Stop thief! !

原文

How did Roy stop the thieves?

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.

A short while ago, however,

he became a bus driver

and he has not regretted it.

He is finding his new work far more exciting.

When he was driving

along Catford Street recently,

he saw two thieves rush out of a shop

and run towards a waiting car.

One of them was carrying a bag full of money.

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.

As the thieves were trying to get away in their car,

Roy drove his bus into the back of it.

While the battered car was moving away,

Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.

The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.

Shortly afterwards,

the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.

译文

罗伊是如何阻止那些小偷的?

罗伊·特伦顿以前开过出租车。

然而,就在不久前……

他成了一名公交车司机。

他从未为此感到后悔。

他发现自己的新工作要有趣得多。

当他开车的时候

最近,在卡特福德街(Catford Street)上……

他看到两个小偷从商店里冲了出来。

然后跑向一辆正在等待的车辆。

其中一个人带着一个装满钱的袋子。

罗伊反应迅速,立刻驾驶着公交车

直接冲向那些小偷。

那个拿钱的人吓了一大跳

以至于他掉了那个袋子

当小偷们试图开车逃跑时,

罗伊驾驶他的公交车撞上了那辆车的后部。

当那辆被撞坏的汽车开走时

罗伊停下了他的公交车,然后拨打了报警电话。

小偷们的汽车损坏严重,因此很容易被辨认出来。

不久之后,

警察拦下了那辆车,两名男子都被逮捕了。

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词汇表

used to

固定表达
定义
1. 过去常常 - Indicates a habitual action or state in the past that is no longer true.

例子: He used to drive a taxi before becoming a bus driver.

例子: She used to live in London, but now she has moved.

近义短语
would: 常用于描述过去重复的习惯动作,但不如 'used to' 强调永久性变化,例如 'He would drive a taxi' 更侧重于重复性。
was accustomed to: 更正式,强调适应过去的习惯,与 'used to' 相比更强调心理适应性。
in the habit of: 更正式且冗长,常用于书面语,强调习惯的持续性,而 'used to' 更口语化。
反义短语:
now, currently, in the present
用法
常用于非正式和正式语境中描述过去的习惯或状态,常与动词原形搭配,如 'used to do something'。在叙述性故事中常见,不适用于进行时。
变体:
used to be, used to have