150.警察

Police¹ Officers² 警察

　　A: I don't like seeing so many police officers patrolling³.

　　A： 我不喜欢看到这么多警察在巡逻。

　　B: They're just trying to keep the city safe.

　　B： 他们只是想保持城市的安全。

　　A: I think they just like giving people tickets.

　　A： 我想他们只是喜欢给人门票。

　　B: People should just learn to follow the rules.

　　B： 人们应该学会遵守规则。

　　A: People make mistakes⁴ sometimes.

　　A： 人们有时会犯错。

　　B: The cops⁵ don't always give people tickets.

　　B： 警察不总是给人开罚单。

　　A: They usually do. I think it makes them happy.

　　A： 他们通常这么做。我想这会让他们高兴。

　　B: Not all police officers are mean, though⁶.

　　B： 不过，并不是所有的警察都很吝啬。

　　A: We could⁷ go on arguing⁸ about this all day.

　　A： 我们可以为此争论一整天。

　　B: Then maybe it would⁹ just be best to agree¹⁰ with me.

　　B： 那也许最好同意我的意见。

　　A: I just believe¹¹ police officers could be nicer.

　　A： 我只是相信警察会更好。

　　B: That's true¹². The whole¹³ world should be a little nicer.

　　B： 这是真的。整个世界应该更美好一点。

1 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

2 officers   

n.军官( officer的名词复数 )；（政府，会社等的）高级官员[职员]；警察的头衔

参考例句：

• Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms . 英国警察通常不携带武器。
• Several officers were complicit in the cover-up. 几名军官串通一气隐瞒真相。

3 patrolling   

巡逻

参考例句：

• We have been patrolling for days but have seen nothing. 我们巡查多日却什么也没发现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Police are patrolling the major approach roads to the stadium. 警察正在通往运动场的主要道路上巡逻。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mistakes   

n.错误( mistake的名词复数 )；过失；误解；（用词或数字上的）错误v.弄错，误解( mistake的第三人称单数 )；认不出；误会；看错

参考例句：

• In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes. 她急急忙忙想按时完工，结果出了不少错。
• Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。

5 cops   

n.堆，顶；警察( cop的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• As usual, the cops get the baddies in the end. 跟平常一样，警察最后把坏人都抓起来了。
• Somebody call the cops! 去个人报警啊！

6 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

7 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

8 arguing   

v.争吵，辩论( argue的现在分词 )；坚决主张；提出理由证明；说服

参考例句：

• My brothers are always arguing. 我的兄弟们总是争论不休。
• an economist arguing against the current financial orthodoxy 一位批驳现行正统金融观念的经济学家

9 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

10 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

11 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

12 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

13 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。