A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted[^2] it.
He is finding his new work far[^3] more exciting[^6].
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw[^7] two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight[^4] at the thieves.
The one with the money got such a fright that[^9] he dropped the bag.
As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
While[^1] the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
Shortly afterwards[^5], the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
[^1]: while : 并列表对比 | 时间状语 (同时发生,一般用进行时) | 让步表示尽管
[^2]: regret to do 遗憾要做某事(没发生) | regret doing 后悔做过某事(发生了)
[^3]: far adj. + adv. 非常,远远的
[^4]: straight adj. + adv. 直的, homosexual adj. 同性恋的 homo. 做副词 straight = directly | hardly 几乎
[^5]: afterwards 后来 | 美式英文中使用afterwards 和afterward,但英式英文僅使用afterwards,兩者在意思和用法上是相同的,都表示「之後,後來,然後」,且意思近似later,但在較為正式的書寫中,某些美國的編輯仍偏好使用afterward。
[^6]: far more exciting far和比较级同时存在
[^7]: see sb do sth. 看见某人做某事了 | see sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事
[^8]: a bag full of money 介词短语做定语 必须后置
[^9]: so + adj./adv. + that | such + n. + that 如此以至于
Stop Thief
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted[^2] it.
He is finding his new work far[^3] more exciting[^6].
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw[^7] two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight[^4] at the thieves.
The one with the money got such a fright that[^9] he dropped the bag.
As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
While[^1] the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
Shortly afterwards[^5], the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
[^1]: while : 并列表对比 | 时间状语 (同时发生,一般用进行时) | 让步表示尽管 [^2]: regret to do 遗憾要做某事(没发生) | regret doing 后悔做过某事(发生了) [^3]: far adj. + adv. 非常,远远的 [^4]: straight adj. + adv. 直的, homosexual adj. 同性恋的 homo. 做副词 straight = directly | hardly 几乎 [^5]: afterwards 后来 | 美式英文中使用afterwards 和afterward,但英式英文僅使用afterwards,兩者在意思和用法上是相同的,都表示「之後,後來,然後」,且意思近似later,但在較為正式的書寫中,某些美國的編輯仍偏好使用afterward。 [^6]: far more exciting far和比较级同时存在 [^7]: see sb do sth. 看见某人做某事了 | see sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事 [^8]: a bag full of money 介词短语做定语 必须后置 [^9]: so + adj./adv. + that | such + n. + that 如此以至于