1、Lesson 35 Stop thief 捉贼！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 sho
2、p 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. Wh
3、ile 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. 参考译文罗伊. 特雷顿原是开出租汽车的，然而就在前不久，他开上了公共汽车，也并不为此而感到后悔。他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。最近，当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时，
4、看到有两个小偷从一家商店里冲出来，奔向等在那里的一辆汽车，其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。拿钱的那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了。当那两个小偷企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊驾驶他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾上。当那辆被撞坏的车开走后，罗伊停下车，给警察挂了电话。小偷的车损坏严重，很容易辨认。没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被抓住了。【New words and expressions】 （10 ）1 while wail n. 一段时间2 regret rigret v. 后悔3 far f: ad. 非常4 rush r v. 冲5 act kt v. 行动6 stra
5、ight streit ad. 径直7 fright frait n. 害怕8 battered btd a. 撞坏的9 shortly :tli ad. 很快，不久10 afterwardsa:ftwdz ad. 以后一单词讲解whilel)n. 一段时间 a period of timeeg. For a long while we had no new of him. 很长一段时间我们没有他的消息。I II be back in a little while. 我马上就回来。It took quite a while to find a hotel. 找到旅馆花了很长一段时间。2) co
6、nj. 当时候wheneg. He fell asleep while (he was) doing his homework. 他在写作业的时候睡着了。conj. 与止匕同时 at the same time; as例:While Mary was busy in the kitchen, her husband was watching TV. 玛丽在厨房忙碌的时候她的丈夫正在看电视。3)表示对比或相反的情况eg. I like strong tea while he prefers weak tea. 我喜欢浓茶然而他喜欢淡茶。regret1)V. 后悔，遗憾，对 惋惜 regrette
7、deg. If you go now, you ll regret it. If you go now, you will be sorry about it. 要是你现在走的话你会后悔的。I regretted what I said at once. 我立刻后悔我说的话了。I regretted saying it almost at once. 我几乎是立刻就后悔我说的话。regret to do sth 遗憾地要做某事regret doing sth 遗憾（后悔）做过某事eg. I regret to tell you that you are dismissed. 很遗憾的告诉你你被
8、解雇了。eg. I regretted telling you that secret. 我后悔告诉你那个秘密了。remember doing sth 记得做过某事remember to do sth 记得去做某事eg. Remember to mail the letter. 记得- 去寄这封信。I remembered mailing the letter. 我记得寄过这封信。forget to do sth 忘记去做某事forget doing sth 忘记做过某事eg. She forget to mail the letter. 她忘记去寄这封信了。III never forget
9、seeing the musical in New York. 我永远不会忘记在纽约所看到的那部音乐剧。2)v. 哀悼eg. We deeply regretted his death. 我们对他的去世深表哀悼。3)1 regret to sayI regret to tell you工 regret to inform you that很遗憾地通知告诉某人（正式）far adv. 非常（程度副词，修饰比较级）eg. You speak far more fluently than I do. 你比我说的流畅的多了。这类的词还有 a lot, a great deal, even, a lit
10、tle, a bit, much。eg. I like this story a great deal better than the other one. 我喜欢这个故事远远超过另外一个。You work much harder than the other girls. 你比其他女孩子干活努力的多。Can you speak a little slower?Can you speak a bit slower? 你能讲的更慢一点吗？He can make calculations even faster than a calculating machine. 他计算起来甚至比计算器还要快一
11、些。rushl)v， 急速地來去：冲：奔 (go or come with great speed)rush out of、school 冲出学校rush out of the door 冲出这扇门rush away 跑走了eg. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. （谚）初生牛犊不畏虎。Rush these letters to the post office and make them registered. 把这封信火速的送到邮局去然后以挂号的形式邮掉。-He rushed his wife off to the hospital. 他把妻
12、子火速地送到医院去。run 跑Jog 慢跑dash 猛跑race 赛跑rush 蜂拥而入，冲2)n. the gold rush to California in 18481848 年加利福尼亚的淘金热a rush for the concert tickets 音乐会入场券的抢购热潮rush hour 上下班的拥挤时段(rush n. U繁忙的活动时刻 )during the rush hour/ in the rush hour 在交通拥挤时段Beijing Station in rush hours 在交通拥挤时段的北京站act1) v. do sth, perform actions
13、行动eg. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. Roy 立即开着年笔直地前冲了过去。It is late now. We must act at once. 现在已经晚了我们必须立即行动。We should act rigidly on the rule. 我们应该严守规则。2)v. 扮演（角色） ，演出，演（戏剧）eg. Have you ever acted? 你演过戏吗？ct the part of sb 扮演 的角色act the role of sbact the character of sbpl
