非谓语动词的用法、情态动词的虚拟表达。
课文
Jumbo versus the police「小象对警嚓」
Last Christmas， the circus owner， Jimmy Gates， decided to take some presents to a 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.’
译：
去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米。盖茨决定送些礼物给儿童医院。他打扮成圣诞老人，在由6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”的陪同下，骑上一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的主要街道出发了。他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。一个警察走过来告诉吉米，他应该走一条小路，因为江泊阻碍了交通。虽然吉米同意马上就走，但江伯却拒绝移动。15个警察不得不用很大的力气把它推离主要街道。警察虽然吃了苦头，但他们还是感到很有趣。“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后这样说，“值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走。当然，我们应该逮捕它，但由于它一贯表现很好，这次我们饶了它。
词
versus：**prep.对**A vs. B
Christmas：**n.圣诞节**Merry Christmas「圣诞快乐」
Christmas Eve「平安夜」
ought to do sth. = should do sth.「应该做某事(虚线下才是情态部分)」
fortunate：**adj.幸运的**fortune「n.命运，运气，财富」
fortune-teller「算命人」
Fortune favours fools「运气偏好傻瓜(傻人有傻福)」
make a fortune「制造财富」
let in「允许进来」
The woman who let me in had a baby in her arms.「开门让我进来的那位妇女抱着一个孩子」
let out「放出去」
Every evening they let the dog out.「他们每天傍晚把狗放出去」
let off「宽恕」
I think we shall let him off this time.「我想这次我们饶了他」
let down「使…失望」
They need your help. Don’t let them down.「他们需要你的帮助。别让他们失望」
句子
开头语
I really hate to complain, but…Some time ago, I…「我真的不想抱怨，但…不久前，我…」
情态动词的真实和虚拟表达法（89课）
should/could/would/might/ought to + do「真实表达(能做)，应该/能够/将要/可以/应该做…」
should/could/would/might/ought to + have done「虚拟表达(过去本来应该做，但实际上没做)，翻译为本来应该/能够/将要/可以/应该做…」
shouldn’t have done「本来不应该做…」
need have done「本来需要做…」
课文
1.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.
虚线部分为非谓语动词
实线为谓语动词
2.The police had a difficult time， but they were most amused.
have a difficult time「有一段困难的时光」
most「非常(前面没有the，不是最高级)」
错题
选择
1.Jumbo must weigh a few tons. Jumbo ____ a few tons.
A. probably weighs
B. has to weigh
C. ought to weigh
D. should weigh
must weigh「一定有…重，」A「可能重…」,B「必须重…」,C「应当重…」,D「应当重…」，选A
2.He set off down the main street. He ____.
A. ran
B. walked
C. rode
D. started his journey
选与set off「出发，启程」对应的词，A「跑」,B「步行」,C「骑」,D「启程，开始旅程」，选D
3.Jumbo was holding up the traffic. He had ____ cars.
A. picked up some
B. sat on some
C. stopped the
D. held on to the
was holding up「阻碍」，A「捡起一些」,B「坐在…上」,C「停止，阻止」,D「坚持，保住」，选C
4.It was fortunate we didn’t have to carry him. It was our ____.
A.good chance
B.good luck
C.fortune
D.fate
fortunate「幸运的」，A「好的机遇」,B「好运，幸运」,C「幸运，命运」,D「命运」，选B
5.The police let him off. They ____ him.
A.allowed
B.permitted
C.didn’t forbid
D.didn’t punish
let him off「饶了他」，A「允许」,B「准许」,C「不禁止，允许」,D「不惩罚」，选D