新概念英語第三冊(cè)

Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress開往威斯特海溫的快車一、【Text】課文

Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.Shipsmaybedelayedbystorms;airflightsmaybecancelledbecauseofbadweather;buttrainsmustbeontime.Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.Itisalltooeasytoblametherailwayauthoritieswhensomethingdoesgowrong.Thetruthisthatwhenmistakesoccur,theyaremorelikelytobeoursthantheirs.Afterconsultingmyrailwaytimetable,InotedwithsatisfactionthattherewasanexpresstraintoWesthaven.Itwentdirectfrommylocalstationandthejourneylastedamerehourandseventeenminutes.WhenIboardedthetrain,Icouldnothelpnoticingthatagreatmanylocalpeoplegotonaswell.Atthetime,thisdidnotstrikemeasodd.Ireflectedthattheremustbeagreatmanypeoplebesidesmyselfwhowishedtotakeadvantageofthisexcellentservice.NeitherwasIsurprisedwhenthetrainstoppedatWidley,atinystationafewmilesalongtheline.Evenamightyexpresstraincanbeheldupbysignals.Butwhenthetraindawdledatstationafterstation,Ibegantowonder.Itsuddenlydawnedonmethatthisexpresswasnotroaringdownthelineatninetymilesanhour,butbarelychuggingalongatthirty.Onehourandseventeenminutespassedandwehadnotevencoveredhalfthedistance.IaskedapassengerifthiswastheWesthavenExpress,buthehadnotevenheardofit.Ideterminedtolodgeacomplaintassoonaswearrived.Twohourslater,IwastalkingangrilytothestationmasteratWesthaven.Whenhedeniedthetrain'sexistence,Iborrowedhiscopyofthetimetable.TherewasanoteoftriumphinmyvoicewhenItoldhimthatitwasthereinblackandwhite.Glancingatitbriefly,hetoldmetolookagain.Atinyasteriskconductedmetoafootnoteatthebottomofthepage.Itsaid:'Thisservicehasbeensuspended.'

二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生詞和短語

●express

n.快車；adj.高速的●punctual

adj.準(zhǔn)時(shí)的;●condition

v.使習(xí)慣于●unshakable

adj.不可動(dòng)搖的●faith

n.信任●cancelv.取消●exceptionally

adv.例外地●dislocate

v.打亂（計(jì)劃等）●blame

v.責(zé)怪●consult

v.請(qǐng)教，查閱●direct

adv.徑直地●odd

adj.奇怪的，異常的●reflectv.細(xì)想●advantage

n.優(yōu)勢●mighty

adj.強(qiáng)大的，有力的●dawdle

v.慢吞吞的動(dòng)或做●chug

v.咔嚓咔嚓地響●lodge

v.提出●comlaint

n.抱怨●triumph

n.勝利●asterisk

n.星號(hào)（*）●conduct

v.引向，引導(dǎo)

■expressn.快車；adj.高速的expressway:高速公路expresstrain快車specialexpress特快throughexpress直快stopping/localtrain慢車

■punctualadj.準(zhǔn)時(shí)的;bepunctualindoingsth.在做……方面非常準(zhǔn)時(shí)bepunctualtotheminute非常準(zhǔn)時(shí)

Eg:Heisamanwho’spunctualtotheminute.■mightyadj.強(qiáng)大的，有力的■dawdlev.慢吞吞的動(dòng)或做■chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地響■lodgev.提出make/lodgecomplaint提出抱怨

■comlaintn.抱怨■triumphn.勝利■asteriskn.星號(hào)（*）■conductv.引向，引導(dǎo)三、【課文精析】

Keysentence:

Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.We'velearnttoexpectthat……

我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼……

Keysentence:

Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.developanunshakablefaithinsth

對(duì)……產(chǎn)生了……樣的信念

Keysentence:

Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.

Itisalltooeasytoblametoo...to句型中，在too前出現(xiàn)了all,only,but,not等詞的時(shí)候，to就有肯定意義Eg:Hewasbuttooeagertogethome.

Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，學(xué)到老

belikelytodo有可能...Eg:Youarelikelytogetsuccessifyouworkhard.Itislikelythat...Itislikelythathearrivedhereinbable不能與不定式搭配比possible可能性大Eg:Itisprobable/possiblethat...Eg:Itisprobable/possiblethathewillspeaktoyou.Itispossibleforustofinishtheworkinanhour.

strikesbas給某人以……印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分詞、名詞、形容詞搭配連用。Eg:Theactivityatrokemeaswastingtime.

holdup==holdback,hinder,prevent

dawnonsb

漸漸被某人明白barely==only

inblackandwhite白紙黑字

Keystructure

We'velearnttoexpectthat……

我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼……We'velearnttoexpectthat……

我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼……Itisalltooeasytoblametoo...to句型中，在too前出現(xiàn)了all,only,but,not等詞的時(shí)候，to就有肯定意義belikelytodo有可能...Itislikelythat...Thefirstparagraphisimportantgodirectfrom...to...strikesbas給某人以……印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分詞、名詞、形容詞搭配連用。holdup==holdback,hinder,preventdawnonsb

漸漸被某人明白inblackandwhite白紙黑字Lesson38Thefirstcalender最早的日歷一、【Text】課文Futurehistorianswillbeinauniquepositionwhentheycometorecordthehistoryofourowntimes.Theywillhardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthegreatmassofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.Whatismoretheywillnothavetorelysolelyonthewrittenword.Films,videos.CDsandCD-ROMsarejustsomeofthebewilderingamountofinformationtheywillhave.Theywillbeable,asitwere,toseeandhearusinaction.Butthehistorianattemptingtoreconstructthedistantpastisalwaysfacedwithadifficulttask.Hehastodeducewhathecanfromthefewscantycluesavailable.Evenseeminglyinsignificantremainscanshedinterestinglightonthehistoryofearlyman.Uptonow,historianshaveassumedthatcalendarscameintobeingwiththeadventofagriculture,forthenmanwasfacedwitharealneedtounderstandsomethingabouttheseasons.Recentscientificevidenceseemstoindicatethatthisassumptionisincorrect.Historianshavelongbeenpuzzledbydots,linesandsymbolswhichhavebeenengravedonwalls,bones,andtheivorytuskofmammoths.ThenomadswhomadethesemarkingslivedbyhuntingandfishingduringthelastIceAge,whichbeganabout35,000B.C.andendedabout10,000B.C.Bycorrelatingmarkingsmadeinvariouspartsoftheworld,historianshavebeenabletoreadthisdifficultcode.Theyhavefoundthatitisconnectedwiththepassageofdaysandthephasesofthemoon.Itis,infact,aprimitivetypeofcalendar.Ithaslongbeenknownthatthehuntingscenesdepictedonwallswerenotsimplyaformofartisticexpression.Theyhadadefinitemeaning,fortheywereasnearasearlymancouldgettowriting.Itispossiblethatthereisadefiniterelationbetweenthesepaintingsandthemarkingsthatsometimesaccompanythem.Itseemsthatmanwasmakingarealefforttounderstandtheseasons20,000yearsearlierthanhasbeensupposed.

二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生詞和短語

●calendar

n.歷法，日歷●historian

n.歷史學(xué)家●uniqueadj.無與倫比的●steadily

adv.不斷地●solely

adv.唯一地●video

n.錄像●CD-ROM

n.（只讀）光盤驅(qū)動(dòng)器●bewilder

v.令人眼花繚亂●deduce

v.推斷，推理●scantyadj.不足的，貧乏的●clue

n.線索●insignificant

adj.不重要的●shed

v.使流出，瀉●adventn.出現(xiàn)，到來，來臨●agriculture

n.農(nóng)業(yè)●assumptionn.假定，設(shè)想●dot

n.小圓點(diǎn)●symbol

n.符號(hào)●engrave

v.雕刻●ivory

n.象牙制品●mammoth

n.（古）長毛象●phase

n.月相，天相●tusk

n.獠牙，長牙、象牙●primitive

adj.原始的●nomadn.游牧民●depict

v.描畫，描繪●correlate

v.使相互聯(lián)系

■calendarn.歷法，日歷calender輪壓機(jī)

■historiann.歷史學(xué)家historic

具有歷史意義的Thisisahistoricspeech.historical

與歷史研究有關(guān)系的historicalresearch歷史研究

■uniqueadj.無與倫比的unique:uneaqualedSpeechisauniquehumanabilityunique不能接受比較級(jí)，可以接受quite,almost,nearly,surely,really等修飾，但不能接受rather,very等詞的修飾。unique獨(dú)一無二的，因唯一而獨(dú)特speical

