Lesson 1 Jumbo versus the police
小象對警察

一、詞匯部分

1.versus/ˈvɝː.səs/ prep. 對
2.Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ n. 圣誕節
3.Circus/ˈsɝː.kəs/ n. 馬戲團
擴展：circus 中詞根circ-圓圈；（circulation 流通／circulate v.流通）

4.Present/ˈprez.ənt/ n. 禮物

5.Accompany/əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ v. 陪伴
6.approach/əˈproʊtʃ/ v. 走近

7.ought/ɔt/ modal verb. 應該
搭配：ought to +動詞原形

8.weigh/weɪ/ v.重
擴展：weight

9.fortunate/ˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/ adj. 幸運的
擴展：fortune 500 世界500強


文章講解

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

1）知識點1:
表達：last +時間，一般過去時
例：Last night, we had a lot of fun.
例：You said you would help us last time.

語法：同位語
the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital

搭配：decide to do something 決定做某事
例：I decide to quit my job and start my own business. You know, but everyone one around me is trying to talk me out of it.

擴展：make up one’s mind 下定決心

搭配：take + someone/something to +地點
例句：I’ll take you the elevator.
例句：I’ll take you to his office.

What is the saddest thing about you, and why?
1.I don't know what it feels like when someone says to you “I love you.”
2.I run miles after miles every morning to get rid of my depression.
3.My job application has been rejected by 1000+ employers.
4.I am neither handsome nor super talented, just an average person.
5.I can't be rude to anyone. I am extra polite and amiable to everyone.
6.I love to help people.
7.I’ve never smoked or drunk alcohol in my lifetime.
8.I don't know how to swim or cook.
9.I have directional dyslexia. I forget the road direction all the time.
10.I always make mistakes in tying my shoelace.
11.I have never travelled outside my country because I don't have sufficient bank balance.
12.I haven’t cried in many years. I burn inside.