Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a childrens hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a guard of honour of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.

去年圣誕節(jié)，馬戲團(tuán)團(tuán)長詹姆斯·蓋茨，決定給醫(yī)院里的小孩子們帶點(diǎn)禮物。他穿著圣誕老人的衣服，在由6個(gè)漂亮姑娘組成的護(hù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)的陪伴下，他騎著一頭名叫江伯的小象走在城市主干道上。

He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.

他本應(yīng)該明白警察不會(huì)允許這種行為的卻還是這么做了。一名警察靠近吉米，告訴他應(yīng)該走一條側(cè)路，因?yàn)榻斐闪私煌〒矶隆ｋm然吉米馬上同意了，但江伯卻拒絕移動(dòng)。15個(gè)警察不得不非常費(fèi)力地把它推離了主干道。

The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. Jumbo must weigh a few tons, said a policeman afterwards, so it was fortunate that we didnt have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.

雖然很艱難，但警察們還是很高興。有個(gè)警察后來說，江伯應(yīng)該有幾噸重，所以我們不用背它是很幸運(yùn)的。當(dāng)然，我們應(yīng)該逮捕它，但因?yàn)樗鼊?chuàng)了記錄，所以我們放過了它。