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1 课文
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did Roy stop the thieves?
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
罗伊.特雷顿原是开出租汽车的，
【used to do 过去常常，现在不在了。】
A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
然而就在前不久，他开上了公共汽车，也并不为此而感到后悔。
【a short while ago 一小段时间以前；regret sth 后悔某事】
He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently,
他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。最近，当他正开车在凯特福德 街上行驶时，
【1 more 比较级只能表示更，是有缺陷的，不能表示出程度。修饰比较级的词：far 更。
哪些修饰比较级的程度。程度大：much , a lot ，far。程度小：a little。even ：强调甚至，加强语气。
Letters will cost a little more…
I am even less lucky.
2 recently ，最近，通常指过去的事情。
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he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
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，
【1 see sb (to) do sth. （这里是省略了to），所以rush用动词原形。
2 由于是and 是并列连词，所以run也是用原形。she saw two thieves rush … and (she saw two thieves) run，后面she saw two thieves被省略。
3 】
One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。
Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。
【1 act quickly 行动迅速的】
The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
拿钱的那个 小偷吓得把提包都扔了。
As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
当那两个小偷企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊驾驶他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾上。
【into 进入，撞凹了，】
While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
当那辆被撞坏的车开走后，罗伊停下车，给警察打了电话。
The thieves’ car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
小偷的车损坏严重，很容易辨认。
Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被抓住了。
2 单词
2.1 while [waɪl] n. 一段时间
a short while ago 一小短时间一起
for a while 持续了一段时间
conj. 当……的时候（连词）。后面的句子中，只能使用延续性动词。
some of the detectives were waiting inside the main
building while others were waiting on the airfield.
2.2 regret [rɪˈgret] v. 后悔
regret regretted regretted
regret sth. 后悔某事
2.3 far [fɑ:®] adv.非常
2.4 rush [rʌʃ] v.冲
2.5 act [ækt] v.行动
act quickly 行动迅速
2.6 straight [streɪt] adv. 径直
drive straight at … 笔直的开过去
run straight at …笔直的跑过去了
adj. 直的
straight hair 直发
straight line 直线
2.7 fright [fraɪt] n. 害怕
get a fright 害怕了
frighten v. 惊吓
2.8 battered [ˈbætəd] adj. 撞坏的
batter v.
2.9 shortly [ˈʃɔ:tli] adv.很快，不久
2.10 afterwards [ˈɑ:ftəwədz] adv.以后
shortly afterwards 不久以后
3 语法
3.1 such/so…that…
含义：
such…that…太…所以
因果逻辑：
such…that…因果逻辑关系。
结果状语从句：
that 引出的了一个从句。that引出的一个结果状语从句。
写句子的步骤：
1 先写2个句子。
2 such放在前面因为的句子中，such 后面只能接名词或者名词词组。
3 that 放到结果的从句中。引出结果状语从句。
e.g
It is an interesting story. I want to share it with you.
It is such an interesting story that I want to share it with you.( an interesting story 名词词组)
so…that…和such…that…一样。such 后面是加上名词或者名词词组。so 后面加上形容词或者副词。(在现实中更加常见)
The story is interesting. I want to share it with you.
The story is so interesting that I want to share it with you.
The box is heavy. I cannot carry it.
The box is so heavy that I can not carry it.
She work hard. She won the prize.
She work so hard that she won the prize.
I am tired . I want to sleep for an entire day.
I am so tired that I want to sleep for an entire day.
The thieves run away quickly . I didn’t have time to call the police.
The thieves run away so quickly that I didn’t have time to call the police.
3.2 as/while/when
相同点：
as/while/when 后面都能够加上句子，表示当…时候。
不同点：
as/while：必须加上延续性动词，大多数情况是进行时态。
when：没有限制。