新概念第三册课文精读详解50篇-Lesson-37-The-Westhaven-Epress

Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress

开往威斯特海温的快车

一、［Text］课文

%havelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.

Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedeveloped

anunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.Shipsmay

bedelayedbystorms;airflightsmaybecancelled

becauseofbadweather;buttrainsmustbeontime.Only

anexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarily

dislocaterailwayservices.Itisalltooeasytoblame

therailwayauthoritieswhensomethingdoesgowrong.

Thetruthisthatwhenmistakesoccur,theyaremore

likelytobeoursthantheirs.

Afterconsultingmyrailwaytimetable,Inotedwith

satisfactionthattherewasanexpresstrainto

Westhaven.Itwentdirectfrommylocalstationandthe

journeylastedamerehourandseventeenminutes.When

Iboardedthetrain,Icouldnothelpnoticingthata

greatmanylocalpeoplegotonaswell.Atthetime,

thisdidnotstrikemeasodd.Ireflectedthatthere

mustbeagreatmanypeoplebesidesmyselfwhowished

totakeadvantageofthisexcellentservice.Neither

wasIsurprisedwhenthetrainstoppedatWidley,atiny

stationafewmilesalongtheline.Evenamighty

expresstraincanbeheldupbysignals.Butwhenthe

traindawdledatstationafterstation,Ibeganto

wonder.Itsuddenlydawnedonmethatthisexpresswas

notroaringdownthelineatninetymilesanhour,but

barelychuggingalongatthirty.Onehourandseventeen

minutespassedandwehadnotevencoveredhalfthe

distance.IaskedapassengerifthiswastheWesthaven

Express,buthehadnotevenheardofit.Idetermined

tolodgeacomplaintassoonaswearrived.Twohours

later,Iwastalkingangrilytothestationmasterat

Westhaven.Whenhedeniedthetrain,sexistence,I

borrowedhiscopyofthetimetable.Therewasanote

oftriumphinmyvoicewhenItoldhimthatitwasthere

inblackandwhite.Glancingatitbriefly,hetoldme

tolookagain.Atinyasteriskconductedmetoa

footnoteatthebottomofthepage.Itsaid:'This

servicehasbeensuspended.’

二、［Newwordsandexpressions］生词和短语

•expressn.快车；adj.高速的

•punctualadj.准时的;

•conditionv.使习惯于

•unshakableadj.不可动摇的

•faithn.信任

•cancelv.取消

•exceptionallyadv.例外地

•dislocatev.打乱（计划等）

•blamev.责怪

•consultv.请教，查阅

•directadv.径直地

•oddadj.奇怪的，异常的

•reflectv.细想

•advantagen.优势

•mightyadj.强大的，有力的

•dawdlev.慢吞吞的动或做

•chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地响

•lodgev.提出

•comlaintn.抱怨

•triumphn.胜利

•asteriskn.星号（*）

•conductv.引向，引导

■expressn.快车；adj.高速的

expressway:高速公路

expresstrain快车

specialexpress特快

throughexpress直快

stopping/localtrain慢车

■punctualadj.准时的；

bepunctualindoingsth.在做...方面非常准时

bepunctualtotheminute非常准时

Eg:Heisamanwho,spunctualtotheminute.

punctuallyadv.

unpunctualant.

punctualityn.

■conditionv.使习惯于

==formahabitin

Eg:Thissocietyhasconditionedeachofus.

beconditionedto习惯了...

Eg:Eachofushasbeenconditionedtothesociety.

Theplantshasbeenconditionedtothecoldweather

here.

