新概念英语第三册课文Lesson 40

一、【Text】课文

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 nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting 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 up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. (暂不提供全部内容)

二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语

●hoax n. 骗局，戏弄

●deception n. 欺骗，骗局

●self-respecting adj. 自重的

●indulge v. 使沉迷

●pneumatic adj. 气动的

●drill n. 钻

●silly adj. 无意义的，无聊的

●advance adj. 预先的，事先获得的

●archway n. 拱形门楼

●remonstrate v. 规劝，告诫

●ironically adv. 讽刺地

●permission n. 许可

●grant v. 同意，准予

■hoax n. 骗局，戏弄

play a hoax on sb. 戏弄某人

play a trick on sb. 戏弄某人

play a joke on sb. 开某人玩笑

Eg: The boy student is thinking how to play a hoax on his classmate.

■deception n. 欺骗，骗局

deception 无关紧要的骗局，并不是故意的欺骗

Eg: She referred to the pills as sweet, so the harmless deception made it easy for her child to take them.

deceit (故意的)欺骗

Eg: We are incapable of deceit.

fraud 对公众的欺骗行为，多指官方的欺骗或财政舞弊

trickery 欺骗(语气上严厉),着重有步骤地诡计来谋取私利。

Eg: He had gained control of the company by trickery.

■self-respecting adj. 自重的

■indulge v. 使沉迷

indulge oneself in sth. 沉迷于…………== be indulged in

Eg: He indulged himself in smoking and drinking.

=He was indulged in smoking and drinking.

v. 纵容

Eg: She indulges her only son.

■pneumatic adj. 气动的

■drill n. 钻

■silly adj. 无意义的，无聊的

foolish 强调愚蠢的，笨的，不明智的

Eg: I remonstrated him not to do anything foolish.

silly 无意义的， 无聊的，无知的

Eg: Being called silly is not compliment.

Don’t play such a silly hoax.

stupid 人及言行缺乏良好的判断力，天生的迟钝

Eg: His son is as stupid as all.

dull 迟钝的

Eg: the old man’s hearing has become dull.

She is a dull girl.

■advance adj. 预先的，事先获得的

advance information / in advance

■archway n. 拱形门楼

■remonstrate v. 规劝，告诫

remonstrate sb to do sth 规劝某人做某事

■ironically adv. 讽刺地

■permission n. 许可

■grant v. 同意，准予

ask sb. for permission请求许可

give / grant sb. permission 准予许可

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三、【课文精析】

Key sentence:

It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else.

Eg: It has never been explained why he seems to enjoy doing it.

specialize in. 专门研究

Eg: He specialized in biology after graduation.

Key sentence:

Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.

except the victims / but the victims

tear up == destroy新概念英语2mp3下载

take sb seriously 严肃对待

be to do 结构含义：

1. should

Eg: Such a private thing should be avoided.

Such a private thing is to be avoided

2. must

Eg: No students must leave school without the permission of the police.

No students are to leave school without the permission of the police.

3. intend 意图，打算

Eg: We intend to start work next week.

We are to start work next week.

Key sentence:

Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.

be grateful to sb. for sth.

that went on == that happened

he threatened to remove them by force.

Key sentence:

The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help.

as he pleased 随他的意愿做

four more == another four

as this 听到

At the words,he got angry.

With the words, he left the room angrily.

Key sentence:

At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.

pointed out ironically 讽刺地指出

hardly be necessary 大可不必

under 与名词搭配表示一种被动的概念

under discussion / arrest / repair

Key sentence:

Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station.

make a telephone call 打一个电话

Key sentence:

Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.

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