新概念英语第三册的课文
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。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,还对工人说,有个学生常装扮成警察无聊地同别人开玩笑。警察与工人都对那个学生事先通报情况表示感谢。
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。果然,警察来了,不礼貌地请工人离开此地;但其中一个工人粗鲁地回了几句。于是警察威胁要强行使他们离开。工人说,悉听尊便。警察去打电话叫人。一会儿工夫,又来了4个警察,规劝工人离开。由于工人拒绝停下手中的活,警察想夺风钻。两个工人奋力抗争,其中一个发了火,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。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。警察同意了,陪他来到一个投币地电话前,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。
New words and expression 生词和短语
hoax n.骗局,戏弄
play a hoax/trick on sb. 戏弄
play a joke on sb. 开玩笑 The boy student is thinking how to play a hoax on his classmate.
deception n.欺骗,指无关紧要的欺骗,有时也指利已的不诚实行为
She referred to the pills as sweet, so the harmless deception made it easy for her child to take them.
deceit 强调一个人对另一个的故意欺骗 We are incapable of deceit.
fraud 复杂的对于公众的欺骗行为,着重指官方的欺骗或财政舞弊
trickery 语气上比deception严厉,着重指有步骤的诡计以追求私利
He had gained control of the company by trickery.
self-respecting a.自重的
indulge v.使沉迷
He indulged himself in smoking and drinking.
indulge oneself in
be indulged in
He was indulged in smoking and drinking.
indulge的第二个语义是“纵容”
She indulges her only son.
pneumatic a.气动的
drill n.钻
silly a.无意义的,无聊的
foolish 强调愚蠢的,笨的,不明智的
I remonstrated him not to do anything foolish.
Silly 表示无意义的,无聊的,无知的
Being called silly is not compliment.
Don't play such a silly play.
stupid 强调人及言行缺乏良好的判断力,及一般的智能(主要指天生迟钝)
His son is as stupid as all.
dull 指理解迟钝,或健康状况不佳、工作过度而导致的缺乏敏锐的头脑
The old man's hearing has become dull.
She is a dull girl.表示人很呆
advance a.n.预先的,事先获得的
advance information 预先获得的信息/ in advance 提前