新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 65

新概念英語第二冊-Lesson 65

第一部分 WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

第二部分 TEXT

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 adifficult time, but they were most amused .‘Jumbo must weigh a few tons,'said a policemen afterwards, ‘soit 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.'

參考譯文

去年聖誕節，馬戲團老闆吉米·蓋茨決定送些禮物給兒童醫院。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，沿着城裏的主要街道出發了。他本該知道警察絕不會允許這類事情發生。一個警察走過來告訴吉米，他應該走一條小路，因爲江伯阻礙了交通。雖然吉米同意馬上就走，但江伯卻拒絕移動。 15個警察不得不用很大的力氣把它推離主要街道。警察雖然吃了苦頭，但他們還是感到很有趣。"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擡它走。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。"

第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS

1、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.
dress up...：裝扮成，有表示狀態的含義；這裏以過去分詞短語充當整個句子狀語
riding a baby elephant...：現在分詞短語表伴隨
Father Christmas:聖誕老人（Santa Claus）
set off:出發

2、He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.
should+現在完成時:表示"本應該...，卻沒有做到..."

3、 ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
hold up:阻礙

4、Jumbo must weigh a few tons.
weigh: v.重達（ht）

5、as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time
let sb. off:從輕發落；免去某人的...
注意句中非謂語動詞connecting是ing形式
① 表示其與主語是主動的關係
② 表示動作正在發生
如果非謂語動詞中的ed形式表示其與主語是被動的關係

第四部分 KEY STRUCTURES AND USAGE

容易混淆的情態動詞

Should 

1)表示比較肯定的猜測
=>It should be the postman at the door.
=>Jane should be in New York by now.

2)最好/應該...做
=>You should listen to your parents.
=>We shouldn't ill-treat animals. 

3)should+現在完成時:表示"本應該...，卻沒有做..."
=>He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.
=>Look at the trouble you get yourself in should have listened to me.

Ought to

1)表示比較肯定的猜測，或加現在完成時:表示"本應該...，卻沒有做..."，可與should替換
=>It ought to be the postman at the door.
=>You ought to listen to your parents.
=>He ought to have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.

2）Ought to 不會出現在否定句或疑問句中，例如下面幾句中的should不能用ought to替換
=>Should I give him a call when I hear the news?
=>You should't be so impatient with the child.

Must

1)表示非常肯定的猜測
=>She must eat too much, or she wouldn't be so fat.
=>Our guest must have arrived by now.

2)必須做...
=>You must turn in your papers before Friday.
=>You must keep quiet, or he will lose his temper.

Have to

表示迫於某種外界因素而不得不做某事
=>I'm sorry I can't come to the party because I have to attend a meeting.
=>Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.

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Exercises

中譯英
1、他裝扮成一頭豬
2、那晚他們都穿上滑稽的衣服把自己裝扮起來
3、我們又開始了穿過沼澤地的另一次4小時旅程
4、Dan開始爬下山去尋求幫助。
5、整個事情差不多中斷了半個小時
6、這些標語迫使她不得不中斷行程。
7、這件東西是鋼製成的重達10噸
8、老婦人身高5英尺體重幾乎達到82磅
9、他把我訓斥了一頓就讓我過了
10、因爲這場音樂會我們被免去了做功課的苦惱
11、他認爲如果他工作了一整天就不該做家務活了

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