新概念英语第二册（美音版）Escape脱逃(精讲)

Lesson 81
Escape
脱逃
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why did the prisoner attack the driver?
When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes. Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man's clothes. Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp. He could hear shouting in the camp itself. Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped. At that moment, a large black car with four officers inside it, stopped at the camp gates. The officers got out and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted as they passed. When they had gone, the driver of the car came towards him. The man obviously wanted to talk. He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes. The prisoner felt sorry for him, but there was nothing else he could do. As the man came near, the prisoner knocked him to the ground with a sharp blow. Then, jumping into the car, he drove off as quickly as he could.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
prisoner n. 囚犯
bush n. 灌木丛
rapidly adv. 迅速地
uniform n. 制服
rifle n. 来福枪，步枪
shoulder n. 肩
march v. 行进
boldly adv. 大胆地
blaze v. 闪耀
salute v. 行礼
elderly adj. 上了年纪的
grey adj. 灰白的
sharp adj. 猛烈的
blow n. 打击