注重性質(zhì)的特殊especial

強(qiáng)調(diào)超過其他的全部Eg:Thisisamatterofespecialimportance.Thisisaespeciallyimportantmatter.particular特定的，著重同類中某一個(gè)所有獨(dú)特的性質(zhì)Pineappleshaveparticularflavour.菠蘿有特別的味道。exceptionalextraordinary特別的，與眾不同的Eg:ThewarmweatherisexceptionalforJamuary.■steadilyadv.不斷地■solelyadv.唯一地■videon.錄像■CD-ROMn.（只讀）光盤驅(qū)動(dòng)器■bewilderv.令人眼花繚亂bewilder:confuseEg:shewasbewilderedbysomanybeautifuldresses.puzzle

某問題因復(fù)雜而令人費(fèi)解Eg:Iampuzzledbytheproblem.

perplex

難以理解（包含焦慮不安，不知如何解決的意思）Eg:

Heisperplexedfortheanswer.bewilderment:n.inbewilderment茫然不知所措

■deducev.推斷，推理deduce:determineordecidesth.bygivenfacts.Eg:Ideducetheconclusionfromthegivenfacts.deduce…from從…中推論，推斷infer推斷（不表示過程）Eg:Whatcanyouinferfromthetext?deduce

==>(ant.)indece歸納

■scantyadj.不足的，貧乏的scanty:toofew,notenoughscantyknowledge一知半解ascantycrop欠收bescantyofsth奇缺beshortof

短缺Eg:Thevillageschoolisscantyoftextbooks.這鄉(xiāng)村學(xué)校奇缺教材。bewantof=inneedof需要……

■cluen.線索■insignificantadj.不重要的■shedv.使流出，瀉shed:pouroutshedtears淚流滿面shedlight發(fā)光shedlightonsb.啟發(fā)，啟迪shedone’sbloodforcountry為祖國而流血。shedone'sclothes脫去衣服

■adventn.出現(xiàn)，到來，來臨advent:comingorarrivalattheadventofwinter在冬天到來的時(shí)候attheadventof在…到來的時(shí)候sincetheadventof自從…的到來

■agriculturen.農(nóng)業(yè)■assumptionn.假定，設(shè)想■dotn.小圓點(diǎn)■symboln.符號(hào)■engravev.雕刻■ivoryn.象牙制品■mammothn.（古）長毛象■phasen.月相，天相■tuskn.獠牙，長牙、象牙■primitiveadj.原始的■nomadn.游牧民■depictv.描畫，描繪■correlatev.使相互聯(lián)系

三、【課文精析】

intheuniqueposition

處于無以倫比，獨(dú)一無二的情況cometo:start,begin

Keysentence:

Theywillhardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthegreatmassofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.selectfrom從……中進(jìn)行選擇(同類中)choose挑選（憑個(gè)人意愿）一、有三種情況choose和select不能互換：1．當(dāng)在兩者中選一個(gè)時(shí)只能用choose,即choosebetweenEg:Wehavetochoosebetweenleavingearlyandpayingfortaxi.2．choose可帶wh從句Eg:I'llletyouchoosewhereweshouldgotoeat.3．choosetodo只能用choose.Eg:Whatinvariablyhappensisthatagreatnumberofthingschoosetogowrongatpreciselythesamemoment.（L33）

Hehasdeliberatelychosentoleadthelifeheleadsandisfullyawareoftheconsequences.(L27)二、select比choose更正式，即在許多同類的人或物當(dāng)中根據(jù)客觀標(biāo)準(zhǔn)對(duì)這兩個(gè)加以比較，鑒別，認(rèn)真地挑選出最好的、最喜歡的、最有用的。

greatmassof==toomuch＝＝agreatamountofevidence不可數(shù)名詞；不能手agreatmany,alargenumberofEg:Sheselectedabluedressfromthewardrobe.Youhavebeenselectedtopresentusonthecommittee.

whatismore

更有甚者，furthremore,moreover更是的意思whatisworse

更糟糕的是

relyon==counton==dependon依靠，指望Eg:Youcan’trelyonothers.Hecan’tbereliedon.

solelyadv.唯一地means:only,just,nearly

bewilder令人眼花繚亂bewildering令人眼花繚亂的bewildered感到眼花繚亂的

Theywillbeable,asitwere,toseeandhearusinaction.inaction行動(dòng)中的，活動(dòng)中的asitwere

可以說，似乎，好像Eg:Heisasitwereawalkingdictionary.他可以說是一部活字典

Computerscanneverasitwereleadindependentlives.