Thecoldweatherhasconditionedtheplantshere.

condition条件

onconditionthat在...条件下如果

onnocondition在任何情况下，用在句首句子要倒装

Onnoconditionmustyoubelate.

ingood/badcondition情况良好/情况糟糕

changeone，scondition结婚

intheinterestingcondition:怀孕pregnant

■unshakableadj.不可动摇的

■faithn.信任

keepfaithwithsb.对...守信用

putone5sfaithinsth对...有信心

onthefaithof在...的保障下,凭...的信用

faith深信不疑，信仰，比belief程

度重一点

belief:可信赖，可接受

conviction坚定的信念

trust相信，依赖

credit对……完全相信

■cancelv.取消

calloff==cancel可以互相替换

abolish废除

rescind撤销，废止

writeoff注销，勾销

crossout划掉

■exceptionallyadv.例外地

■dislocatev.打乱（计划等）

■blamev.责怪

■consultv.请教，查阅

■directadv.径直地

■oddadj.奇怪的,异常的

■reflectv.细想

reflectonsth细想...

reflectupononeself自我反省

■advantagen.优势

takeadvantageofsb/sth欺骗...并利用

ofgreat/noadvantagetosb/sth对...有（没有）好处

toadvantage更有效地

haveadvantageoversb胜过某人，比某人有优势

interest个人的利益，好处

benefit通过正当手段谋求的好处

profit金钱上的获益

good个人或集体的利益

■mightyadj.强大的，有力的

■dawdlev.慢吞吞的动或做

■chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地响

■lodgev.提出

make/lodgecomplaint提出抱怨

■comlaintn.抱怨

■triumphn.胜利

■asteriskn.星号（*）

■conductv.引向，引导

三、【课文精析】

Keysentence:

Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.

We'velearnttoexpectthat...我们已经习惯于

期盼……

Keysentence:

Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedeveloped

anunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.

developanunshakablefaithinsth对...产生了...

样的信念

Keysentence:

Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarily

dislocateraiIwayservices.

Itisalltooeasytoblame

too...to句型中,在too前出现了all,only,but,not等

词的时候，to就有肯定意义

Eg:Hewasbuttooeagertogethome.

Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老,学到老

belikelytodo有可能

Eg:Youarelikelytogetsuccessifyouworkhard.

Itislikelythat...

Itislikelythathearrivedhereintime.

probable不能与不定式搭配比possible可能性大

Eg:Itisprobable/possiblethat...

Eg:Itisprobable/possiblethathewillspeaktoyou.

Itispossibleforustofinishtheworkinanhour.

strikesbas给某人以...印象，使某人感到;as后面可以

接分词、名词、形容词搭配连用。

Eg:Theactivityatrokemeaswastingtime.

holdup二二holdback,hinder,prevent

dawnonsb渐渐被某人明白

barely==only

inblackandwhite白纸黑字

Keystructure

We'velearnttoexpectthat...我们已经习惯于

期盼……

We'velearnttoexpectthat...我们已经习惯于

期盼……

Itisalltooeasytoblame

too...to句型中,在too前出现了all,only,but,not等

词的时候，t。就有肯定意义

belikelytodo有可能...

Itislikelythat...

Thefirstparagraphisimportant

godirectfrom…to...

strikesbas给某人以印象，使某人感到;as后面可以

接分词、名词、形容词搭配连用。

holdup-holdback,hinder,prevent

dawnonsb渐渐被某人明白

inblackandwhite白纸黑字

Lesson38Thefirstcalender最早的日历

一、［Text］课文

Futurehistorianswillbeinauniquepositionwhenthey

cometorecordthehistoryofourowntimes.Theywill

hardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthegreatmass

ofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.Whatismore

theywillnothavetorelysolelyonthewrittenword.

Films,videos.CDsandCD-ROMsarejustsomeofthe

bewilderingamountofinformationtheywillhave.They

willbeable,asitwere,toseeandhearusinaction.

Butthehistorianattemptingtoreconstructthedistant

pastisalwaysfacedwithadifficulttask.Hehasto

deducewhathecanfromthefewscantycluesavailable.

Evenseeminglyinsignificantremainscanshed

interestinglightonthehistoryofearlyman.

Uptonow,historianshaveassumedthatcalendarscame

intobeingwiththeadventofagriculture,forthenman

wasfacedwitharealneedtounderstandsomethingabout

theseasons.Recentscientificevidenceseemsto

indicatethatthisassumptionisincorrect.

