全文 11 句（男女对话）· 10 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
作者2. A short while /waɪl/ n. 一段时间 ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted /rɪˈɡretɪd/ v. 后悔 it.
作者3. He is finding his new work far /fɑː/ adv. 非常 more exciting.
作者4. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush /rʌʃ/ v. 冲 out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
作者5. One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
作者6. Roy acted /ˈæktɪd/ v. 行动 quickly and drove the bus straight /streɪt/ adv. 径直 at the thieves.
作者7. The one with the money got such a fright /fraɪt/ n. 害怕 that he dropped the bag.
作者8. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
作者9. While the battered /ˈbætəd/ adj. 撞坏的 car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
作者10. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
作者11. Shortly /ˈʃɔːtli/ adv. 很快，不久 afterwards /ˈɑːftəwədz/ adv. 以后, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
作者1. 罗伊·特雷顿原是出租汽车司机。
作者2. 然而就在不久前，他开上了公共汽车，也并不为此而感到后悔。
作者3. 他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。
作者4. 最近，当他正开车在凯特福德街行驶时，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。
作者5. 其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。
作者6. 罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。
作者7. 拿钱的那个人吓得把提包都扔了。
作者8. 当窃贼们企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊开车撞在汽车尾部。
作者9. 当那辆被撞坏的车开走的时候，罗伊停下车，给警察挂了电话。
作者10. 小偷的汽车被撞得很厉害，很容易辨认。
作者11. 不久之后，警察扣下了那辆汽车，两个贼都被逮捕了。