“是啊”，那人点头。“那你为什么不回家呢？” Page 58 Para. 34
44、Bob looked intently at the man. “I thought I’d stay in case Mr. Cross
does turn up.”
鲍勃目不转睛的盯着那个人说：“我想我还是等着，万一克罗斯先生来了呢。 A intently adv 专心的，专注的
B in case 万一 接从句 in case of 接名词
e.g. I have got the key in case we want to go inside. 万一我们想进屋子，我这儿有钥匙。
e.g. I have a phone number in case of emergency. 遇到紧急情况，我这儿有一个报警电话号码。 C turn up 出现 露面
e.g. Guess who turned up at Mary’s wedding? 猜猜谁出席了玛丽的婚礼？
e.g. His name turned up in the newspapers from time to time. 他的名字不时在报纸上出现。 Page 59 Para.35
45.“It’s lucky for you I’m the one you met,” the man said, smiling.
“If it had been that criminal with no police around, he’d probably have twisted your neck.”
“算你运气遇上我而不是别人”， 那人笑着说。“如果附近没有警察，你遇到了那个罪犯，他很可能就会拧断你的脖子。”
A. It’s lucky for you I’m the one you met：算你运气，遇到了我而
不是别人。
B. If it had been that criminal with no police around, he’d probably
have twisted your neck.与过去事实相反的假设。这里是典型的虚拟语气。 与过去事实相反的假设，条件从句中用过去完成时，主句中用助动词+have done
e.g.. If you had taken my advice，you wouldn't (couldn’t) have
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failed in the exam.
你要是听我的话，考试就不会不过。
e.g. If you had not got the first bus ,you would have been late for meeting
你要是没赶上头班车，你开会就可能迟到。 C twist one’s neck 拧断?脖子 Page 59 Para . 36
46、Suddenly Bob clapped his hand against his jacket pocket. “It’s gone! The inspector’s money belt! I found it, and now I’ve mislaid it! I must have dropped it!”
突然鲍勃拍了拍上衣的口袋。：“糟了，警长的腰包没了！” 我拾到的，可现在我又给丢了。我一定是掉在哪儿了。 A．clap 拍手
B．it’s gone , it 指后面的 the inspector’s money belt
money belt：可系在腰上的钱包 C．mislay 遗失，放错地方
D．must + have +done 表示对过去的推测。肯定，一定
Page 59 Para. 37
47.、Quickly the man looked down. The next instant he received a hard
kick that sent him flying. Then Bob Sugg yelled, and dim figures came running and surrounded the man.
那个人很快朝下面看。一眨眼的功夫，他被狠狠地踢了一脚，摔倒在地。接着鲍勃大声呼叫，模糊的人影冲了出来，把那人团团围住。 A the next instant 一眨眼功夫 B receive 遭受
C send sb. flying 把某人打到，打翻在地 D yell 叫喊
E figure 指人，黑影，轮廓
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Page 59 Para. 38
48、“The rest of you were in plain clothes,” Bob explained afterwards
to the inspector.
“你们其余的人都穿便衣，”事后鲍勃跟警长解释时说 A in 表示“穿” 后面接衣服，颜色等名称，表示状态 B explain sth. to sb. 向某人解释某事
49.“So I thought, ‘why isn’t this one?’ Maybe Mr. Cross had put that last ad in as a test and might come along later to see if he’d been found out.
“所以我想‘为什么这位没穿便衣呢？’” 也许克罗斯先生登最后一则启
事是为了测试一下，然后可能来看看是否被发现。
A why isn’t this one 省略 即：why isn’t this one in plain clothes
这位为什么没穿便服？ B find out 发现
50.He thought being dressed like a policeman would make him safe. But he looked like a liar to me.”
他以为穿得像警察就保险了。但是对于我来说，他看上去就像个说谎的人。 A being dressed like a policeman 作宾语从句的主语 dressed 穿着??表示状态 B look like 看起来像
三、Useful Expressions
1. mean to do 本意要做某事 2.help sb. do sth. 帮助某人做某事 3.come upon 碰到 4.be in charge of 负责 5.stand for 代表
6.for some reason 由于某种原因 7.see sb. do sth. 看见某人做某事
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8.find out 查出
9.make one's way to 向??进发 10.now and then 不时地
11.swoop down on 向??突然袭击 12.hang around 闲逛，徘徊 13.turn up 出现
14.on the trail of sb./sth. 追踪某人或某事 15.trip sb. up 使某人出错，使露出破绽 16.in case 以防，免得
17.send sb. doing sth. 使某人做某事
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主语+及物动词+宾语+宾语补语（过去分词） My father got his watch repaired. I would like my bedroom cleaned. The small boy has had his teeth fixed.
The young man had his hair dyed in a small barber’s shop. We would have most of the dishes cleared away by 11:00 or 11:15p.m. 五、Questions on the text Oral Work
Answer the questions on the text
1. Q: Where did the events take place? Who was Bob Sugg? A: These events probably took place in London.
Bob Sugg was a newspaper boy / a boy selling newspapers. 2. Q: Which was his favorite part of the newspaper? What did he find
strange in a personal ad one day? What else did he find mysterious about the ad?
A: It was the page of personal advertisements.
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