Historianshavelongbeenpuzzledbydots,linesand

symbolswhichhavebeenengravedonwalls,bones,and

theivorytuskofmammoths.Thenomadswhomadethese

markingslivedbyhuntingandfishingduringthelast

IceAge,whichbeganabout35,000B.C.andendedabout

10,000B.C.Bycorrelatingmarkingsmadeinvarious

partsoftheworld,historianshavebeenabletoread

thisdifficultcode.Theyhavefoundthatitis

connectedwiththepassageofdaysandthephasesof

themoon.Itis,infact,aprimitivetypeofcalendar.

Ithaslongbeenknownthatthehuntingscenesdepicted

onwallswerenotsimplyaformofartisticexpression.

Theyhadadefinitemeaning,fortheywereasnearas

earlymancouldgettowriting.Itispossiblethat

thereisadefiniterelationbetweenthesepaintings

andthemarkingsthatsometimesaccompanythem.It

seemsthatmanwasmakingarealefforttounderstand

theseasons20,000yearsearlierthanhasbeen

supposed.

二、［Newwordsandexpressions］生词和短语

•calendarn.历法，日历

•historiann.历史学家

•uniqueadj.无与伦比的

•steadilyadv.不断地

•solelyadv,唯一地

•videon.录像

•CD-ROMn.（只读）光盘驱动器

•bewilderv.令人眼花缭乱

•deducev.推断，推理

•scantyadj.不足的，贫乏的

•cluen.线索

•insignificantadj.不重要的

•shedv.使流出，泻

•adventn.出现，到来，来临

•agriculturen.农业

•assumptionn.假定，设想

•dotn.小圆点

•symboln.符号

•engravev.雕刻

•ivoryn.象牙制品

•mammothn.（古）长毛象

•phasen.月相，天相

•tuskn.獴牙，长牙、象牙

•primitiveadj.原始的

•nomadn.游牧民

•depictv.描回，描绘

•correlatev.使相互联系

■calendarn.历法，日历

calender轮压机

■historiann.历史学家

historic具有历史意义的

Thisisahistoricspeech.

historical与历史研究有关系的

historicalresearch历史研究

■uniqueadj.无与伦比的

unique:uneaqualed

Speechisauniquehumanability

unique不能接受比较级,可以接受quite,almost,nearly,

surely,really等修饰，但不能接受rather,very等词的修

饰。

unique独一无二的，因唯一而独特

speical注重性质的特殊

especial强调超过其他的全部

Eg:Thisisamatterofespecialimportance.

Thisisaespeciallyimportantmatter.

particular特定的，着重同类中某一个所有独特的性质

Pineappleshaveparticularflavour.菠萝有特别的味道。

exceptional

extraordinary特别的，与众不同的

Eg:ThewarmweatherisexceptionalforJamuary.

■steadilyadv.不断地

■solelyadv.唯一地

■videon.录像

■CD-ROMn.（只读）光盘驱动器

■bewilderv.令人眼花缭乱

bewilder:confuse

Eg:shewasbewilderedbysomanybeautifuldresses.

puzzle某问题因复杂而令人费解

Eg:Iampuzzledbytheproblem.

perplex难以理解（包含焦虑不安，不知如何解决的意思）

Eg:Heisperplexedfortheanswer.

bewilderment:n.

inbewilderment茫然不知所措

■deducev.推断，推理

deduce:determineordecidesth.bygivenfacts.

Eg:Ideducetheconclusionfromthegivenfacts.

deduce…from从…中推论，推断

infer推断(不表示过程)

Eg:Whatcanyouinferfromthetext?

deduce==>(ant.)indece归纳

■scantyadj.不足的，贫乏的

scanty:toofew,notenough

scantyknowledge一知半解

ascantycrop欠收

bescantyofsth奇缺

beshortof短缺

Eg:Thevillageschoolisscantyoftextbooks.这乡

村学校奇缺教材。

bewantof=inneedof需要...

