新概念英語第三冊(美音版)Who's who
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Lesson 40
Who's who
真假難辨
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How did the policeman discover that the whole thing was a joke?
It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than 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. 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 jokes on people. Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
The student did 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. When 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 police 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 the 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.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
hoax
n. 騙局，戲弄
deception
n. 欺騙，騙局
self-respecting
adj. 自重的
indulge
v. 使沉迷
pneumatic
adj. 氣動的
drill
n. 鉆
silly
adj. 無意義的，無聊的
advance
adj. 預(yù)先的，事先獲得的
archway
n. 拱形門樓
remonstrate
v. 規(guī)勸，告誡
ironically
adv. 諷刺地
permission
n. 許可
grant
v. 同意，準(zhǔn)予
誰 也弄不清為什么大學(xué)生好像比任何人都更喜歡惡作劇。大學(xué)生擅長一種特殊的惡作劇——戲弄人。請消防隊來撲滅一場根本沒有的大火是一種低級騙局，有自尊心 的大學(xué)生決不會去做。大學(xué)生們常常做的是制造一種可笑的局面，使大家笑上一場，當(dāng)然受害者是笑不出來的。 最近有個學(xué)生看見兩個工人在學(xué)校門外用風(fēng)鉆干活，馬上打電話報告警察，說有兩個學(xué)生裝扮成工人，正在用風(fēng)鉆破壞路面。掛上電話后，他又馬上來到工人那兒， 告訴他們?nèi)粲袀€警察來讓他們走開，不要把他當(dāng)回事，還對工人說，有個學(xué)生常裝扮成警察無聊地同別人開玩笑。警察與工人都對那個學(xué)生事先通報情況表示感謝。 那個學(xué)生躲在附近一拱形的門廊里，在那兒可以看見、聽到現(xiàn)場發(fā)生的一切。果然，警察來了，不禮貌地請工人離開此地；但其中一個工人粗魯?shù)鼗亓藥拙?。于是?察威脅要強(qiáng)行使他們離開。工人說，悉聽尊便。警察去打電話叫人。一會兒工夫，又來了4個警察，規(guī)勸工人離開。由于工人拒絕停下手中的活，警察想奪風(fēng)鉆。兩 個工人奮力抗?fàn)?，其中一個發(fā)了火，威脅說要去叫警察。警察聽后譏諷地說，這大可不必，因為他倆已被逮捕了。其中一個工人裝模作樣地問道，在被帶往警察局之 前，是否可以打一個電話。警察同意了，陪他來到一個投幣地電話前，當(dāng)他看到那個工人真的是給警察掛電話，才恍然大悟，原來他們都成一場騙局的受害者。
■hoax n. 騙局，戲弄
play a hoax on sb. 戲弄某人
play a trick on sb. 戲弄某人
play a joke on sb. 開某人玩笑
Eg: The boy student is thinking how to play a hoax on his classmate.
■deception n. 欺騙，騙局
deception 無關(guān)緊要的騙局，并不是故意的欺騙
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）欺騙
Eg: We are incapable of deceit.
fraud 對公眾的欺騙行為，多指官方的欺騙或財政舞弊
trickery 欺騙（語氣上嚴(yán)厲）,著重有步驟地詭計來謀取私利。
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. 縱容
Eg: She indulges her only son.
■pneumatic adj. 氣動的
■drill n. 鉆
■silly adj. 無意義的，無聊的
foolish 強(qiáng)調(diào)愚蠢的，笨的，不明智的
Eg: I remonstrated him not to do anything foolish.
silly 無意義的， 無聊的，無知的
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斷力，天生的遲鈍
Eg: His son is as stupid as all.
dull 遲鈍的
Eg: the old man’s hearing has become dull.
She is a dull girl.
■advance adj. 預(yù)先的，事先獲得的
advance information / in advance
■archway n. 拱形門樓
■remonstrate v. 規(guī)勸，告誡
remonstrate sb to do sth 規(guī)勸某人做某事
■ironically adv. 諷刺地
■permission n. 許可
■grant v. 同意，準(zhǔn)予
ask sb. for permission請求許可
give / grant sb. permission 準(zhǔn)予許可
Key structure
背熟1：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. 專門研究
Eg: He specialized in biology after graduation.
背熟2：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
take sb seriously 嚴(yán)肅對待
be to do 結(jié)構(gòu)含義：
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 意圖，打算
Eg: We intend to start work next week.
We are to start work next week.
背熟4：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
背熟5：he threatened to remove them by force.
背熟6: The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help.
as he pleased 隨他的意愿做
four more == another four
as this 聽到
At the words,he got angry.
With the words, he left the room angrily.
背熟7：At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
pointed out ironically 諷刺地指出
hardly be necessary 大可不必
under 與名詞搭配表示一種被動的概念
under discussion / arrest / repair
背熟8：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 打一個電話
背熟9：Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.
only 引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句或介詞短語，以及條件狀語從句在句首時，句子要倒裝。
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Comprehension
1 A good hoax is a joke which depends on _____ .
a. deceiving people into behaving in a way which amuses everyone but themselves
b. doing something like calling the fire bridge to a nonexistent fire
c. at least two parties being led to believe the other is fraudulent
d. people disguising themselves to look like other people
deceive sb. into doing sth.
2 When the policeman first arrived outside the university _____ .
a. the student hid in an archway to see what happened next
b. he told the workmen if they disobeyedhim he would call four policemen
c. the workmen refused to take his request that they should move seriously
d. he was polite to the workmen as he had expected them to be students
They didn’t take the police seriously
3 When did it become clear to the police that the workmen were not students?
a. when one of the workmen angrily said he was going to call the police.
b. Not until one of the workmen asked if he could telephone the police.
c. When the policeman saw whom the workman was ringing from the pay phone.
d. Only after they had arrested the workmen and taken them to the station.
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Structure
4 ---- Why students seem _____ practical jokes than anyone else. (ll.1-2)
a. entertained by more b. to have been entertained more by
c. more to be entertainedby d. to be more entertained by
5 ---- and told them that _____ order them to go away they were not to take them seriously. (ll.10-11)
a. should the police b. the police might c. if the policeman did d. was a policeman to
6 ---- were grateful to the student for _____ in advance. (l.12)
a. they had been informed this b. having informed them this
c. being informed of this d. informing them of this
7 The workmen told him to do _____ … (ll.15-16)
a. as it pleased him b. how he pleased c. as he pleased d. that pleased him
8 Only then _____ that it had been a trick. (ll.22-23)
a. he realized b. he understood c. did he realize d. he did realize
Vocabulary
9 ---- a student had dressedup as a policeman and was amusing himself _____ .(ll.1-12)
a. by joking with peole b. at other people’s exense c. by making fun of people d. to other people’s surprise
10 when he received a very _____ from one of the workmen … (ll.14-15)
a. impolite retort b. harsh response c. rough report d. sharp return
11 Four more policemen arrived to protest _____ the workmen’s behaviour. (ll.16-17)
a. with b. for c. to d. against
12 The police attempted to _____ the pneumatic drill. (ll.17-18)
a. get hold of b. keep hold of c. hold back d. hold on to
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. A