電腦不能過獨(dú)立的生活asitis=infact=inreally=actually=asamatteroffact事實(shí)上Eg:Ithoughtthingswouldgetbetter,butasitis,theyaregettingworse.Inmanywayschildrenlivesasitwereinadifferentworldfromtheadults.在許多方面，孩子們可以說過著一種與大人完全不同的生活。

Keysentence:

Butthehistorianattemptingtoreconstructthedistantpastisalwaysfacedwithadifficulttask.befacedwith:beinthepositioninwhichonemustdealwithaproblemorunpleasantsituation.面臨（因境，問題）Eg:Automobileindustryisfacedwithabadfuturenow.汽車工業(yè)正面臨著令人擔(dān)憂的未來。Agreatmanypeoplearefacedwithlosingtheirjobs.許多人面臨著失業(yè)。Inmyopinion,youarefacedwithaproblemasitwerehowtogetenoughtimetostudyEnglish.ThestudentattemptingtolearnEnglishwellinayearisfacedwithadifficulttask.企圖在一年之內(nèi)把英語學(xué)好的學(xué)生面臨著巨大的難題。

availableadj.可利用的Eg:Ihavedictionaryavailabeforyou.Isthereaplaceavailableforustohaveachat.Iknowyouareinneedofhelp,butexcuseme,Idon’thaveanystudentsavailableforyou.

remains==ruins遺跡，遺物insignificant==unimportantshedlighton=throwlighton=castlighton意思是：makeamatterclearorunderstood解釋，說明，提示Eg:Thisinformationshedlightontheproblem.這份情報(bào)會(huì)搞清楚這一問題。Canyoushedanylightonthecaseofthefire?你能夠解釋這次火災(zāi)嗎？Shewillshedlightonthecaseofstolenjewels.好將能夠揭示這次珠寶失竊案。

uptonow=sofar到目前為止comeintobeing==comeintoexistence產(chǎn)生，出現(xiàn)cometopower上臺(tái)comeintouse開始使用

befacedwitharealneedtodosth.面臨著做某事的真正需要。Eg:WearefacedwitharealneedtolearnEnglishwell.

indicate揭示

correlate

相互聯(lián)系

itisconnectedwith==itisassociatedwith

infact可以替換為asitis;actually,inreality

asnearas接近

Lesson39Nothingtoworryabout不必?fù)?dān)心一、【Text】課文

TheroughroadacrosstheplainsoonbecamesobadthatwetriedtogetBrucetodrivebacktothevillagewehadcomefrom.Eventhoughtheroadwaslitteredwithbouldersandpittedwithholes,Brucewasnotintheleastperturbed.Glancingathismap,heinformedusthatthenextvillagewasameretwentymilesaway.ItwasnotthatBrucealwaysunderestimateddifficulties.Hesimplyhadnosenseofdangeratall.Nomatterwhattheconditionswere,hebelievedthatacarshouldbedrivenasfastasitcouldpossiblygo.Aswebumpedoverthedustytrack,weswervedtoavoidlargeboulders.Thewheelsscoopedupstoneswhichhammeredominouslyunderthecar.Wefeltsurethatsoonerorlaterastonewouldripaholeinourpetroltankordamagetheengine.Becauseofthis,wekeptlookingback,wonderingifwewereleavingatrailofoilandpetrolbehindus.Whatareliefitwaswhentheboulderssuddenlydisappeared,givingwaytoastretchofplainwheretheonlyobstacleswereclumpsofbushes.Buttherewasworsetocome.Justaheadofustherewasahugefissure.Inresponsetorenewedpleadings,Brucestopped.Thoughweallgotouttoexaminethefissure,heremainedinthecar.Weinformedhimthatthefissureextendedforfiftyyardsandwastwofeetwideandfourfeetdeep.Eventhishadnoeffect.Brucewentintoalowgearanddroveataterrifyingspeed,keepingthefrontwheelsastridethecrackashefolloweditszig-zagcourse.Beforewehadtimetoworryaboutwhatmighthappen,wewerebackontheplainagain.Bruceconsultedthemaponcemoreandtoldusthatthevillagewasnowonlyfifteenmilesaway.Ournextobstaclewasashallowpoolofwaterabouthalfamileacross.Brucechargedatit,butinthemiddle,thecarcametoagrindinghalt.Ayellowlightonthedash-boardflashedangrilyandBrucecheerfullyannouncedthattherewasnooilintheengine!

