The Escape (1)

Caught by the police – or not?
懸疑輕小說：計程車司機4 被警察逮到——還是沒有？

As Erica and Leo looked up, they saw a policeman walking his beat. The policeman slowed down as he got a better look at the taxi in the alley. As recognition dawned on him, he raised his gun at the car. "Slowly get out the vehicle with your hands raised. Surrender quietly or I will open fire, " he called to the pair in the taxi. Staring at the policeman, both Erica and Leo froze, waiting for him to make a move.

Just as the officer grabbed his radio to call for backup, Leo quickly started the car. He then slammed his foot down on the gas pedal. The officer jumped out of the way just in time to see the taxi speed out of the alley and out toward the freeway.

Did you see that?
The cop tried to shoot us!
We could have been killed!

Just calm down.
He wasn't going to shoot us.
He has to say that so we know he means business.
Right now we have more urgent matters - like how we're going to get out of here.

No way!
When I said I would help, I was offering to get you where you needed to go.
You didn't say anything about cops shooting at us!


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Floor Used as a Verb
floor n. 地板
floor v.
to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do:
- He was floored by the bad news.
to floor it American English informal
to make a car go as fast as possible:
- Steve likes to take his sports car out on the highway and just floor it.

將名詞動詞化叫做 verbing,
像是rain, snow, friend


Grammar Gym
As recognition dawned on him, he raised his gun at the car.
to dawned on [someone]: to be realized by someone
It dawned on [someone]
- When Howard went outside, it dawned on him that he was still wearing his pajamas.
- It didn't dawn on the teacher that his shirt was backwards until he stood in front of his students.


Language Lab
recognition n.
the act of knowing someone or something because you have known or learned about them in the past:
- My best friend in high school passed by me without any sign of recognition.
dawn on somebody phrasal verb
if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time:
recognition dawn on somebody 某人認出來
- Andrew frowned, and then recognition dawned on him. And he realized he was talking to his ex-girlfriend's husband.

surrender v.
to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc because you realize that you cannot win:
- The robbers finally surrendered to the police after a long car chase.
to give up something or someone because you are forced to:
- The soldiers surrendered all their weapons to their enemy.

slam v. past tense and past participle slammed, present participle slamming
if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise [= bang]:
- The taxi driver slammed the brakes on when a boy suddenly ran in front of his car.
to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force
- Sarah slammed the door shut in her boss' face.

mean business 當真
to be determined to do something:
- I meant business when I said I would reject your report if you turned it in late.


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