■cluen.线索

■insignificantadj.不重要的

■shedv.使流出，泻

shed:pourout

shedtears泪流满面

shedlight发光

shedlightonsb.启发，启迪

shedone,sbloodforcountry为祖国而流血。

shedone，sclothes脱去衣服

■adventn.出现，到来，来临

advent:comingorarrival

attheadventofwinter在冬天到来的时候

attheadventof在…到来的时候

sincetheadventof自从…的到来

■agriculturen.农业

■assumptionn.假定，设想

■dotn.小圆点

■symboln.符号

■engravev.雕刻

■ivoryn.象牙制品

■mammothn.（古）长毛象

■phasen.月相，天相

■tuskn.短牙，长牙、象牙

■primitiveadj.原始的

■nomadn.游牧民

■depictv.描画，描绘

■correlatev,使相互联系

三、【课文精析】

intheuniqueposition处于无以伦比，独一无二的情

况

cometo:start,begin

Keysentence:

Theywillhardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthe

greatmassofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.

selectfrom从...中进行选择（同类中）

choose挑选（凭个人意愿）

一、有三种情况choose和select不能互换：

1.当在两者中选一个时只能用choose,即choosebetween

Eg:Wehavetochoosebetweenleavingearlyandpaying

fortaxi.

2.choose可带wh从句

Eg:r11letyouchoosewhereweshouldgotoeat.

3.choosetodo只能用choose.

Eg:Whatinvariablyhappensisthatagreatnumberof

thingschoosetogowrongatpreciselythesamemoment.

（L33）

Hehasdeliberatelychosentoleadthelifehe

leadsandisfullyawareoftheconsequences.(L27)

二、select比choose更正式，即在许多同类的人或物当中

根据客观标准对这两个加以比较，鉴别，认真地挑选出最好

的、最喜欢的、最有用的。

greatmassof二二toomuch==agreatamountof

evidence不可数名词；不能手agreatmany,alargenumber

of

Eg: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令人眼花缭乱

bewildering令人眼花缭乱的

bewildered感到眼花缭乱的

Theywillbeable,asitwere,toseeandhearusin

action.

inaction行动中的，活动中的

asitwere可以说，似乎，好像

Eg:Heisasitwereawalkingdictionary.他可以说

是一部活字典

Computerscanneverasitwereleadindependent

lives.电脑不能过独立的生活

asitis=infact=inreally=actually=asamatteroffact

事实上

Eg:Ithoughtthingswouldgetbetter,butasitis,

theyaregettingworse.

Inmanywayschildrenlivesasitwereinadifferent

worldfromtheadults.在许多方面，孩子们可以说过着

一种与大人完全不同的生活。

Keysentence:

Butthehistorianattemptingtoreconstructthedistant

pastisalwaysfacedwithadifficulttask.

befacedwith:beinthepositioninwhichonemustdeal

withaproblemorunpleasantsituation.

面临（因境，问题）

Eg:Automobileindustryisfacedwithabadfuturenow.

汽车工业正面临着令人担忧的未来。

Agreatmanypeoplearefacedwithlosingtheirjobs.

许多人面临着失业。

Inmyopinion,youarefacedwithaproblemasitwere

howtogetenoughtimetostudyEnglish.

ThestudentattemptingtolearnEnglishwellinayear

isfacedwithadifficulttask.企图在一年之内把英语

学好的学生面临着巨大的难题。

availableadj.可利用的

Eg:Ihavedictionaryavailabeforyou.

Isthereaplaceavailableforustohaveachat.

