Lesson40 Who’s who 真假难辨appearance什么意思
I. Vocabulary
■ Hoax n.骗局，戏弄
--play a hoax on sb.=play a trick on sb戏弄
The boy student is thinking how to play a hoax on his classmate.
--play a joke on sb.开玩笑
Deception n. (无关紧要的)欺骗，骗局
--She referred to the pills as sweet,so the harmless deception made it easy for her
在线 翻译child to take them.
rng是什么意思☻deceit(故意的) 欺骗 -- We are incapable of deceit.
☻fraud (官方的)欺骗或财政舞弊
☻trickery 有步骤的欺骗 --He had gained control of the company by trickery 日耳曼语系
■Self-respecting adj.自重的
■Indulge v.使沉迷 He indulged himlf in smoking and drinking.(indulge
onelf in) Be indulged in :He was indulged in smoking and drinking.
v.纵容 –She indulges her only son.
■Pneumatic adj.tackle>how to learn english well气动的
■Silly adj.无意义的，无聊的
☻foolish笨，愚蠢的邪恶新世界 --I remonstrated him not to do anything foolish.
--Being called silly is not compliment.
--Don’t play such a silly hoax.
☻Stupid –His son is as stupid as all
■Dull 健康状况不佳 The old man’s hearing has become dull./ She is a dull girl.
■Advance adj.预先的，事先获得的 advance information/in advance
■Remonstrate v.规劝，告戒 --remonstrate sb. to do sth.
■Permission n.许可 --ask sb. for permission
■Grant v.同意，准予--give/grant sb. permission.
a particular trye: a special kind put out: extinguish
deception: trick, sth that deceives sb
victims:people that suffer from other people’s actions
hung up: put the phone down silly: stupid, childish
an angle
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grateful: thankful
Summary
When a policeman arrived, he asked the workmen to go away. Later four policeman arrived. The workmen still refud to stop and the police threatened to confiscate their pneumatic drill. One workman then threatened to call the police, which was silly becau they were already under arrest. When another workman asked to make a telephone call, a policeman accompanied him to a phone. The workman actually rang the police and they realized they had been victims of a hoax.
IV. Letter writing
Thank you very much for your last letter. It was really good to hear from you again and to read about the long trip you intend to make and your offer to take me with you.
Yes, I would love to come. You are going to visit a part of the country that I have never been to, so naturally I would like to come along. And I shall of cour share the expens-
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petrol, food and accommodation, and any other expens. However, you didn’t asy how much you think the trip will cost, so perhaps you could le tme know
