【故事复现】 见义勇为的公交车司机
• Step 1: Listen and answer the question.
第一步：听Freya慢速朗读的故事，回答下列问题。
Question: How did Roy stop the thieves?
问题：罗伊是怎么拦住小偷的？
• 词汇准备
• while 一段时间
• regret 后悔
• far 非常
• rush 冲
• act 行动
• straight 径直
• fright 害怕
• battered 撞坏的
• shortly 很快，不久
• afterwards 以后
• Step 2: Intensive reading.
第二步：故事精读。
Roy used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he
has not regretted it.
罗伊原来是开出租汽车的，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。
He is finding his new work far more exciting.
他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a
shop and run towards a waiting car.
最近，当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时，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。
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. The one with the money
got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。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了那辆车的车尾。
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. Shortly afterwards, the
police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
小偷的车损坏严重，很容易辨认。没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷
都被抓住了。
• Step 3: Listen again and answer the questions.
第三步：再听一遍，回答下列问题。
1 Is Roy finding his new job as a bus driver exciting or not?
2 In which street did he see the two thieves recently?
3 Were they running out of a shop, or were they running out of a bank? Where did
Roy drive his bus? Did they drop the stolen money or not? Did they get into a car,
or did they run away? (and … and)
4 Where did Roy drive his bus then? Did he damage their car or not? (and))
5 Whom did he telephone after this?
6 Were both men arrested later or did they get away?
Answer: Roy is finding his new job as a bus driver exciting. He saw two
thieves in Catford Street recently. They were running out of a shop and Roy
drove his bus straight at them, so they dropped the stolen money and get into a
car. Roy drove his bus into the back of their car and damaged it. After this, he
telephoned the police. Both men were arrested later.
• Exercise: Sentence structure and vocabulary.
课外练习：句型及词汇训练。
1 Roy Trenton _________.
(a)prefers driving a bus to driving a taxi
(b)prefers driving a taxi to driving a bus
(c)is sorry he isn't a taxi driver
(d) is glad he didn't change his job
2 Because of Roy's action _________.
(a) the thieves were never caught
(b)the thieves’ car was damaged, but they were never caught
(c)it was impossible for the police to catch the thieves
(d) it was easy for the police to catch the thieves
3 Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. This means he ______ a taxi.
(a)has stopped driving
(b)is used to driving
(c) got used to driving
(d) still drives
4 He noticed two thieves ______ out of a shop.
(a)to come
(b)are coming
(c) in coming
(d) come
5 Which thief got a fright? ________ with the money.
(a)He
(b)Him
(c)That
(d) The one
6 He got such a fright. He was ________frightened.
(a)so
(b)such
(c) such
(d) a so
7 The car was easy to recognize, so it wasn't ______difficult for the police to catch
the thieves.
(a)much
(b)very
(c)many
(d)too
8 He hasn’t regretted it. He ______it.
(a) isn't sorry about
(b) doesn't pity
(c)isn't pleased with
(d)doesn't laugh about
9 It's very _______ to drive a bus.
(d)excitedly
(a) excited
(b)exciting
(c)excite
10 Roy drove the bus _______ at the thieves.
(a)directly
(b)immediately
(c)at once
(d)soon
11 The thief dropped the bag. He
(d) let it fall
(a)let it
(b)left it
(c)fell it
12 The thieves’ car was battered because Roy _______.
(a)saw it
(b)rang the police
(c)recognized it
(d)hit it
Key: 1a 2d 3a 4d 5d 6a 7d 8a 9b 10a 11d 12d
第二十九单元【语法点拨】
动词不定式作宾语和定语
▶ 作动词宾语
• Indians like to eat hot food.印度人喜欢吃辣味食品。
• The driver failed to see the other car in time.
这位司机没能及时看见另一辆车。
注意下列动词后面只能跟动词不定式，而不能跟动名词：
afford, agree, arrange, ask, attempt, beg, care, choose, claim(自称；主张；要求),
consent(同意，赞成)，dare, decide, decline(谢绝,拒绝), demand, deserve, desire,
determine, expect, fail, fear, guarantee(保证，担保)，help， hesitate, hope, intend,
learn, manage, offer, plan, pledge(保证)，pray, prepare, promise, refuse, resolve(决
心;决定,seek(试图;寻求), threaten(威胁), think, volunteer(自愿),vow(发誓),want,
wish等。
另外，help后面的不定式既可以带to也可以不带to：
(1)当help的动作执行者参与作宾语补语的不定式所表示的行为时，不定式可不
带
to，尤其是在美国英语中
• Will you help us repair the television set? 帮我们修理一下电视机好吗?
