Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉賊
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How did Roy stop the thieves?
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
while n. 一段時間
straight adv. 徑直
regret v. 后悔
fright n. 害怕
far adv. 非常
battered adj. 撞壞的
rush v. 沖
shortly adv. 很快，不久
act v. 行動
afterwards adv. 以后
Notes on the text 課文注釋
1 a short while ago, 不久前。
2 far more exciting, 令人興奮得多。far是副詞，放在比較級的形容詞前，表示程度，可譯作“很”、“大大地”。
3 he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car, 他看到兩個小偷從一家商店里沖出來，奔向等在那里的一輛汽車。在動詞see后面接不定式時，不定式要省去to，如本句中的rush和run兩個不定式。
4 a bag full of money, 一只裝滿鈔票的提包。full of…是形容詞短語，此處作定語，相當于一個定語從句which was full of money。
5 The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. 拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。句中such…that…的結構有“如此……以至于……”的意思，such后面要跟名詞。
6 shortly afterwards, 沒過多久。
參考譯文
羅伊?特雷頓原是開出租汽車的，然而就在前不久，他開上了公共汽車，也并不為此而感到后悔。他發(fā)覺自己的新工作令人興奮得多。近，當他正開車在凱特福德街上行駛時，看到有兩個小偷從一家商店里沖出來，奔向等在那里的一輛汽車，其中一個提著一只裝滿鈔票的提包。羅伊行動迅速，開車直沖竊賊而去。拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。當那兩個小偷企圖乘車逃跑時，羅伊駕駛他的公共汽車撞在了那輛車的后尾上。當那輛被撞壞的車開走后，羅伊停下車，給警察掛了電話。小偷的車損壞嚴重，很容易辨認。沒過多久，警察就截住了那輛車，兩個小偷都被抓住了。
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How did Roy stop the thieves?
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
while n. 一段時間
straight adv. 徑直
regret v. 后悔
fright n. 害怕
far adv. 非常
battered adj. 撞壞的
rush v. 沖
shortly adv. 很快，不久
act v. 行動
afterwards adv. 以后
Notes on the text 課文注釋
1 a short while ago, 不久前。
2 far more exciting, 令人興奮得多。far是副詞，放在比較級的形容詞前，表示程度，可譯作“很”、“大大地”。
3 he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car, 他看到兩個小偷從一家商店里沖出來，奔向等在那里的一輛汽車。在動詞see后面接不定式時，不定式要省去to，如本句中的rush和run兩個不定式。
4 a bag full of money, 一只裝滿鈔票的提包。full of…是形容詞短語，此處作定語，相當于一個定語從句which was full of money。
5 The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. 拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。句中such…that…的結構有“如此……以至于……”的意思，such后面要跟名詞。
6 shortly afterwards, 沒過多久。
參考譯文
羅伊?特雷頓原是開出租汽車的，然而就在前不久，他開上了公共汽車，也并不為此而感到后悔。他發(fā)覺自己的新工作令人興奮得多。近，當他正開車在凱特福德街上行駛時，看到有兩個小偷從一家商店里沖出來，奔向等在那里的一輛汽車，其中一個提著一只裝滿鈔票的提包。羅伊行動迅速，開車直沖竊賊而去。拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。當那兩個小偷企圖乘車逃跑時，羅伊駕駛他的公共汽車撞在了那輛車的后尾上。當那輛被撞壞的車開走后，羅伊停下車，給警察掛了電話。小偷的車損壞嚴重，很容易辨認。沒過多久，警察就截住了那輛車，兩個小偷都被抓住了。