[00:00.00]Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital. #
去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米.盖茨决定送些礼物给儿童医院。#
[00:09.50]Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a “guard of honour” of six pretty girls, #
他打扮成圣诞老人，在由6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”的陪同下，#
[00:18.00]he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. #
骑上一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的主要街道出发了。#
[00:24.40]He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. #
他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。#
[00:30.57]A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.#
一个警察走过来告诉吉米，他应该走一条小路，因为江伯阻碍了交通。#
[00:40.80]Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. #
虽然吉米同意马上就走，但江伯却拒绝移动。#
[00:47.71]Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. #
15个警察不得不用很大的力气把它推离主要街道。#
[00:54.72]The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. #
警察虽然吃了苦头，但他们还是感到很有趣。#
[01:00.47]”Jumbo must weigh a few tons,” said a policeman afterwards, “so it was fortunate that we didn’t have to carry him. #
“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后这样说，“值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走。#
[01:10.88]Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.” #
当然，我们应该逮捕它，但由于它一贯表现很好，这次我们饶了它。”
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