Lesson 65

Last Christmas, the circus 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·盖茨决定带一些礼物去一家儿童医院。
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.
他装扮成圣诞老人，在由六名漂亮女孩组成的“仪仗队”陪同下，骑着一头名叫金宝的幼象出发，沿着城市的主干道走去。
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情发生。
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
一名警察走近吉米，告诉他他本该走侧街，因为金宝正阻碍着交通。
Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
虽然吉米同意立即出发，但珍宝拒绝移动。
Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.
十五个警察不得不非常用力地推，才把他弄离了主干道。
The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.
警察们度过了艰难的时光，但他们觉得非常有趣。
‘Jumbo must weigh a few tons,’ said a policeman afterwards, ‘so it was fortunate that we didn’t have to carry him.
“金宝一定重达好几吨，”一名警察后来感叹道，“所以很幸运，我们不必搬运它。”
Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.’
当然，我们应该逮捕他，但由于他表现良好，我们这次就放过他。’