Iknowyouareinneedofhelp,butexcuseme,Idon't

haveanystudentsavailableforyou.

remains==ruins遗迹，遗物

insignificant==unimportant

shedlighton=throwlighton=castlighton意思是：

makeamatterclearorunderstood解释，说明，提示

Eg:Thisinformationshedlightontheproblem.这份

情报会搞清楚这一问题。

Canyoushedanylightonthecaseofthefire?你能

够解释这次火灾吗？

Shewillshedlightonthecaseofstolenjewels.好

将能够揭示这次珠宝失窃案。

uptonow=sofar至U目前为止

comeintobeing二二comeintoexistence产生，出现

cometopower上台

comeintouse开始使用

befacedwitharealneedtodosth.面临着做某事的

真正需要。

Eg:WearefacedwitharealneedtolearnEnglishwell.

indicate揭示

correlate相互联系

itisconnectedwith==itisassociatedwith

infact可以替换为asitis;actually,inreality

asnearas接近

Lesson39Nothingtoworryabout

不必担心

一、［Text］课文

Theroughroadacrosstheplainsoonbecamesobadthat

wetriedtogetBrucetodrivebacktothevillagewe

hadcomefrom.Eventhoughtheroadwaslitteredwith

bouldersandpittedwithholes,Brucewasnotinthe

leastperturbed.Glancingathismap,heinformedus

thatthenextvillagewasameretwentymilesaway.It

wasnotthatBrucealwaysunderestimateddifficulties.

Hesimplyhadnosenseofdangeratall.Nomatterwhat

theconditionswere,hebelievedthatacarshouldbe

drivenasfastasitcouldpossiblygo.

Aswebumpedoverthedustytrack,weswervedtoavoid

largeboulders.Thewheelsscoopedupstoneswhich

hammeredominouslyunderthecar.Wefeltsurethat

soonerorlaterastonewouldripaholeinourpetrol

tankordamagetheengine.Becauseofthis,wekept

lookingback,wonderingifwewereleavingatrai1of

oilandpetrolbehindus.

Whatareliefitwaswhentheboulderssuddenly

disappeared,givingwaytoastretchofplainwherethe

onlyobstaeleswereclumpsofbushes.Buttherewas

worsetocome.Justaheadofustherewasahugefissure.

Inresponsetorenewedpleadings,Brucestopped.Though

weallgotouttoexaminethefissure,heremainedin

thecar.Weinformedhimthatthefissureextendedfor

fiftyyardsandwastwofeetwideandfourfeetdeep.

Eventhishadnoeffect.Brucewentintoalowgearand

droveataterrifyingspeed,keepingthefrontwheels

astridethecrackashefolloweditszig-zagcourse.

Beforewehadtimetoworryaboutwhatmighthappen,

wewerebackontheplainagain.Bruceconsultedthe

maponcemoreandtoldusthatthevillagewasnowonly

fifteenmilesaway.Ournextobstaclewasashallowpool

ofwaterabouthalfamileacross.Brucechargedatit,

butinthemiddle,thecarcametoagrindinghalt.A

yellowlightonthedash-boardflashedangrilyand

Brucecheerfullyannouncedthattherewasnooilinthe

engine!

二、［Newwordsandexpressions）生词和短语

•roughadj.崎岖不平的

•bouldern.大石块

•pitv.使得坑坑洼洼

•perturbv.使不安

•underestimateV.低估

•swerveV.争转变

•scoopv.挖出

•hammerV.（用锤）击打，锤打

•ominouslyadv.有预兆的，不祥的

•ripv.划破，撕，扯

•petroln.汽油

•stretchn.一大片（平地或水）

•obstaclen.障碍

•clumpn.丛，簇

•fissuren.（石、地的）深缝

•renewv.重复

•pleadingn.恳求

•gearn.（汽车）排档

•astrideprep.骑，跨

•crackn.缝隙

•zigzagn.“之”字形

•shallowadj.浅的

•grind（ground,ground）v.磨擦

•haltn.停

•dashboardn.（汽车上的）仪表盘

■roughadj.崎岖不平的

Eg:We'dbetternottaketheroughroad.

beroughonsb.对某人苛刻，无礼

Don'tberoughonyourfriends.

