句型 = 4 \* GB3 ④seem后加as if从句: 看起来似乎
- After的后面可以直接加doing,也可以加having done