• far adv. 非常 far＝much, 修饰形容词或副词的比较级, 注意 most 是修饰形容词或副词的, 而不是比较级 比较级前可以加修饰词，表示程度，多一点点用 a little，多很多用much！
• regret v. 后悔 ①regret sth. 后悔……
You will regret it. 你会后悔的, 你一定会后悔的 ② regret to do sth. 很遗憾要去做……
Cold is frightfห้องสมุดไป่ตู้l. 寒冷是可怕的
• battered adj. 撞坏的 battered (lose one‘s shape) 被撞变形的；battered bag 破旧不堪的包（battered与软的东西连用时，表示 用旧了，破旧不堪的）。
• rush v. 冲 ① vi. 冲，奔 While I was talking to Frank, a man rushed into the
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 at the thieves.
The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
This doesn't worry me.
• frightening adj. 令人感到可怕的； • frightened adj. 自己感到可怕的； 一个动词能够加ing/ed, 证明这个动词跟人的情感有关, 他的宾语就会
是人
*frightful＝terrible adj. 可怕 Your handwriting is frightful. 你的字真糟糕
I regret to tell you a bad news. 我很遗憾要告诉 你一个坏消息 （还没说）
③ regret doing sth. 很遗憾已经做了~~ I regret telling him the news. 我真后悔告诉他这
个消息
I regret to steal your money. ④ regret that +从句遗憾…… 遗憾：pity<n.>、sorry<adj.>、regret<v.> It's a pity / I am sorry to…
and he was not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting.
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a
As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
Listen and then answer the question~
*How did Roy stop the thieves?
Passage
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver
• straight adv. 径直 • Fright n. 害怕
• battered adj. 撞坏的 • shortly adv. 很快，不久
• afterwards adv. 以后
Analysis
• while n. 一段时间 while = some time 一小会儿 wait for a while 等一会儿 after a while 隔了一会儿
The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
New words
• while n. 一段时间 • regret v. 后悔 • far adv. 非常 • rush v. 冲 • act v. 行动
* fright n. 害怕 get a fright 得到惊吓的感觉（类似get a surprise）
You give me a fright. 你吓了我一跳 give sb. sth. 给人带来感觉
give me a pleasure/an excitement/a fright
* Frighten vt. 使惊吓；vi. 惊恐 You frighten me.
^0^ however可以放句首, 可以放句中；如果一个 词两边有逗号，证明这个词是插入语
❤He is finding his new work far more exciting.
while 作名词表示“一会儿，（一段）时间”时 常与a连用，有时也与the，this 等连用：
They haven’t seen each other for a long while.
Have you been in Australia all this while? I saw her a short while ago.
room. ② vt.&vi. 仓促行事，仓促完成；赶紧做 Tom always rushes his homework on Sunday evenings. ③ n. 猛冲，奔 Roy made a rush at the thieves.
❤a short while ago＝a short time ago 不久以前