Notes on the text課文注釋
1 It has never been explained why…, 在這個句子中真正的主語是以 why引導的主語從句。
2 specialize in, 專門從事。
3 inviting…fire，是動名詞短語，此處作主語， put out作“撲滅”、“熄滅”講。
4 dress up as, 裝扮成。
5 they were not to take him seriously, （他們）不要把他當回事。
take 此處作“對待”、“接受”講，多指對人、對事物的態(tài)度和反應。
6 grateful to the student for this piece of advance information, 對這個學生事先通報情況表示感謝。 be grateful to sb. for sth. , 對某人因某事表示感謝。
7 as he pleased, 是方式狀語從句，后面省略了to do, 可譯作“隨他的便”。
8 be under arrest, 被逮捕，拘禁。
9 Only when…did he realize that…。在這句話中， only加上狀語從句放在句首，因此主句的主謂語要用倒裝的句式。
參考譯文
誰也弄不清為什么大學生好像比任何人都更喜歡惡作劇。大學生擅長一種特殊的惡作劇——戲弄人。請消防隊來撲滅一場根本沒有的大火是一種低級騙局，有自尊心的大學生決不會去做。大學生們常常做的是制造一種可笑的局面，使大家笑上一場，當然受害者是笑不出來的。
近有個學生看見兩個工人在大學校門外用風鉆干活，馬上打電話報告警察，說有兩個學生裝扮成工人，正在用風鉆破壞路面。掛上電話后，他又馬上來到工人那兒，告訴他們?nèi)粲袀€警察來讓他們走開，不要把他當回事；還對工人說，有個學生常裝扮成警察無聊地同別人開玩笑。警察與工人都對那個學生事先通報情況表示感謝。
那學生躲在附近一拱形門廊里，在那兒可以看見、聽到現(xiàn)場發(fā)生的一切。果然，警察來了，有禮貌地請工人離開此地；但其中一個工人粗魯?shù)鼗亓藥拙?。于是警察威脅要強行使他們離開。工人說，悉聽尊便。警察去打電話叫人。一會兒工夫，又來了4個警察，規(guī)勸工人離開。由于工人拒絕停下手中的活，警察想奪風鉆。兩個工人奮力抗爭，其中一個發(fā)了火，威脅說要去叫警察。警察聽后譏諷地說，這大可不必，因為他倆已被逮捕了。其中一個工人裝模作樣地問道，在被帶往警察局之前，是否可以打一個電話。警察同意了，陪他來到一個投幣電話前。當他看到那個工人真的是給警察掛電話，才恍然大悟，原來他們都成了一場騙局的受害者。
Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 A good hoax is a joke which depends on ______ .
a．deceiving people into behaving in a way which amuses everyone but themselves
b．doing something like calling the fire brigade to a nonexistent fire
c．a(chǎn)t least two parties being led to believe the other is fraudulent
d．people disguising themselves to look like other people
2 When the policeman first arrived outside the university ______ .
a．the student hid in an archway to see what happened next
b．he told the workmen if they disobeyed him he would call four policemen
c．the workmen refused to take his request that they should move seriously
d．he was polite to the workmen as he had expected them to be students
3 When did it become clear to the police that the workmen were not students?
a．When one of the workmen angrily said he was going to call the police.
b．Not until one of the workmen asked if he could telephone the police.
c．When the policeman saw whom the workman was ringing from the pay phone.
d．Only after they had arrested the workmen and taken them to the station.
