新概念第三册第40课

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点

第40课Who’who

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

practical['præktɪkl]adj.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.

special['spɛʃl]n. 特使，特派人员；特刊；特色菜；专车；特价商品adj. 特别的；专门的，专用的

specialize['spɛʃəlaɪz]vi.专门从事；详细说明；特化

especially[ɪ'spɛʃəli]adv. 特别；尤其；格外

specialize in sth.专门做某事

particular[pɚ'tɪkjəlɚ]adj.特别的；详细的；独有的；挑剔的

popular['pɑpjəlɚ]adj. 流行的，通俗的；受欢迎的；大众的；普及的

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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 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。)

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hoax[hoks]vt.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.

invite[ɪn'vaɪt]vt. 邀请，招待；招致n. 邀请

brigade[brɪ'ged]n. 旅；大部队；队列

fire brigade消防队

bridge[brɪdʒ]n. 桥；桥牌；桥接器；船桥

non[nɑn]adv.非，不existent[ɪɡ'zɪstənt]n.生存者；存在的事物adj.存在的；生存的

crude[krud]adj. 粗糙的；天然的，未加工的；粗鲁的

cheat[tʃit]vt. 欺骗；骗取vi. 欺骗；作弊n. 欺骗，作弊；骗子

deceive[dɪ'siv]v. 欺骗；行骗

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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

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deception[dɪ'sɛpʃən]n.欺骗，欺诈；骗术

respect[rɪ'spɛkt]n. 尊敬，尊重；方面；敬意vt. 尊敬，尊重；遵守

indulge[ɪn'dʌldʒ]vt.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 in indulge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 situations which are funny to everyone except the victims.

victim['vɪktɪm]n. 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 workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. pneumatic[numætɪk]adj.气动的；充气的；有气胎的

drill[drɪl]n. 训练；钻孔机；钻子；播种机vi. 钻孔；训练vt. 钻孔；训练；条播tear[tɛr]n. 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 them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not take him seriously.

seriously['sɪrɪəsli]adv. 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.

silly['sɪli]adj.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人开玩笑。

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

grateful['ɡretfl]adj.感谢的；令人愉快的，宜人的(advance information 预报) great[ɡret]adj. 伟大的，重大的；极好的，好的；主要的n. 大师；大人物；伟人们

piece[pis]n. 块；件；篇；硬币vt. 修补；接合；凑合

advance[əd'væns]n.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 information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