14、ay the part of sbplay the role of sbplay the character of sbeg. She acted well in the play. 她在戏里演的很好。action n. 行动；动作；身体举动eg. Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于语言。a graceful action 优雅的举止straight1)adj. a straight road -条笔直的路a straight line (without a bend or curve) 一条直线keep a straight face 绷着脸，忍住不笑
15、2) adv. 挺直地；直接地；径直eg. He was too drunk to walk straight. 他喝的太醉了不能够走直线了。Come straight home. 直接回家Ill get straight to the point. 言归正传Ill get straight to the point. Your work isnt good enough. 我就直接说了你的工作并不好。Go straight!往前直走，Roy drove the bus straight at the thieves. Roy 开着车笔直地向前冲了过去。fright n. 惊吓，害怕，恐怖eg
16、. The thief got quite fright. 这个贼吓我一大跳。get a fright 吓我一跳eg. I got the fright of my life. 我吓的要命。faint with fright 吓晕eg. The dog barked and gave him a fright. 狗叫了起来吓了他一大跳。frighten V. 使害怕，吓唬eg. Sorry, I didnt mean to frighten you. 对不起我没打算吓唬你frighten sb to deathfrighten the life out of sb 把某人吓死eg. The d
17、og frightened the squire away. 这个狗把地主给吓跑了。squire n. （旧时）乡绅，地主；（美语）治安法官，地方法宫frightened adj. 惊吓的，害怕的eg. The frightened girl was speechless. 这个吓坏的女孩说不出话来了。He looked frightened when he spoke. 他讲话的时候他看起来很害怕。frightening adj. 令人惊吓的eg. He spoke in a frightening manner. 他以一种令人害怕的方式说话。frightening situation 令人
18、害怕的形势frightening war 令人害怕的战争battered adj. 由于年久，经常使用或事故等原因而走样的a battered hat 一顶变了型帽子eg. Your car looks rather battered你的车看起来可真破啊。batter v. 猛敲，猛砸batter at sthbatter on stheg. He is battering at the door. 他正在砸门。a battered husband 受妻子辖制的丈夫a battered wife 受虐待的妻be tied to one s wife s apron string 深受妻子的管制
19、eg. The ship was battered to pieces by the typhoon. 这条船在台风中间被摔成粉碎。batter n. u面糊，糊状物pancake batter 做薄煎饼用的面糊shortly adv. 不久，很快（无比较级）in a short time, not long, soonshortly afterwards 不久以后to put it shortly 简言之eg. He will be back shortly. He will be back soon. 不久以后他很快就会回来。The temple was rebuilt shortly a
20、fter the war. 战后不久这个庙就被重建了。Ill be with you shortly. 我很快就来。afterward(s)1) adv. 后来，然后，以后eg. Lets go to the theatre first and have dinnerafterward (s)，我们先去看戏然后再去吃饭。I don t have time to spare. Ill see you afterward(s). 我现在没时间我以后在去看你. 2) adv. 今后 from now on; hencefortheg. I promise never to gamble from n
21、ow on. I promise never to gamble henceforth. I promise never to gamble afterward(s). 我从今以后再也不赌博了。二、关键句型 Key Structuresl、带有频度副词的一般现在时eg. These things always happen. 这些事情经常发生2、一般过去时eg. What happened? 发生什么事情了？3、现在完成时eg. What has happened?发生什么事情了？4、 used to do 过去常常做某事eg. I He used to work 14 hours a day
22、. 他过去每天都工作 14 个小时。5、被动语态eg. He was asked to call at the station. 他被要求去趟警察局。三、课文讲解 TextRoy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. a short while ago: not long ago 不久之前however 位置随意，句首，句末，句中皆可。放在句中时，前后用逗号分开。but 置于句首，不如 however 正式。He
23、is finding his new work far more exciting. find+宾语 +adj. 宾语补足语far more exciting 远远的更加令人兴奋much more exciting 令人兴奋的多even more exciting 甚至要更加令人兴奋a little more exciting 要令人兴奋点less exciting 不如原来兴奋When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a wa
24、iting car. drive along 沿着这条路开车eg. Go straight along the street. 沿着这条路直走. walk along the roadwalk down the road/walk up the road沿着这条路走saw two thieves rushsee sb do sth 看见某人做某事see sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事t9ij: I saw him cross the street. 我看见他穿过马路了。I saw them arguing in the middle of the street. 我看见他们住马路