Structure結構
4 -----why students seem ______ practical jokes than anyone else. (11. 1-2)
a．entertained by more
b．to have been entertained more by
c．more to be entertained by
d．to be more entertained by
5---- and told them that ______ order them to go away they were not to take them seriously. (11. 10-11)
a．should the police
b．the police might
c．if the policeman did(d)was a policeman to
6 ---- were grateful to the student for ______ in advance. (1. 12)
a．they had been informed this
b．having informed them this
c．being informed of this
d．informing them of this
7 The workmen told him to do ______ …(11. 15-16)
a．a(chǎn)s it pleased him
b．how he pleased
c．a(chǎn)s he pleased
d．that pleased him
8 Only then ______ that it had been a trick. (11. 22-23)
a．he realized
b．he understood
c．did he realize
d．he did realize
Vocabulary詞匯
9 ---- a student had dressed up as a policeman and was amusing himself ______ . (11. 11-12)
a．by joking with people
b．a(chǎn)t other people's expense
c．by making fun of people
d．to other people's surprise
10 When he received a very ______ from one of the workmen . . . (11. 14-15)
a．impolite retort
b．harsh response
c．rough report
d．sharp return
11 Four more policemen arrived to protest ______ the workmen's behaviour. (11. 16-17)
a．with
b．for
c．to
d．a(chǎn)gainst
12 The police attempted to ______ the pneumatic drill. (11. 17-18)
a．get hold of
b．keep hold of
c．hold back
d．hold on to
1 It has never been explained why…, 在這個句子中真正的主語是以 why引導的主語從句。
2 specialize in, 專門從事。
3 inviting…fire，是動名詞短語，此處作主語， put out作“撲滅”、“熄滅”講。
4 dress up as, 裝扮成。
5 they were not to take him seriously, （他們）不要把他當回事。
take 此處作“對待”、“接受”講，多指對人、對事物的態(tài)度和反應。
6 grateful to the student for this piece of advance information, 對這個學生事先通報情況表示感謝。 be grateful to sb. for sth. , 對某人因某事表示感謝。
7 as he pleased, 是方式狀語從句，后面省略了to do, 可譯作“隨他的便”。
8 be under arrest, 被逮捕，拘禁。
9 Only when…did he realize that…。在這句話中， only加上狀語從句放在句首，因此主句的主謂語要用倒裝的句式。
參考譯文
誰也弄不清為什么大學生好像比任何人都更喜歡惡作劇。大學生擅長一種特殊的惡作劇——戲弄人。請消防隊來撲滅一場根本沒有的大火是一種低級騙局，有自尊心的大學生決不會去做。大學生們常常做的是制造一種可笑的局面，使大家笑上一場，當然受害者是笑不出來的。
近有個學生看見兩個工人在大學校門外用風鉆干活，馬上打電話報告警察，說有兩個學生裝扮成工人，正在用風鉆破壞路面。掛上電話后，他又馬上來到工人那兒，告訴他們?nèi)粲袀€警察來讓他們走開，不要把他當回事；還對工人說，有個學生常裝扮成警察無聊地同別人開玩笑。警察與工人都對那個學生事先通報情況表示感謝。
那學生躲在附近一拱形門廊里，在那兒可以看見、聽到現(xiàn)場發(fā)生的一切。果然，警察來了，有禮貌地請工人離開此地；但其中一個工人粗魯?shù)鼗亓藥拙?。于是警察威脅要強行使他們離開。工人說，悉聽尊便。警察去打電話叫人。一會兒工夫，又來了4個警察，規(guī)勸工人離開。由于工人拒絕停下手中的活，警察想奪風鉆。兩個工人奮力抗爭，其中一個發(fā)了火，威脅說要去叫警察。警察聽后譏諷地說，這大可不必，因為他倆已被逮捕了。其中一個工人裝模作樣地問道，在被帶往警察局之前，是否可以打一個電話。警察同意了，陪他來到一個投幣電話前。當他看到那個工人真的是給警察掛電話，才恍然大悟，原來他們都成了一場騙局的受害者。
Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 A good hoax is a joke which depends on ______ .
a．deceiving people into behaving in a way which amuses everyone but themselves
b．doing something like calling the fire brigade to a nonexistent fire
c．a(chǎn)t least two parties being led to believe the other is fraudulent
d．people disguising themselves to look like other people
2 When the policeman first arrived outside the university ______ .
a．the student hid in an archway to see what happened next
b．he told the workmen if they disobeyed him he would call four policemen
c．the workmen refused to take his request that they should move seriously
d．he was polite to the workmen as he had expected them to be students
3 When did it become clear to the police that the workmen were not students?
a．When one of the workmen angrily said he was going to call the police.
b．Not until one of the workmen asked if he could telephone the police.
c．When the policeman saw whom the workman was ringing from the pay phone.
d．Only after they had arrested the workmen and taken them to the station.
Structure結構
4 -----why students seem ______ practical jokes than anyone else. (11. 1-2)
a．entertained by more
b．to have been entertained more by
c．more to be entertained by
d．to be more entertained by
5---- and told them that ______ order them to go away they were not to take them seriously. (11. 10-11)
a．should the police
b．the police might
c．if the policeman did(d)was a policeman to
6 ---- were grateful to the student for ______ in advance. (1. 12)
a．they had been informed this
b．having informed them this
c．being informed of this
d．informing them of this
7 The workmen told him to do ______ …(11. 15-16)
a．a(chǎn)s it pleased him
b．how he pleased
c．a(chǎn)s he pleased
d．that pleased him
8 Only then ______ that it had been a trick. (11. 22-23)
a．he realized
b．he understood
c．did he realize
d．he did realize
Vocabulary詞匯
9 ---- a student had dressed up as a policeman and was amusing himself ______ . (11. 11-12)
a．by joking with people
b．a(chǎn)t other people's expense
c．by making fun of people
d．to other people's surprise
10 When he received a very ______ from one of the workmen . . . (11. 14-15)
a．impolite retort
b．harsh response
c．rough report
d．sharp return
11 Four more policemen arrived to protest ______ the workmen's behaviour. (11. 16-17)
a．with
b．for
c．to
d．a(chǎn)gainst
12 The police attempted to ______ the pneumatic drill. (11. 17-18)
a．get hold of
b．keep hold of
c．hold back
d．hold on to