Lesson 40 Who’s who 真假难辨

【New words and expressions】生词和短语

●hoax  n.骗局，戏弄

●deception    n.欺骗，骗局

●self-respecting   adj. 自重的

●indulge   v.使沉迷

●pneumatic   adj.气动的

●drill   n.钻

●silly   adj.无意义的，无聊的

●advance  adj.预先的，事先获得的

●archway n.  拱形门楼

●remonstrate  v. 规劝，告诫

●ironically     adv.讽刺地

●permission   n.许可

●grant v.同意，准予

■hoax n. 骗局，戏弄

play a hoax on sb.戏弄某人

play a trick on

sb. 戏弄某人

play a joke on sb.开某人玩笑

Eg: The boystudent is thinking how to play a hoax on his classmate.

■deception n. 欺骗，骗局

deception 无关紧要的骗局，并不是故意的欺骗

Eg: She referredto the pills as sweet, so the harmless deception made it easy for her child totake them.

deceit （故意的）欺骗

Eg: We areincapable of deceit.

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: He had gainedcontrol of the company by trickery.

■self-respecting adj. 自重的

■indulge v. 使沉迷

indulge oneself in

sth. 沉迷于…………== be indulged in

Eg: He indulgedhimself in smoking and drinking.

      =He was indulged in smoking and drinking.

v. 纵容

Eg: She indulgesher only son.

■pneumatic adj. 气动的

■drill n. 钻

■silly adj. 无意义的，无聊的

foolish  强调愚蠢的，笨的，不明智的

Eg: I remonstratedhim not to do anything foolish.

silly      无意义的， 无聊的，无知的

Eg: Being calledsilly is not compliment.

    Don’t play such a silly hoax.

stupid   人及言行缺乏良好的判断力，天生的迟钝

Eg: His son is asstupid as all.

dull 迟钝的

Eg: the old man’shearing has become dull.

She is a dullgirl.

■advance adj. 预先的，事先获得的

advanceinformation / in advance

■archway n. 拱形门楼

■remonstrate v. 规劝，告诫

remonstrate sb to

do sth 规劝某人做某事

■ironically adv. 讽刺地

■permission n. 许可

■grant v. 同意，准予

ask sb. for

permission请求许可

give / grant sb.

permission 准予许可

【Text】

§ Lesson 40 Who’s who 真假难辨

Listen to the tapethen answer the question below.

How did thepoliceman discover that the whole thing was a joke?

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[endif]It has never beenexplained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more thananyone else. Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: thehoax. Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude formof deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in. Studentsoften create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the victims.

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[endif]When a studentrecently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, heimmediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressedup as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. As soon as hehad hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policemanordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously. He added that astudent had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokeson people. Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student forthis piece of advance information.

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[endif]The student hid inan archway nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on. Sureenough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to goaway. When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen, he threatenedto remove them by force. The workmen told him to do as he pleased and thepoliceman telephoned for help. Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived andremonstrated with the workmen. As the men refused to stop working, the policeattempted to seize the pneumatic drill. The workmen struggled fiercely and oneof them lost his temper. He threatened to call the police. At this, the policepointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men werealready under arrest. Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen askedif he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station. Permissionwas granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone. Only when he sawthat the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they hadall been the victims of a hoax.

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参考译文

谁也弄不清为什么大学生好像比任何人都更喜欢恶作剧。大学生擅长一种特殊的恶作剧——戏弄人。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。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。

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。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，还对工人说，有个学生常装扮成警察无聊地同别人开玩笑。警察与工人都对那个学生事先通报情况表示感谢。

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。果然，警察来了，不礼貌地请工人离开此地；但其中一个工人粗鲁地回了几句。于是警察威胁要强行使他们离开。工人说，悉听尊便。警察去打电话叫人。一会儿工夫，又来了4个警察，规劝工人离开。由于工人拒绝停下手中的活，警察想夺风钻。两个工人奋力抗争，其中一个发了火，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。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。警察同意了，陪他来到一个投币地电话前，当他看到那个工人真的是给警察挂电话，才恍然大悟，原来他们都成一场骗局的受害者。

【课文讲解】

Key structure

背熟1：It hasnever been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes morethan anyone else.

Eg: It has neverbeen explained why he seems to enjoy doing it.

specialize in. 专门研究

Eg: He specializedin biology after graduation.

背熟2：Invitingthe fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deceptionwhich no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.

except the victims/ but the victims

tear up == destroy

take sb seriously 严肃对待

be to do 结构含义：

1. should

Eg: Such a privatething should be avoided.

Such a privatething is to be avoided

2. must

Eg: No students mustleave school without the permission of the police.

No students are toleave school without the permission of the police.

3. intend 意图，打算

Eg: We intend tostart work next week.

We are to startwork next week.

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背熟4：Both thepolice and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advanceinformation.

be grateful to sb.for sth.

that went on ==that happened

背熟5：he threatenedto remove them by force.

背熟6: The workmen told him to do as he pleasedand the policeman telephoned for help.

as he pleased 随他的意愿做

four more ==another four

as this 听到

At the words,hegot angry.

With the words, heleft the room angrily.

背熟7：At this,the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as themen were already under arrest.

pointed outironically  讽刺地指出

hardly be

necessary 大可不必

under 与名词搭配表示一种被动的概念

under discussion /arrest / repair

背熟8：Pretendingto speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone callbefore being taken to the station.

make a telephone

call 打一个电话

背熟9：Permissionwas granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.

only 引导的时间状语从句或介词短语，以及条件状语从句在句首时，句子要倒装。

【Multiple choice questions】

Comprehension

1  A good hoax is a joke which depends on _____.

a. deceivingpeople into behaving in a way which amuses everyone but themselves

b. doing somethinglike calling the fire bridge to a nonexistent fire

c. at least twoparties being led to believe the other is fraudulent

d. peopledisguising themselves to look like other people

deceive sb. intodoing sth.

