As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not take him seriously.
掛上電話后，他又馬上來到工人那兒，告訴他們若有個警察來讓他們走開，不要把他當回事，
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 40 Who's who
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. （男）警察，警員;看守礦井的人;[化] 淀帚;
?? police警察 +man 人 → n.警察
"The policeman discharged his gun at the fleeing robbers."
警察向逃跑的強盜開了槍.
近義：officer, patrolman, peeler, trooper, bluecoat, bobby
反義：infractor, infringer, injurer, malefactor, offender, outlaw
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
adv. 認真地;嚴肅地;嚴重地;
?? serious嚴肅的 + ly ...地→ adv. 認真地；嚴重地，嚴肅地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父親住在圣路加醫院，病情很重。
近義：owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反義：casually
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore