背诵为王 第 二 册 第 25 课

Lesson25 Help Out
Yesterday morning John was working at the bookshop when he heard a loud noise． He looked out the window and saw something frightening． A large bus had just crashed into a truck． The driver of the bus had tried to avoid hitting a boy riding his bicycle in the street． He had turned sharply¹ and crashed into a truck parked on the side of the road．
John saw at least ten people getting out of the bus and heard them calling for help． He ran across the street to help． Suddenly he felt someone grab² his arm． It was an old lady who had been in the bus． She had lost her wallet and was terribly upset． John looked for the wallet and found it lying near the bus． He was about to return it to the lady when a policeman came up behind him． The policeman asked John if there was a telephone in the bookshop． John told him there was a telephone by the cash register³．The policeman ran over to the bookshop and called an ambulance．

crash ? 碰撞
ride one's bicycle 骑自行车
grab ? 抓住
cash register 收银机品

做好事
昨天早晨约翰正在书店里工作，突然听到一声巨响。他从窗户望出去，看到可怕的一幕。一辆很大的巴士撞到了一辆卡车上。巴士司机因为要避让街上一个骑自行车的男孩而猛然转向，撞到停在马路另一边的卡车上。
约翰看到至少十几个人从巴士里出来，并听见他们呼喊着求救。他穿过街道去帮忙。突然他感觉有人抓住自己的胳膊。这是巴士上的一个老太太。她丢了钱包，很悲伤。约翰四处寻找，发现钱包躺在巴士旁边。他正准备把钱包归还给老太太时，一个警察从他后面走过来。警察问约翰书店里有没有电话。约翰告诉他收银机旁有电话。警察跑到书店里，打电话叫了救护车。

1 sharply   

adj.锐利地，急速；adv.严厉地，鲜明地

参考例句：

• The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
• Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

2 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

3 register   

n.登记簿，花名册，注册员；v.登记，注册

参考例句：

• Please list your name in the attendance register.请在点名册上登记你的名字。
• He was looking over a hotel register.他正在仔细检查旅馆住宿登记表。