课文对话 · Stop thief! 捉贼！（课本 Lesson 35，印刷页 162-165）
1Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
罗伊·特雷顿原是出租汽车司机。
2A 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.
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。
3He is finding his new work far /fɑː/ adv. 非常 more exciting.
他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。
4When 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.
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。
5One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。
6Roy acted /ˈæktɪd/ v. 行动 quickly and drove the bus straight /streɪt/ adv. 径直 at the thieves.
罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。
7The one with the money got such a fright /fraɪt/ n. 害怕 that he dropped the bag.
拿钱的那个人吓得把提包都扔了。
8As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
当窃贼们企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊开车撞在汽车尾部。
9While the battered /ˈbætəd/ adj. 撞坏的 car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
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。
10The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
小偷的汽车被撞得很厉害，很容易辨认。
11Shortly /ˈʃɔːtli/ adv. 很快，不久 afterwards /ˈɑːftəwədz/ adv. 以后, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
不久之后，警察扣下了那辆汽车，两个贼都被逮捕了。
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