节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-01-13
难易度:Low
关键字:police officer, rob, scary, thin, let (someone) go, robber, freeze
Thank you for coming back for the rest of today's lesson.
We are talking about police officers today.
Maybe you know one.
One thing that police officers do is catch bad people.
There's a police officer in the Jungle Cafe doing that.
And he is trying to catch a robber.
A robber is someone who takes something from someone else, but he may try to
hurt the person he takes things from.
And this robber might look like John.
Now let's move on and see Conversation C.
Well, that was exciting!
That was scary!
Is John OK?
Yes.
The police officer let him go.
He didn't rob a bank!
Of course not!
The police officer caught the wrong person.
They did.
John was at the cafe all morning!
The police will catch the robber soon.
I'm sure!
I hope so.
I don't feel very safe now!
I guess I was wrong.
John is not the robber.
The policeman let him go.
I told you, Nathan. It couldn't be John, even if he looks a little bit like the
robber.
You're right.
I guess a lot of people could be thin and have black hair, too.
And John was at the Jungle Cafe all morning.
Do you think he could rob a bank at the same time?
No, of course not, Katie.
I know that it's impossible, OK?
I understand he is not the robber.
OK, good.
I'm glad you understand that.
Now I'm sure you all know that you can say "of course" when you agree with
someone or answer an easy question.
But you can also say "of course not" when you do not agree.
That's right.
So we know that John was the wrong person.
So, is the police officer's job done, Katie?
Well, of course not.
The police officer still has to find the robber, and I really hope the police
find him soon.
Me, too.
It's very important, but I'm sure they will work very hard to find him.
Sometimes it takes a long time to find people who are hiding or running away.
And sometimes they are never found.
Oh, that doesn't make me feel very safe.
The police officer caught the wrong person! Doesn't that make you worry, Nathan?
Well, the city is a big place, Katie.
I don't think that we'll ever see the robber.
Now I think Christina wants to help us with one more phrase today.
Katie just used the phrase, "catch the wrong person," and Cristina can give us
some help with that right now.
(Chinese).
Well, now you all know how to use this phrase.
Now, a few minutes ago, we heard the words catch and caught.
And those are two words that we should really learn about.
Right. Catch is what you do right now, but maybe you caught someone before.
Caught, C-A-U-G-H-T.
Remember both words.
Thank you, Nathan.
OK, friends, now it's time for us to review our key words together.
And the first key word is:
police officer.
police officer.
The police officer caught the thief.
rob.
rob.
Someone robbed that store yesterday.
scary.
scary.
I don't like scary movies.
thin.
thin.
Lucy is a thin girl. She isn't fat.
let [someone] go.
let [someone] go.
Let Katie go. She wants to be free!
All right, those are all of our key words for today.
I hope that you can remember how to use all of them.
But right now, let's look back at today's conversations together.
Hey, Carol. Why is a police officer here?
I don't know.
Is he looking for someone?
I can ask.
Excuse me, officer?
Can we help you?
Yes, I'm looking for a man.
He took some money from a bank near here.
Oh, no!
When?
This morning.
Many people are looking for him.
Is he dangerous?
Yes, he's very dangerous.
He has a knife.
Well, what does he look like?
He is thin and he has black hair.
He is wearing a blue shirt.
Are you talking about John?
That man over there?
Yes, that looks like him!
Freeze!
Put your hands over your head!
Well, that was exciting!
That was scary!
Is John OK?
Yes.
The police officer let him go.
He didn't rob a bank!
Of course not!
The police officer caught the wrong person.
They did.
John was at the cafe all morning!
The police will catch the robber soon.
I'm sure!
I hope so.
I don't feel very safe now!
(Music).
Quick! Monkey Man! Quick! Call the police officer!
Ginger, what's wrong?
It's gone! Someone took it.
I was robbed!
Robbed?
Yes.
Call the police officer.
OK, Ginger.
What did the robber take, your wallet?
No.
Your money?
No.
Then what?
My banana!
Someone took your banana?
Yes, I saw someone take it!
OK, uh...
Can you give me a description?
Yes, it was yellow and delicious.
No, not the banana. What did the robber look like?
Oh, he was thin and scary.
Mmhm, um... Thin and scary? OK.
Yes.
Just like you, Monkey Man!
Just like me?
Really?
Yeah.
Hey, Monkey Man!
You took my banana!
I took your banana, but I'll give it back to you.
Today we get to Answer It.
Let's look at today's first question.
Why is a police officer in the Jungle Cafe?
Why is a police officer in the Jungle Cafe?
You can see the answer in Conversation A:
He is looking for someone.
Here's question two:
Do you feel safe in your town or city? Why or why not?
Do you feel safe in your town or city? Why or why not?
Let's hear some answers from our friends.
Do I feel safe in my town or city?
Yes, I do feel safe.
I think my town is a very safe place to live.
But I'm also very careful.
I don't go out late at night alone.
I travel with friends, and we try to stay in places that are safe with a lot of
light.
So I do feel safe.
But I also try to be careful.
Do I feel safe in my town or city?
Yes, I feel very safe in my city.
We have very good police officers in our city.
They make sure that we stay safe.
There is very little crime in our city.
Actually, we have a very, very nice city.
I feel very safe living here.
It's a wonderful place to live.
Do I feel safe in my town or city?
Yes, I feel very safe in my city.
The lights in the shopping area are well-lit.
And there are many police around in case they spot trouble.
We also have an alarm system on the store here to alert us if anything is wrong.
I'm thankful that we live in such a safe city.
Do I feel safe in my town or city?
Yes.
I feel really safe in my city.
I can walk anywhere and I feel safe.
There are lots of police officers.
So I feel like I can do anything.
But sometimes I need to walk home at night.
When I have to do that, I always ask a friend to walk with me.
Then I can feel safer.
We hope that you feel safe where you live, everyone.
Today's story was exciting.
But if it happened to you, it might feel scary, too.
That's right. I'm glad they let John go.
But I really hope that they find the robber, too.
Yup! Well, we have to go for today, everyone.
See you later right here on...
Let's Talk in English.
Bye-bye.
(Music).