二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生詞和短語

●rough

adj.崎嶇不平的●boulder

n.大石塊●pit

v.使得坑坑洼洼●perturb

v.使不安●underestimate

v.低估●swerve

v.爭轉(zhuǎn)變●scoop

v.挖出●hammer

v.（用錘）擊打，錘打●ominously

adv.有預(yù)兆的，不祥的●rip

v.劃破，撕，扯●petrol

n.汽油●stretchn.一大片（平地或水）●obstacle

n.障礙●clumpn.叢，簇●fissuren.（石、地的）深縫●renew

v.重復(fù)●pleading

n.懇求●gear

n.（汽車）排檔●astrideprep.騎，跨●crack

n.縫隙●zigzagn.“之”字形●shallow

adj.淺的●grind(ground,ground)

v.磨擦●halt

n.停●dashboard

n.（汽車上的）儀表盤

■roughadj.崎嶇不平的Eg:We’dbetternottaketheroughroad.beroughonsb.對(duì)某人苛刻，無禮Don’tberoughonyourfriends.cutuprough

發(fā)脾氣

■bouldern.大石塊■pitv.使得坑坑洼洼■perturbv.使不安verpupsetbeperturbedaboutsth為…而心神不安

Histhreatsdidn’tperturbherintheleastdisturb并非用心去擾亂Eg:Itisdisturbingtothinkthatawildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.plague因病痛和類似的折磨而使人苦惱Eg:TheterriblediseaseplaguedhimtroubleEg:Sorrytogiveyoutrouble./Sorrytotroubleyou.worryEg:Heisworriedabouthisson’ssafety.fretEg:Hefretedhimselfallthetimefornewsofher.upsetEg:IfeelupsetnowbecauseIamafraidIhurtyou.dismay使沮喪辨別：perturb;disturb;plague;trouble;worry;fret;upset;dismay

■underestimatev.低估■swervev.爭轉(zhuǎn)變■scoopv.挖出Eg:Shesccpedoutsomesugar.makeascoop走運(yùn)Eg:Thatguymadeascoop.

■hammerv.（用錘）擊打，錘打■ominouslyadv.有預(yù)兆的，不祥的ominousadj.Eg:Lookatthoseominousblackclouds.omenn.Eg:Thisisagood/badomen.Eg:Thecloudsomenrain.

■ripv.劃破，撕，扯tearripone'smaskaway撕下某人的假面具letthingstip==letthingsbe聽其自然ripinto

猛攻，抨擊ripoff

偷竊ripuptheback

背后說壞話

■petroln.汽油■stretchn.一大片（平地或水）atastretch連續(xù)的，一口氣的，不停頓的astretchoflandastretchofwaterEg:Heworkedforhoursatastretch.Wedrovefastonastretchofopenfield.Heisunabletoworkforlongstretches.astretchofhill連綿不斷的群山vt.Hestretchedouthishandtogettheapple.Thereareforestsstretchingforhundredsofmiles.TransportwasratherstretchedintheSpringFestival.

■obstaclen.障礙Lackofeducationisanobstacletosuccess.constitueanobstacleto構(gòu)成…的障礙remove/overcomeanobstacle克服困難putobstacleinsb'sway妨礙某人的發(fā)展obstacleto介詞to

要英語中有好多動(dòng)詞要與介詞to搭配：key;answer;shred;advantage;disadvantage;admission;damageto辨別：obstacle;obstruction;hindranceEg:Lakeofeducationisobstacletosuccess.Theremustbeanobstructioninthepipe.Youaremoreofhindrancethanhelp.

■clumpn.叢，簇■fissuren.（石、地的）深縫■renewv.重復(fù)■pleadingn.懇求■gearn.（汽車）排檔■astrideprep.騎，跨■crackn.縫隙■zigzagn.“之”字形■shallowadj.淺的■grind(ground,ground)v.磨擦grindwheatintoflourgrindsthtopieces把……弄成碎片grindone'steethinanger氣得咬牙切齒

■haltn.停==stopTheyhaltforafewminutes.stop;halt;ceaseEg:Theheartwillceasetobeatwhenlifeceases.pausevi.Hepausedforabreath.haltTheyhaltedforafewminutes.halt;cease;pause;stophaltetoahalt/stop停下來

