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.
挂上电话后，他又马上来到工人那儿，告诉他们若有个警察来让他们走开，不要把他当回事，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 40 Who's who
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. （男）警察，警员;看守矿井的人;[化] 淀帚;
💡 police警察 +man 人 → n.警察
"The policeman discharged his gun at the fleeing robbers."
警察向逃跑的强盗开了枪.
近义：officer, patrolman, peeler, trooper, bluecoat, bobby
反义：infractor, infringer, injurer, malefactor, offender, outlaw
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
adv. 认真地;严肃地;严重地;
💡 serious严肃的 + ly ...地→ adv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父亲住在圣路加医院，病情很重。
近义：owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反义：casually
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore