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1、-新概念英语第三册40课笔记(逐句)-第 5 页It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else. Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax. Inviting the fire brigade to put out a non-existent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-r

2、especting student would ever indulge in. Students often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the victims. When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed u

3、p as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. 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. He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly j

4、okes on people. Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information. The student hid in an archway nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on. Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away. Whe

5、n he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen. He threatened to remove them by force. The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help. Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen. As the men refused to stop working, the p

6、olice attempted to seize the pneumatic drill. The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper. He threatened to call the police. At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest. Pretending to speak seriously, one of t

7、he workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station. Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone. Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.It has never been

8、 explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else. practicalprktkladj.实际的；实用性的practical joke恶作剧practical mind 实际想法practical problem 实际问题谁也弄不清为什么大学生好像比任何人都更喜欢恶作剧。Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax. specialspln. 特使，特派人员；特刊；特色菜；专车；特

9、价商品adj. 特别的；专门的，专用的specializesplazvi.专门从事；详细说明；特化especiallyspliadv. 特别；尤其；格外specialize in sth.专门做某事particularptkjladj.特别的；详细的；独有的；挑剔的popularppjladj. 流行的，通俗的；受欢迎的；大众的；普及的especially 某物很特别 I love Italy, especially in summer.particularly 同类中某个很特别如 The visitors admired his paintings, but particularly the

10、 portrait of his daughter.specially 多表示专门地 I made chocolate cake specially for you.(我特地为你做了巧克力蛋糕。)hoaxhoksvt.愚弄；欺骗(恶作剧通常就是指这种，戏弄人)大学生擅长一种特殊的恶作剧戏弄人。Inviting the fire brigade to put out a non-existent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in. invitenvatv

11、t. 邀请，招待；招致n. 邀请brigadebrgedn. 旅；大部队；队列fire brigade 消防队bridgebrdn. 桥；桥牌；桥接器；船桥nonnnadv.非，不existentzstntn.生存者；存在的事物adj.存在的；生存的crudekrudadj. 粗糙的；天然的，未加工的；粗鲁的cheattitvt. 欺骗；骗取vi. 欺骗；作弊n. 欺骗，作弊；骗子deceivedsivv. 欺骗；行骗cheat 多指以不正当手段骗他人财务或信任，也指作弊行为deceive指以某种手段使人误入歧途或落入圈套deceptiondspnn.欺骗，欺诈；骗术respectrspktn

12、. 尊敬，尊重；方面；敬意vt. 尊敬，尊重；遵守indulgendldvt.满足；纵容；使高兴；使沉迷于indulge的基本意思是“放纵”自己的欲望,尤其是无法实现或应加以控制的欲望,即“沉湎于”。如用于他人,则意为“放任”“纵容”。indulge inindulge作“纵情,沉溺”解时,是不及物动词,后接介词“in+名词/动名词”,表示“尽情、无节制地做某事或享受”,Do not always indulge in empty talk.(别总是纸上谈兵.)请消防队来扑灭一场根本没有的大火是一种低级骗局，有自尊心的大学生决不会去做。Students often create amusing

13、 situations which are funny to everyone except the victims. victimvktmn. 受害人；牺牲品；牺牲者大学生们常常做的是制造一种可笑的局面，使大家笑上一场，当然受害者是笑不出来的。When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as wo

14、rkmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. pneumaticnumtkadj.气动的；充气的；有气胎的drilldrln. 训练；钻孔机；钻子；播种机vi. 钻孔；训练vt. 钻孔；训练；条播teartrn. 眼泪, (撕破的)洞或裂缝, 撕扯vt. 撕掉, 扯下, 扰乱vi. 流泪, 撕破最近有个学生看见两个工人在学校门外用风钻干活，马上打电话报告警察，说有两个学生装扮成工人，正在用风钻破坏路面。As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told t

15、hem that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not take him seriously. seriouslysrsliadv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地挂上电话后，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，He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people. sillysliadj.愚蠢的n.傻瓜还对工人说，有个学生常装扮成警察无聊地同别

16、人开玩笑。Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information. gratefulretfladj.感谢的；令人愉快的，宜人的(advance information 预报)greatretadj. 伟大的，重大的；极好的，好的；主要的n. 大师；大人物；伟人们piecepisn. 块；件；篇；硬币vt. 修补；接合；凑合advancedvnsn.发展；前进；增长；预付款vt.提出；预付；使前进；将提前adj. 预先的；先行的advance infor

17、mation 预报警察与工人都对那个学生事先通报情况表示感谢The student hid in an archway nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on. archwayrtwen.拱门；拱道(arch 拱型支架的长廊或楼门的拱型门斗)那个学生躲在附近一拱形的门廊里，在那儿可以看见、听到现场发生的一切。Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away. 果然，警察来了，不礼貌地请工人

18、离开此地；When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen. He threatened to remove them by force.threatrtn. 威胁，恐吓；凶兆threatenrtnvt. 威胁；恐吓；预示vi. 威胁；可能来临threadrdn. 线；螺纹；思路；衣服；线状物；玻璃纤维；路线vt. 穿过；穿线于；使交织vi. 通过；穿透过The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help. 工人说，悉听尊

19、便。警察去打电话叫人。do as he pleased do as he like 悉听尊便Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen. remonstratermnstretvt.责备，告诫；抗议；表示异议(非常用词)remonstrated with sb. 告诫某人一会儿工夫，又来了4个警察，规劝工人离开。As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic dri

20、ll. attempttmptn.企图，试图；攻击vt.企图，试图；尝试seizesizvi.抓住；利用；（机器）卡住由于工人拒绝停下手中的活，警察想夺风钻。The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper. fiercefrsadj. 凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的(高频词 指人或兽普通意义上的凶猛残酷)fiercelyfrsladj.凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的tempertmpn. 脾气；(钢等)回火；性情；倾向vt. 使回火；锻炼；调和；使缓和vi. 回火；调和temperaturetmprtn. 温度两个工人奋力抗争，其中

21、一个发了火，He threatened to call the police. At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest. threatenrtnvt. 威胁；恐吓；预示vi. 威胁；可能来临ironicarnkadj. 讽刺的；反话的(非高频词)ironicalarnkladj. 讽刺的(等于ironic)；用反语的ironicallyarnkliadv.讽刺地；说反话地necessarynssadj.

22、必要的；必需的；必然的n. 必需品arrestrstvt. 逮捕；阻止；吸引n. 逮捕；监禁威胁说要去叫警察。警察听后讥讽地说，这大可不必，因为他俩已被逮捕了。Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station. seriouslysrsliadv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地其中一个工人装模作样地问道，在被带往警察局之前，是否可以打一个电话。Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone. permissionpmnn.允许，许可grantrntvt.授予；允许；承认(重量级词汇，授予，同意)警察同意了，陪他来到一个投币地电话前，Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.hoaxhoksvt.愚弄；欺骗当他看到那个工人真的是给警察挂电话，才恍然大悟，原来他们都成一场骗局的受害者。