• 3. approach : to come near or nearer to 靠近，接近 • A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to
have gone along a side street. • We approached the baby , but he cried much harder. • As we approached the animal , it stayed still. • 4. let sb off : to excuse from (punishmen , duty etc.) • 不惩罚，饶恕 • We should arrest him ,but as he as a good record, we
Comprehension questions
• 1. Who is Jimmy Gates? • 2.What did he decide to do last Christmas? • 3.Who did he dress up as? • 4.Who was in his "guard of honour"? • 5. Did he set off down the main street of the
lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
• Jeremy Hampden _____ a large circle of friends and was very _____at parties. Everybody admires him______his great sense of humour — everybody, that is,______his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one ____Jeremy’s closest friends asked him______make a speech ____ a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding____ Jenny. he had included a large number ____ funny stories_____ the speech and, of course, it was a great success.________ he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little ________by this but he did_____his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny____ she had enjoyed the speech._____his surprise, she said she hadn’t. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing_______ him!
