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He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people.
对比 1. silly adj. 无意义的，无聊的, 无知的 --Being called silly is not compliment. --Don’t play such a silly hoax.
He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception
Self-
respecting (only before noun. Esp. in negative sentences )
凡是有自尊心的医生都不会对病人置之不顾的。 No
self-respecting doctor would refuse to treat a sick person. 凡是有自尊心的流浪汉都不会接受你的同情。
deception
n. the act of deliberately making sb believe sth that is not true. Or a trick under deception 被骗 He’s under her deception. 他在被她欺骗。
他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。
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the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic drill. The workmen struggled fiercely(=violently) and one of them lost his temper. He threatened to call the police. At this, the police pointed out ironically(=sarcastically) that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest. Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station.
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Shortly afterwards=(soon), four more (=another four )policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.
remonstrate
v.抗议;表示异议;反对; 规劝，告诫 Remonstrate with sb about sth 他们就这一决议向这位官员提出了抗议。 They remonstrated with the official about the decision. remonstrate sb to do sth 规劝某人做某事 He usually remonstrates his friends not to do anything foolish.
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advance adj. 预先的，事先获得的（Only before noun） 我们需要提前知道任何变动。 We need the advance notice of any change. （a year/ week）in advance 事前，提前(一 年、一星期) 关于明天的会议你能提前给我打个电话吗？
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Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax. ■hoax n. 骗局，戏弄 a hoax phone call一个戏弄人的电话 play a hoax / a trick / a joke on sb. 戏弄某人/开某人 玩笑

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be to do 结构含义： 1. should --Such a private thing should be avoided. =Such a private thing is to be avoided. 2. must --No students must leave school without the permission of the police. =No students are to leave school without the permission of the police. 3. intend 意图，打算 --We intend to start work next week. =We are to start work next week.
Exist
V.---existent adj. ---existence n. Non-existent adj.
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indulge
v. 使沉迷,放纵 indulge oneself in sth. 沉迷于………… = be indulged in --He indulged himself in smoking and drinking. =He was indulged in smoking and drinking. v. 纵容;迁就;娇惯 （spoil） --She indulges her only son.
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workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help.

Do
as he pleased 随他的意愿做 萨姆16岁时以为他可以为所欲为了. When Sam was 16, he thought he could do as he pleased.
specialize
in. 专门研究,专修; 专攻，精通，以…为
专业 --He specialized in biology after graduation. 每个人都必须精通某个与工作相关的领域。
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Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception=(deceit) which no selfrespecting student would ever indulge in.
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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. 他在万圣节前夕化装成了海盗。 He was dressed up as a pirate on the Halloween. tear up == destroy, rip up
LESSON 40 Who’s who 真假难辨
1.
It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else. 谁也解释不了为什么孩子们往往比任何人都更能 欣赏现代绘画。
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Permission
was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone. ask sb. for permission (to do sth/for sth)请求许可 give / grant sb. permission 准予许可 他请求准许离开房间。 He asked for permission to leave the room
grant
v. 同意，准予(often passive) The bank finally granted a $ 500 loan to me. =The bank finally granted me a $ 500 loan. 银行终于同意给我500美金的贷款了。
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The
student hid in an archway nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on. Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away. When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen, he threatened to remove them by force. 冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭 性的威胁。
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2. 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 to take him seriously. Hang up 你怎么把我的电话给挂了？ Why did you hang up on me? 请把我的外套挂到壁橱里。 Please hang up my coat in the closet. Go over to 让我们去到抽烟区那边。 Let's go over to the smoking area. take … seriously 严肃对待