■dashboardn.（汽車上的）儀表盤

三、【課文精析】

getsb.todosth.:persuade/advisesb.todoPleasegetthemtofinishtheworkasquicklyaspossible.Pleasegethimtogiveupsmoking.belitteredwithbepittedwitheventhough:evenif

notintheleast=notatall/notabit/nottheleastbit

一點(diǎn)也不notalittle=verymuch

bynomeans=innoway=onnoaccount=atnotimes=undernocircumstances絕不

amere==only（必須和不定冠詞搭配）

Itwasnot(tosay)……這并不是說

dustytrack==dustyroad

lookback回頭看wondering從句做伴隨狀況狀語Howrelievedwewere

givewayto為……所代替Eg:Thegreatcloudsgraduallybrokeupandgivewaytobluesky.Hehasnointentionofivingwaytoyourdemands.

inresponseto:inreactionto

Keysentence:

Beforewehadtimetoworryaboutwhatmighthappen,wewerebackontheplainagain.

hardly...when...Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouse.Beforehehadhardlyhadtimetoworryaboutwhatmighthappenwhenwewerebackontheplaneagain.

Lesson40Who’swho真假難辨一、【Text】課文

Ithasneverbeenexplainedwhyuniversitystudentsseemtoenjoypracticaljokesmorethananyoneelse.Studentsspecializeinaparticulartypeofpracticaljoke:thehoax.Invitingthefirebrigadetoputoutanonexistentfireisacrudeformofdeceptionwhichnoself-respectingstudentwouldeverindulgein.Studentsoftencreateamusingsituationswhicharefunnytoeveryoneexceptthevictims.Whenastudentrecentlysawtwoworkmenusingapneumaticdrilloutsidehisuniversity,heimmediatelytelephonedthepoliceandinformedthemthattwostudentsdressedupasworkmenweretearinguptheroadwithapneumaticdrill.Assoonashehadhungup,hewentovertotheworkmenandtoldthemthatifapolicemanorderedthemtogoaway,theywerenottotakehimseriously.Headdedthatastudenthaddressedupasapolicemanandwasplayingallsortsofsillyjokesonpeople.Boththepoliceandtheworkmenweregratefultothestudentforthispieceofadvanceinformation.Thestudenthidinanarchwaynearbywherehecouldwatchandheareverythingthatwenton.Sureenough,apolicemanarrivedonthesceneandpolitelyaskedtheworkmentogoaway.Whenhereceivedaveryrudereplyfromoneoftheworkmen,hethreatenedtoremovethembyforce.Theworkmentoldhimtodoashepleasedandthepolicemantelephonedforhelp.Shortlyafterwards,fourmorepolicemenarrivedandremonstratedwiththeworkmen.Asthemenrefusedtostopworking,thepoliceattemptedtoseizethepneumaticdrill.Theworkmenstruggledfiercelyandoneofthemlosthistemper.Hethreatenedtocallthepolice.Atthis,thepolicepointedoutironicallythatthiswouldhardlybenecessaryasthemenwerealreadyunderarrest.Pretendingtospeakseriously,oneoftheworkmenaskedifhemightmakeatelephonecallbeforebeingtakentothestation.Permissionwasgrantedandapolicemanaccompaniedhimtoapayphone.Onlywhenhesawthatthemanwasactuallytelephoningthepolicedidherealizethattheyhadallbeenthevictimsofahoax.

二、【Newwordsandexpressions】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(dòng)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●remonstratev.規(guī)勸，告誡●ironically

adv.諷刺地●permission

n.許可●grant

v.同意，準(zhǔn)予

■hoaxn.騙局，戲弄playahoaxonsb.戲弄某人playatrickonsb.戲弄某人playajokeonsb.開某人玩笑Eg:Theboystudentisthinkinghowtoplayahoaxonhisclassmate.

■deceptionn.欺騙，騙局deception無關(guān)緊要的騙局，并不是故意的欺騙Eg:Shereferredtothepillsassweet,sotheharmlessdeceptionmadeiteasyforherchildtotakethem.deceit（故意的）欺騙Eg:Weareincapableofdeceit.fraud對(duì)公眾的欺騙行為，多指官方的欺騙或財(cái)政舞弊trickery欺騙（語氣上嚴(yán)厲）,著重有步驟地詭計(jì)來謀取私利。Eg:Hehadgainedcontrolofthecompanybytrickery.

■self-respectingadj.自重的■indulgev.使沉迷indulgeoneselfinsth.沉迷于…………==beindulgedinEg:Heindulgedhimselfinsmokinganddrinking.

=Hewasindulgedinsmokinganddrinking.v.縱容Eg:Sheindulgesheronlyson.

■pneumaticadj.氣動(dòng)的■drilln.鉆■sillyadj.無意義的，無聊的foolish

強(qiáng)調(diào)愚蠢的，笨的，不明智的Eg:Iremonstrated