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Lesson65    Jumbo versus the police

Last Christmas,the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children'shospital. 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 babyelephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allowthis sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to havegone along a side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmyagreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push veryhard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but theywere 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 shouldarrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

lɑːst ˈkrɪsməs, ðə ˈsɜːkəs ˈəʊnə, ˈʤɪmi geɪts, dɪˈsaɪdɪd tə teɪk səm ˈprɛznts tʊ ə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɒspɪtl. drɛst ʌp əz ˈfɑːðə ˈkrɪsməs ənd əˈkʌmpənid baɪ ə gɑːd əv ˈɒnə əv sɪks ˈprɪti gɜːlz, hi sɛt ɒf daʊn ðə meɪn striːt əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbi ˈɛlɪfənt kɔːld ˈʤʌmbəʊ. hi ʃəd həv nəʊn ðət ðə pəˈliːs wəd ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊ ðɪs sɔːt əv θɪŋ. ə pəˈliːsmən əˈprəʊʧt ˈʤɪmi ənd təʊld ɪm hi ɔːt tə həv gɒn əˈlɒŋ ə saɪd-striːt əz ˈʤʌmbəʊ wəz ˈhəʊldɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈtræfɪk. ðəʊ ˈʤɪmi əˈgriːd tə gəʊ ət wʌns, ˈʤʌmbəʊ ˌriːˈfjuːzd tə muːv. ˈfɪfˈtiːn pəˈliːsmən həd tə pʊʃ ˈvɛri hɑːd tə gɛt ɪm ɒf ðə meɪn striːt. ðə pəˈliːs həd ə ˈdɪfɪkəlt taɪm, bət ðeɪ wə məʊst əˈmjuːzd. ˈʤʌmbəʊ məst weɪ ə fjuː tʌnz,' sɛd ə pəˈliːsmən ˈɑːftəwədz, səʊ ɪt wəz ˈfɔːʧnɪt ðət wi dɪdnthəv tə ˈkæri hɪm. əv kɔːs, wi ʃəd əˈrɛst hɪm, bət əz hi həz ə gʊd ˈrɛkɔːd, wi ʃəllɛt ɪm ɒf ðɪs taɪm.'

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、circus：马戏表演，2、Jumbo：巨无霸，3、 versus：相对，4、Dressed：穿着，5、accompanied：陪伴，6：guard：警卫，7、approached：接近，8、

音标：/ɒ/ 双唇稍微向外突出圆形，舌后升起，舌尖不触下齿，发“奥”音是字母o在单词中的发音

练习感悟： 今天这篇文章相对比较简单，但是读起来还是经常拗口，还是对英语很不熟练