学二姐，每日一篇新概念 II册第65课 ，边学边实践-10月24日

67. Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to 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.'

Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, dressed up as Santa Claus, accompanied by a guard of honor of six pretty girls and rode on the main street on a baby elephant named Jumbo, to bring presents to a children’s hospital. He should have asked the permission from the police before he set down on the main road. The policeman asked him to go along a side street as he was holding up the traffic. He agreed at once. But the baby elephant Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. This amused them a lot.

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