25、中间争吵。watch/observe 表示看或观察waiting 是现在分词做定语。One of them was carrying a bag full of money. 其中一个提着装满钱的袋子。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. carry 搬运，携带carry a big sum of money 携带一大笔钱move v. 移动eg. Please help me m
26、ove the table. 请帮我移动这个桌子。lift v. 举起，抬起lift one s face 抬起脸来lift a baby into a chair 把婴儿抱进椅子里去carry away 吸引住，使忘我（用被动）eg. The audience was carried away by her songs. 观众们被她的歌声所吸引了。carry out 实施（计划） ，履行（义务） ，进行（实验）carry out one，s duty 履行我们的义务eg. The plan should be carried out immediately. 这个计划需要立即被实施。a ba
27、g full of money/a bag which was full of money装满钱的袋子with1)与 在一起，偕同a man with a dog 带着狗的一个人eg. Tim is with Mary. Tim 和玛丽在一起。2)有 的， 的（本身固有的成分）a girl with long hair 留着长发的女孩子a house with a blue roof 蓝屋顶的房了3)随身带着eg. I have no money with me. 我身卜没有带钱4)以 ，用 （方式）eat with a knife and fork 用刀叉吃饭write with a pen
28、cil 用铅笔写字5)以. . . 材料eg. A cake made with fruit. 水果蛋糕The pillow is stuffed with feathers. 枕头里面充满了羽毛。suchthat1)SO + adj. /adv. + that 表程度2)such + n. 十 that such 修饰名词本身3)当名词是可数名词复数或不可数名词时，用 such 修饰。4)当名词前有 many，much ，little，few 修饰，强调“多少”，用 so 修饰仔 ij: He is such a boring person that I wont have even one
29、 word with him again. 他是如此烦的人以至于我再也不想和他说话了。He is so boring that-。他是如此讨厌以至于I am so tired that I can t have another step. 我是如此的累以至于一步都走不了了。The car was so badly damaged that it was easy for the police to recognize it. 这辆车被如此严重的毁坏了以至于警察很容易找到它。用 so 或 such a 填空：1) You should not speak to such people. 2) Y
30、ou mustnt be so impatient. 3) Whoever told you such a thing?As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. Get away/run away 逃跑into 进入go into the kitchen 进入厨房While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieve
31、s car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. was badly damagedwas seriously damaged 被严重损坏damage v. 损坏，损害eg. Smoking can damage your health. 吸烟损害你的健康。The groundless rumor damaged his good name. 无稽的谣言损坏了他的名誉。Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested. Shortly afterward
32、s: soon, in no time 很快，不久Special Difficulties 难点so and such用 so， such， such a 填空：1. He ran so quickly that I could not catch him他跑的如此地快以至于我追不上他。2. You should not make so many mistakes. 你不应该弄出这么多的错误。3. You should not say such things. 你不该说这样的话。4. This picture is so beautiful that I shall hang it in my
33、 room. 这幅画如此的漂亮我应该把它挂在房间里。5. It was such a good book that it was bought by a film company. 这是一本如此好的书以至于它被一家电影公司买走了。6. It was such an extraordinary exhibition that I went twice. 这是如此不同寻常的展览以至于我上了两次。7. He is such a lazy boy that he never does anything. 他足如此懒的孩子从来个做任何事情。四、练习 Exercisesl. Roy Trenton use
34、d to drive a taxi . This means he _ a taxi. A. has stopped driving B. is used to drivingC. got used to driving D. still drives分析：A. 已经停止开车了。同前一句子的意思相符： B. 和 C. 都表示“习惯开出租车， ”不符合题义： D. 现在仍然开出租车，与前一句的含义相反。 答案：A. 2. He noticed two thieves _ out of a shop. A. to come B. are coming C. in coming D. come分析：
35、notice 表示“注意到”的意思，后面跟不带 to 的动词不定式或现在分词作宾语补足语，即 notice sb do/ doing sth. A. 、B. 和 C 都不符合语法结构；D. 这是一个不带 to 的动词不定式，符合结构。 答案： D. 3. The car was easy to recognize, so it wasnt_ difficult for the police to catch the thieves. A. much B. very C. many D. too分析：D. 太，符合题义： too 常用于这种结构：It is too + adj. +for sb
36、to do sth；C. 只能修饰可数名词复数，不能用来修饰形容词。答案：D. 4. They traveled to Spain by the most _ route. A. easy B. direct C. straight D. unique分析：A. 容易的，不费力的： 舒服的，安逸的： B. 径直的，直接的：C. 诚实的，正直的，直的； D. 唯一的，独特的。 答案：B. 六、补充内容 谚语1. Better to be safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. 宁可小心谨慎，不要冒险而事后懊悔。2. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。常简缩为：birds of a feather意思是：“同类的人，性格相同的人。 ”
