裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记-第35课

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 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.

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，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）

while

l)n. 一段时间a period of time

eg. 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) conj. 当…时候／when

eg. 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。

regret

1)V. 后悔，遗憾，对…惋惜regretted

eg. 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。

I'II never forget 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 say

I 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 little, 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些。rush