Man wraps neighbour's car in plastic after they stole his parking space

By  Paige HollandShowbiz Audience Writer

12:04, 19 AUG 2020

When a woman stole Tobe Bailey's car parking space he came up with an incredible way to make sure she wouldn't make the same mistake again - and luckily she found the prank funny

Wrap /ræp/ vt. 包；缠绕；隐藏；掩护vi. 包起来；缠绕；穿外衣；<非正式>完成拍摄，杀青；n. 外套；围巾

1. ~ sth (up) (in sth)包，裹（礼物等）

2. ~ A (up) in B /~ B round/around A 用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）

3. ~ sth around/round sth/sb用…缠绕（或围紧）

4. ~ (sth) (around/round)（使文字）换行

5. be ˌwrapped ˈup in sb/sth：专心致志于；全神贯注于；完全沉浸于

6.ˌwrap ˈupˌwrap it ˈup： 住口；闭嘴；别再捣乱

7.ˌwrap ˈupˌwrap sb/yourself ˈup：（使）穿得暖和 •She told them to wrap up warm/warmly . 她叫他们穿暖和点。

8.ˌwrap sth←→ˈup： 圆满完成，顺利结束（协议或会议等） •That just about wraps it up for today. 这就差不多给今天画了个圆满的句号

prank n.  /præŋk/  ：a trick that is played on sb as a joke 玩笑；恶作剧

A man whose parking space was stolen by a neighbour came up with an incredible way to teach them a lesson.

Tobe Bailey, 49, had grown tired of people parking outside his house, so when a blue Vauxhall Corsa blocked his drive he went to extreme measures to get his point across.

At first the dad of seven attached a note to the windscreen of the car, but when it was still there a day and a half later he wrapped the entire car in black cellophane.

Cellophane n. /ˈseləfeɪn/ 用于包装的玻璃纸

Bricklayer and handyman Tobe said: "I live in a street with 26 houses and 24 parking spaces.

bricklayer n. /ˈbrɪkleɪə(r)/  砌砖工；瓦工

"Me and the Mrs spent about £2,000 putting a dropped curb in last year and clear signs telling people not to park there but people still do all the time.

Dropped curb  /kɜːb/缘石坡道 ，curb单独使用有抑制、控制的意思

At least two or three times a week, we get some idiot blocking us in."

we get some idiot blocking us in：block in-阻止进入 我们遇见了一些傻瓜堵路。

He explained that when he got home from work one night he saw a car parked there.

Not only could he not park in his space, but his daughter was also blocked in.

He said: "I wrote a note and stuck it on the windscreen, telling the owner to move it.

stuck it on the windscreen：贴在挡风玻璃上

"I opened a can of beer and sat on the balcony and waited".

balcony n.  /ˈbælkəni/ n. 阳台；包厢；戏院楼厅

But nothing happened - the car was still there the next day, so he decided to get revenge.

"I'd just had a load of pallet wrap delivered and I thought 'right' and wrapped it across the car. The owner soon came out after that.

"It was a young girl who had just moved in next door but one.

"She was very apologetic.

"She said "very funny" and said she won't park there again."

Tobe explained that he likes to get his point across in a funny and harmless way, and that he's not doing it to be malicious at all.

malicious adj. /məˈlɪʃəs/  having or showing hatred and a desire to harm sb or hurt their feelings 怀有恶意的；恶毒的 • malicious gossip/lies/rumours 恶毒的流言飞语╱谎言╱谣言

"It only took her a few minutes to take the wrap off and her car was cleaner after because of it" he added.

Tobe said his wife Amanda and the four children of his that live with him in Margate, Kent, found the stunt hilarious.

stunt  /stʌnt/  

1.（尤指电影中的）特技表演 •a stunt pilot 特技飞行员

2. 意在引人注意的花招；噱头•a publicity stunt 宣传噱头

3.愚蠢行为；危险举动 •I've had enough of her childish stunts. 她那些幼稚的愚蠢行为我受够了。

4. 阻碍生长；妨碍发展；遏制•The constant winds had stunted the growth of plants and bushes. 老是刮风，花草、灌木长不大。 •His illness had not stunted his creativity. 疾病没有扼杀他的创造力。

hilarious adj.   /hɪˈleəriəs/  extremely funny 极其滑稽的

But this isn't the first prank Tobe has pulled on a person who parked in his place.

"Another time, a man parked a car across my driveway and when I told him he couldn't park there, he told me he was a child of God and could park where he likes.

"I told him I am also a child of God and had the right not to have my driveway blocked.

"He didn't listen and just walked away, so I used a car jack to hoist it up.

car jack汽车千斤顶；[机] 车辆起重器

hoist /hɔɪst/  [ usually + adv./prep. ] 吊起；提升；拉高 •to hoist a flag/sail 升旗╱帆

be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard： 害人反害己；自食其果

"When he came back, he got in the car and started it but of course, couldn't drive anywhere.

"He had to knock on my door and eventually apologised.

"He never parked there again."

Tobe shared a picture of the car on Facebook and received over 100 comments from friends who found his prank hilarious

One wrote: "Love to see their face when they turn up...priceless!"

Another commented: "Lmao, well done mate."

Lmao笑死我了，是 laughing my ass off 的网络缩略语

A third also added: "This is too funny, I can't think of anyone else who would do this."

Others called Tobe a "legend" and "brilliant".

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