Jumbo Versus the Police

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Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.

去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米·盖茨决定给一家儿童医院送些礼物。

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Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls,

他打扮成圣诞老人，由六个漂亮女孩组成的“仪仗队”陪同，

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he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.

骑着一头名叫Jumbo的小象，沿着城市的主街出发了。

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He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.

他本该知道警察绝不会允许这种事情发生。

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A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

一名警察走近吉米，告诉他本该走小巷，因为Jumbo正在阻碍交通。

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Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.

尽管吉米同意立即离开，但Jumbo却拒绝移动。

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Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.

十五名警察不得不非常用力地推，才把他弄下主街。

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The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.

警察们费了好大劲，但他们都觉得很有趣。

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'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards,

“Jumbo肯定有几吨重，”一名警察事后说，

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'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.

“所以我们不必抬他真是幸运。

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Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

当然，我们应该逮捕他，但鉴于他表现良好，这次我们就放过他了。”