新概念第三册第40课

1、新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第 40 课 Who whoIt has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else.practical pr ? kt? kl 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 p

2、ractical joke: the hoax. special sp ? ? l 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 sp ? ? ? la ? z vi. 专门从事；详细说明；特化 especially ? sp ? ? ? li adv. 特别；尤其；格外 specialize in sth. 专门做某事particular p? t ? kj ? l ? adj. 特别的；详细的；独有的；挑剔的 popular p a p? l ? adj.流行的，通俗的；受欢迎的；大众的；普及的 especially 某物很特

3、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。 ） hoaxhoks 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

4、put out a non-existent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.invite ? nva ? t vt. 邀请，招待；招致 n. 邀请brigade br ? ged n. 旅；大部队；队列fire brigade 消防队bridge br ? d? n. 桥；桥牌；桥接器；船桥nonn a npdv.非，不existent ? cjz ? st ? nt n.生存者；存在的事物adj. 存在的；生存的crudekrud adj. 粗糙

5、的；天然的，未加工的；粗鲁的cheat t ? it vt. 欺骗；骗取 vi. 欺骗；作弊 n. 欺骗，作弊；骗子 deceive d? siv v. 欺骗；行骗 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deception d ? s ? p? ? nn. 欺骗，欺诈；骗术respect r ? sp ? kt n. 尊敬，尊重；方面；敬意 vt. 尊敬，尊重；遵守 indulge ? nd ? Id? 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

6、望,即“沉湎于”。如用于他人 , 则意为“放任”“纵容”。indulge inindulge 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 v ? kt ?

7、mn. 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 num

8、? t? kadj. 气动的；充气的；有气胎的drill dr ? l n. 训练；钻孔机；钻子；播种机 vi. 钻孔；训练 vt. 钻孔；训 练；条播tear t ? r 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 g

9、o away, they were not take him seriously. seriously s ? r? ? sli 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 playingall sorts of silly jokes on people.silly s ? li 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 an

10、d the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.grateful g retfl adj.感谢的；令人愉快的，宜人的（advanee information预报）great g retadj. 伟大的，重大的；极好的，好的；主要的 n. 大师；大人物； 伟人们pieee pis n. 块；件；篇；硬币 vt. 修补；接合；凑合 advance? dv ? ns 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

11、 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 that went on.archway a rt? wen.拱门；拱道（arch拱型支架的长廊或楼门的拱型门斗） 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。Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away.果然，警察来了，不礼貌地请工人离开

12、此地；Whenhe received a very rude reply from one of the workmen. He threatened to remove them by force.threat 0r? t n.威胁，恐吓；凶兆threaten Or? tn vt.威胁；恐吓；预示vi.威胁；可能来临thread Or? d n.线；螺纹；思路；衣服；线状物；玻璃纤维；路线vt.穿过; 穿线于；使交织 vi. 通过；穿透过The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help

13、.工人说，悉听尊便。警察去打电话叫人。do as he pleased do as he like 悉听尊便Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.remonstrate r ? ma nstret vt. 责备，告诫；抗议；表示异议 （非常用词 ） remonstrated with sb. 告诫某人一会儿工夫，又来了 4 个警察，规劝工人离开。As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to sei

14、ze the pneumatic drill.attempt ? t ? mptn. 企图，试图；攻击 vt. 企图，试图；尝试seize siz vi. 抓住；利用；（机器）卡住 由于工人拒绝停下手中的活，警察想夺风钻。The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper.fierce f ? rs adj. 凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的 （高频词 指人或兽普通意义上的 凶猛残酷）fiercely f ? rsl ? adj. 凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的tempert ? mp? n. 脾气； （钢等）回火；性情； 倾向 vt.

15、使回火； 锻炼；调和； 使缓和 vi. 回火；调和temperature t ? mpr? t ? ? n. 温度两个工人奋力抗争，其中一个发了火，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.threaten Or ? tn vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示 vi. 威胁；可能来临 ironic a? r an? k adj. 讽刺的；反话的 （非高

16、频词 ）ironical a? r an? kl adj. 讽刺的 （ 等于 ironic） ；用反语的ironically a? r a? kli adv.讽刺地；说反话地necessary n ? s? s? ? adj. 必要的；必需的；必然的 n. 必需品arrest ? r ? st vt. 逮捕；阻止；吸引 n. 逮捕；监禁 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。Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station.seriously s ? r? ? sli adv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地 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。 Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone. permissio