cutuprough发月卑气

■bouldern.大石块

■pitv.使得坑坑洼洼

■perturbv.使不安

verpupset

beperturbedaboutsth为…而心神不安

Histhreatsdidn,tperturbherintheleast

disturb并非用心去扰乱

Eg:Itisdisturbingtothinkthatawildanimalisstill

atlargeinthequietcountryside.

plague因病痛和类似的折磨而使人苦恼

Eg:Theterriblediseaseplaguedhim

trouble

Eg:Sorrytogiveyoutrouble./Sorrytotroubleyou.

worry

Eg:Heisworriedabouthisson'ssafety.

fret

Eg:Hefretedhimselfallthetimefornewsofher.

upset

Eg:IfeelupsetnowbecauseIamafraidIhurtyou.

dismay使沮丧

辨另ll：perturb;disturb;plague;trouble;worry;

fret;upset;dismay

■underestimatev,低估

■swervev.争转变

■scoopv.挖出

Eg:Sheseepedoutsomesugar.

makeascoop走运

Eg:Thatguymadeascoop.

■hammerv.（用锤）击打，锤打

■ominouslyadv.有预兆的，不祥的

ominousadj.

Eg:Lookatthoseominousblackclouds,

omenn.

Eg:Thisisagood/badomen.

Eg:Thecloudsomenrain.

■ripv.划破，撕，扯

tear

ripone5smaskaway撕下某人的假面具

letthingstip==letthingsbe听其自然

ripinto猛攻，抨击

ripoff偷窃

ripuptheback背后说坏话

■petroln.汽油

■stretchn.一大片（平地或水）

atastretch连续的，一口气的，不停顿的

astretchofland

astretchofwater

Eg:Heworkedforhoursatastretch.

Wedrovefastonastretchofopenfield.

Heisunabletoworkforlongstretches.

astretchofhill连绵不断的群山

vt.

Hestretchedouthishandtogettheapple.

Thereareforestsstretchingforhundredsofmiles.

TransportwasratherstretchedintheSpringFestival.

■obstaclen.障碍

Lackofeducationisanobstacletosuccess.

constitueanobstacleto构成…的障碍

remove/overcomeanobstacle克月艮困难

putobstacleinsb'sway妨碍某人的发展

obstacleto介词to

要英语中有好多动词要与介词to搭配:

key;answer;shred;advantage;disadvantage;admission;

damageto

辨另ll：obstacle;obstruction;hindrance

Eg:Lakeofeducationisobstacletosuccess.

Theremustbeanobstructioninthepipe.

Youaremoreofhindrancethanhelp.

■clumpn.丛，簇

■fissuren.（石、地的）深缝

■renewv.重复

■pleadingn.恳求

■gearn.（汽车）排档

■astrideprep.骑，跨

■crackn.缝隙

■zigzagn.“之”字形

■shallowadj.浅的

■grind（ground,ground）v.磨擦

grindwheatintoflour

grindsthtopieces把...弄成碎片

grindone'steethinanger气得咬牙切齿

■haltn.停

二二stop

Theyhaltforafewminutes.

stop;halt;cease

Eg:Theheartwillceasetobeatwhenlifeceases.

pausevi.

Hepausedforabreath.

halt

Theyhaltedforafewminutes.

halt;cease;pause;stop

haltn.

cometoahalt/stop停下来

■dashboardn.（汽车上的）仪表盘

三、【课文精析】

getsb.todosth.:persuade/advisesb.todo

Pleasegetthemtofinishtheworkasquicklyas

possible.

Pleasegethimtogiveupsmoking.

belitteredwith

bepittedwith

eventhough:evenif

notintheleastsnotatall/notabit/nottheleast

bit一点也不

notalittle=verymuch

bynomeans=innoway=onnoaccount=atnotimes31under

nocircumstances绝不

amere—only(必须和不定冠词搭配)

Itwasnot(tosay)...这并不是说

dustytrack二二dustyroad

lookback回头看

wondering从句做伴随状况状语

Howrelievedwewere

givewayto为...所代替

Eg:Thegreatcloudsgraduallybrokeupandgiveway

tobluesky.

