Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police
LastChristmas, thecircusowner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of sixpretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephantcalled Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone alonga side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go atonce, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get himoff the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were mostamused. 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it wasfortunate that we didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him,but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'
lɑːst ˈkrɪsməs, ðə ˈsɜːkəs ˈəʊnə, ˈʤɪmi geɪts, dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː teɪk sʌm ˈprɛznts tuː ə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɒspɪtl. drɛst ʌp æz ˈfɑːðə ˈkrɪsməsænd əˈkʌmpənid baɪ ə gɑːd ɒv ˈɒnə ɒv sɪks ˈprɪti gɜːlz, hiː sɛt ɒf daʊn ðə meɪn striːt ɒv ðə ˈsɪti ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbi ˈɛlɪfənt kɔːldˈʤʌmbəʊ. hiː ʃʊd hæv nəʊn ðæt ðə pəˈliːs wʊd ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊ ðɪs sɔːt ɒv θɪŋ. ə pəˈliːsmən əˈprəʊʧt ˈʤɪmi ænd təʊld hɪm hiː ɔːt tuːhæv gɒn əˈlɒŋ ə saɪd-striːt æz ˈʤʌmbəʊ wɒz ˈhəʊldɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈtræfɪk. ðəʊ ˈʤɪmi əˈgriːd tuː gəʊ æt wʌns, ˈʤʌmbəʊ ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuːmuːv. ˈfɪfˈtiːn pəˈliːsmən hæd tuː pʊʃ ˈvɛri hɑːd tuː gɛt hɪm ɒf ðə meɪn striːt. ðə pəˈliːs hæd ə ˈdɪfɪkəlt taɪm, bʌt ðeɪ wɜː məʊstəˈmjuːzd. ˈʤʌmbəʊ mʌst weɪ ə fjuː tʌnz,' sɛd ə pəˈliːsmən ˈɑːftəwədz, səʊ ɪt wɒz ˈfɔːʧnɪt ðæt wiː dɪdnt hæv tuː ˈkæri hɪm. ɒvkɔːs, wiː ʃʊd əˈrɛst hɪm, bʌt æz hiː hæz ə gʊd ˈrɛkɔːd, wiː ʃæl lɛt hɪm ɒf ðɪs taɪm.'
