Shelley的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续训练D

练习材料：

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.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

circus 马戏团

Father Christmas 圣诞老人

ought to have done=should have done 本该做某事

side street 小路

main street 主要街道

have a difficult time 吃了点苦头

练习感悟：

继续坚持。解决焦虑的办法是行动。