Hehasnointentionofivingwaytoyourdemands.

inresponseto:inreactionto

Keysentence:

Beforewehadtimetoworryaboutwhatmighthappen,

wewerebackontheplainagain.

hardly…when...

Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthe

house.

Beforehehadhardlyhadtimetoworryaboutwhatmight

happenwhenwewerebackontheplaneagain.

Lesson40Who'swho真假难辨

一、［Text］课文

Ithasneverbeenexplainedwhyuniversitystudents

seemtoenjoypracticaljokesmorethananyoneelse.

Studentsspecializeinaparticulartypeofpractical

joke:thehoax.Invitingthefirebrigadetoputout

anonexistentfireisacrudeformofdeceptionwhich

noself-respectingstudentwouldeverindulgein.

Studentsoftencreateamusingsituationswhichare

funnytoeveryoneexceptthevictims.

Whenastudentrecentlysawtwoworkmenusinga

pneumaticdrilloutsidehisuniversity,heimmediately

telephonedthepoliceandinformedthemthattwo

studentsdressedupasworkmenweretearinguptheroad

withapneumaticdrill.Assoonashehadhungup,he

wentovertotheworkmenandtoldthemthatifa

policemanorderedthemtogoaway,theywerenottotake

himseriously.Headdedthatastudenthaddressedup

asapolicemanandwasplayingallsortsofsillyjokes

onpeople.Boththepoliceandtheworkmenweregrateful

tothestudentforthispieceofadvanceinformation.

Thestudenthidinanarchwaynearbywherehecould

watchandheareverythingthatwenton.Sureenough,

apolicemanarrivedonthesceneandpolitelyaskedthe

workmentogoaway.Whenhereceivedaveryrudereply

fromoneoftheworkmen,hethreatenedtoremovethem

byforce.Theworkmentoldhimtodoashepleasedand

thepolicemantelephonedforhelp.Shortlyafterwards,

fourmorepolicemenarrivedandremonstratedwiththe

workmen.Asthemenrefusedtostopworking,thepolice

attemptedtoseizethepneumaticdrill.Theworkmen

struggledfiercelyandoneofthemlosthistemper.He

threatenedtocallthepolice.Atthis,thepolice

pointedoutironicallythatthiswouldhardlybe

necessaryasthemenwerealreadyunderarrest.

Pretendingtospeakseriously,oneoftheworkmenasked

ifhemightmakeatelephonecallbeforebeingtaken

tothestation.Permissionwasgrantedandapoliceman

accompaniedhimtoapayphone.Onlywhenhesawthat

themanwasactuallytelephoningthepolicedidhe

realizethattheyhadallbeenthevictimsofahoax.

二、［Newwordsandexpressions］生词和短语

•hoaxn.骗局，戏弄

•deceptionn.欺骗，骗局

•self-respectingadj.自重的

•indulgev.使沉迷

•pneumaticadj.气动的

•drilln.钻

•sillyadj.无意义的，无聊的

•advanceadj.预先的，事先获得的

•archwayn.拱形门楼

•remonstratev.规劝，告诫

•ironicallyadv.讽刺地

•permissionn.许可

•grantv.同意，准予

■hoaxn.骗局，戏弄

playahoaxonsb,戏弄某人

playatrickonsb.戏弄某人

playajokeonsb.开某人玩笑

Eg:Theboystudentisthinkinghowtoplayahoaxon

hisclassmate.

■deceptionn.欺骗，骗局

deception无关紧要的骗局，并不是故意的欺骗

Eg:Shereferredtothepillsassweet,sotheharmless

deceptionmadeiteasyforherchildtotakethem.

deceit（故意的）欺骗

Eg:Weareincapableofdeceit.

fraud对公众的欺骗行为，多指官方的欺骗或财政舞弊

trickery欺骗（语气上严厉），着重有步骤地诡计来谋取私

利。

Eg:Hehadgainedcontrolofthecompanybytrickery.

■self-respect