A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he walked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldn’t get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried. Arthur stopped and asked, “It looks like you’ve got a problem,” Arthur said.

I’m afraid so. I’m in a big hurry and I can’t start my car.”

“Is there something I can do to help?” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If you’re sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, you could help me get these suitcases into a taxi.”

“No trouble at all. I’d be glad to help.”

The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the long loud noise of an alarm.

It was from the bank. There had been a robbery!

Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened?” But everyone had a different answer.

Arthur, still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right into the young woman in front of him.

She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she looking at me like that?” He thought. “The suitcase! She thinks I’m the bank thief!”

Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run.

Para 1:

As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop!”

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Para 2:

The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur…

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【答案】As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop!” “Give my suitcase back to me!” Hearing this, Arthur immediately realized that the young man was the bank thief. So he continued running until he stopped a taxi. Then he quickly got into it and sat in the back seat. Out of breath, Arthur said to the taxi driver, “Please go to the Police Station as soon as possible. I have a robbery to report to the policeman.” The moment the taxi driver got the request, he drove straight to the police station without hesitation.

The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur ran into it, shouting, “There is a bank robbery and I know who the bank thief is.” On hearing Arthur’s story, the policeman decided to head for the bank to investigate the case. However, Just at that moment, the young man came to the police station in a hurry. Out of breath, He told the whole story. As a matter of fact, he was not the bank thief and what in the suitcase were only some clothes. How embarrassed Arthur was when he learned the truth!

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，作者在街上遇到一个司机发动车子有困难，作者想要上前提供帮助，帮助司机拿箱子，然而正好碰到银行警报响起，有人在抢劫银行。作者拿着箱子的时候被一个女人盯着，因此作者认为别人误以为自己是抢劫犯，情急之下，作者带着司机的箱子就开始跑起来。

续写部分分为2段，第一段的开头是当他正在跑着，他听见身后的年轻人大喊：停下来，停下来……， 所以这里写作者带着箱子跑之后的场景，作者又误以为司机才是抢劫犯，然后带着箱子去警察局报警。

第二段开头是出租车停在了警局门口，作者……， 所以这里要描写作者去警局以后发生了什么事情，作者报了案，但是就在那个时候，司机也赶到了，原来只是个误会，警察检查了箱子，箱子里只是衣服。因此，作者知道真相后，感到很尴尬。