(2)当help的动作执行者不参与作宾语补语的不定式所表示的行为时，常用带to
的不定式
• The scholarship helped him to complete his college education.
那笔奖学金帮助他完成了大学教育。
(3)当含有复合宾语的主动句变成被动句时，原来作宾语补语的不定式变为主语
补语，此时一律用带to的不定式
• She helped the old lady go to the park.她扶着老妇人去公园游玩。
• The old lady was helped to go to the park.有人扶着老妇人去公园游玩。
(4)can’t help but后的不定式不带to，作“不得不，不能不，不免”解
• I cannot help but be sorry.我不能不感到遗憾。
• I can’t help but blink in such bright light.
在这样的强光之下，我禁不住眨了眨眼。
▶ 作介词 except, but的宾语
• Lots of bottles were found under the old man’s bed. He must have done
nothing but drink.
人们在老人的床下发现许多瓶子，想必他除了喝酒啥也没做。
• He can do everything except cook.除了做饭烧菜，他样样都行。
注意：当这两个介词的动词前是do时，介词后用不带to的不定式，否则用带to的
不定式
• I have no choice but to accept the fact.除了接受这个事实我别无选择。
• He wanted nothing but to stay.他只想要留下来。
▶ 作定语
• I am looking for room to live in.我正在找一间屋子住。
被修饰的词与作定语的不定式之间存在着逻辑上的施动关系。
注意不定式作定语的下列几种特征：
(1)被不定式修饰的名词与后面常接不定式的动词同源，常见的这类同类名词、
动 词 有 ： attempt-attempt, determination-determine, decision-decide, failure-fail,
intention-intend, promise-promise, wish-wish等
• For ancient people, myths were often attempts to explain catastrophic events
such as volcanic eruption.
对古代人来说，神话往往试图解释诸如火山爆发之类的灾难性事件。
(2)被不定式修饰的名词与后面常接不定式的形容词同源，常见的这类同类名
词、
形容词有: ability-able, anxiety-anxious, determination-determined, eagerness-eager,
willingness-willing等
• Nature gave human the ability to walk upright.
大自然赋予人类直立行走的能力。
(3)某些抽象名词要求不定式作后置定语，这样的抽象名词常见的有: ambition,
approach, chance, courage, effort, force, method, motive, movement, opportunity,
power, reason, time, way等
• We must have a realistic approach to work and study.
我们要用求实的态度对待工作和学习。
• The holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Beijing.
这个假期是我们去北京的好时机。
(4)被enough修饰的名词要用不定式作定语
• No bank keeps enough cash to pay all its depositors in full at one time.
没有任何银行备有足够的现金能一次性全额付给所有存款者。
(5)不定式与其所修饰的词构成逻辑上的动宾关系，而该不定式为不及物动词
时，其后须加上适当的介词，构成及物动词短语
• I need a piece of paper to write on.我需要一张写字用的纸。
• There is nothing to worry about.没什么可担心的。
(6)当不定式修饰的名词或代词为不定式动作的承受者时，不定式主动形式与被
动形式的含义有所不同
• There is nothing to do.无事可做。(有“无聊感”)
• There is nothing to be done.不能做什么了。(即“束手无策”了)
• There is nothing to see.没有任何东西值得看。
• There is nothing to be seen.什么东西也看不见。
(7)由“介词+关系代词+不定式”构成的短语作定语
• knowledge upon which to base our thinking
= knowledge to build our thinking on
赖以建立我们思想的知识
• food and material with which to build its home
=food and material to build its home with
建立其栖息之地的食物和材料
• The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds on which to base his
arguments.
这位教授几乎无法找到他可以建立自己论点的根据。
这种结构可以转换成定语从句：
• The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds on which he can base his
arguments.
这位教授几乎无法找到他可以建立自己论点的根据。
中级阶段第三十单元