时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之日常生活


英语课

 


Types of Vandalism


Jim: Did you hear what happened to the Romeros? 


Helene: No, what? 


Jim: They went on vacation for a week and vandals broke a couple of windows in the back of their house and tagged their living room walls with graffiti. 


Helene: That’s terrible! There are always punks who like to egg houses in this neighborhood for fun, but this is much more serious. 


Jim: I think things are getting out of hand. Every week or two, we hear of incidents of people having their tires slashed 1 or their cars keyed. 


Helene: And the Jamisons had their flowerbeds trampled 2 and a small fire set on their lawn three weeks ago. This neighborhood is really going downhill. 


Jim: What should we do about it? 


Helene: What do you mean? 


Jim: I think we should start patrolling the streets at night. 


Helene: You mean organize a neighborhood watch? Wouldn’t that be dangerous? 


Jim: If you’re worried, when you see something suspicious, call the police. 


Helene: And you think they’ll come in time to catch them? The police aren’t known for quick response times in this neighborhood. 


Jim: Then we’ll go after them ourselves. 


Helene: You mean be vigilantes? I’m not sure that would be wise. 


Jim: Why not? If Clint Eastwood can do it, so can I. Go ahead, punk, make my day! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 slashed
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减
  • Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
  • He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
  • He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊,怕他让暴民踩着。
  • People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。
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