2  When the policeman first arrived outside theuniversity _____ .

a. the student hidin an archway to see what happened next

b. he told theworkmen if they disobeyedhim he would call four policemen

c. the workmenrefused to take his request that they should move seriously

d. he was politeto the workmen as he had expected them to be students

They didn’t takethe police seriously

3  When did it become clear to the police thatthe workmen were not students?

a. when one of theworkmen angrily said he was going to call the police.

b. Not until oneof the workmen asked if he could telephone the police.

c. When thepoliceman saw whom the workman was ringing from the pay phone.

d. Only after theyhad arrested the workmen and taken them to the station.

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Structure

4  ---- Why students seem _____ practical jokesthan anyone else. (ll.1-2)

a. entertained bymore      b. to have been entertainedmore by

c. more to beentertainedby    d. to be moreentertained by

5  ---- and told them that _____ order them togo away they were not to take them seriously. (ll.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. (l.12)

a. they had beeninformed this      b. having informedthem this

c. being informedof this             d. informing them ofthis

7  The workmen told him to do _____ … (ll.15-16)

a. as it pleasedhim    b. how he pleased    c. as he pleased    d. that pleased him

8  Only then _____ that it had been a trick.(ll.22-23)

a. herealized    b. he understood    c. did he realize    d. he did realize

Vocabulary

9  ---- a student had dressedup as a policemanand was amusing himself _____ .(ll.1-12)

a. by joking withpeole    b. at other people’s exense    c. by making fun of people    d. to other people’s surprise

10  when he received a very _____ from one of theworkmen … (ll.14-15)

a. impoliteretort    b. harsh response    c. rough report    d. sharp return

11  Four more policemen arrived to protest _____the workmen’s behaviour. (ll.16-17)

a. with    b. for   c. to    d. against

12  The police attempted to _____ the pneumaticdrill. (ll.17-18)

a. get holdof    b. keep hold of    c. hold back    d. hold on to

【Key to Multiple choice questions】

1. A   2. C  3. C   4. D   5. A  6. D   7. C   8. C   9. B  10. A   11. D   12. A

L40-02  8’14”     [ Lesson 40  21:36 ]

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§ Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想

【New words and expressions】生词和短语

●illusion n. 幻想，错觉

●pastoral adj. 田园的

●breed v. 培育

●rapture n. 欣喜

●extol v. 赞美，颂扬

●superior adj. 优越的

●cockcrow n. 鸡叫

●twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫

●glint v. 闪烁

●pasture n. 牧场

●idyllic adj. 田园诗的

●virtually adv. 几乎；差不多

●dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的

●privilege n. 特权

●misery n. 苦难

●acquaintance n. 熟人

●treat n. 难得的乐事，享受

●dweller n. 居住者

●stagger v. 摇晃；蹒跚

●exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的，外来的

●glow n. 白炽光

●descend v. 下落，降临

●tuck v. 缩进，隐藏

●obstinately adv. 固执地，顽固地

◆illusion n. 幻想，错觉

under illusionthat / under the impression that

I am under the impressionthat you are honest.

We live under theillusion.

I am under theimpression that he will help me every day.

under no illusionthat

We live under noillusion that country life is beautiful.

have illusionabout / have no illusion about

delusion 幻觉，（精神病人）

Eg: He is underthe delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow.

He lives under thedelusion that he will be killed sometime.

vision 憧景

Eg: I live underthe vision that I have a bright future.

illusioned adj.充满幻想的

Eg: The world ofchildren is illusioned.

illusionary adj. 错觉的，幻觉的

Eg: Don’t believein him. What he said is illusionary picture.

illusive adj. 虚假的，不可靠的

Eg: What hedescribed was illusive. Don’t depend on him any more.

imaginary

imaging

Eg: I can’timagine building Great Wall.

imaginary 虚构的

Eg: The story isimaginary, Don’t be taken in.

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imaginary

The story isimaginary. Don’t be taken in.

imaginative 富有想像力的

Children are moreimaginative than adults.

unimaginative 缺乏想像力的

imaginable 能想像得出的，（须放在被修饰词之后）

This is the idea /way imaginable.

imaginary /imaginative / imaginable / unimaginatice

We are imaginative

illusionary /

imaginary 虚构的

◆pastoral adj. 田园的

◆breed v. 培育

vt. breed / bred /bred

breed / raise /bring up / rear

raise /breed pets

raise / breeddogs.

Do you raise dogs?

educate

As a mother, youmust breed good manners into your child.

rear 抚养，

I must rear thechild because I have the duty.

He rears / breeds/ raises two dogs.

grow / plant tree

cause / lead /result in / give rise to

War breeds misery

and ruin. 战争导致毁灭和悲惨。

Your carelessnessbred the accident

breed in and in 近亲结婚，同种繁殖

breed out and out 非近亲结婚，异种繁殖

breed / raise /bring up / cause

◆rapture n. 欣喜

great joy /delight

At the news, theyare in raptures.

At the news, theyare great delighted.

in raptures(about/over sth. )   (对……) 欣喜若狂

I am in rapturesabout the new book.

go intoraptures(over/ about/ at sth. )    (对……)感到非常的高兴！

He went intoraptures when he heard the good news.

joy / happiness

We have a goodtime and we are full of happiness.

delight 高兴，喜悦，程度强于joy, 但不如rapture，也不如rapture那么正式，

I feel delighted== I am in raptures

ecstasy 入迷；狂喜

He is in ecstasy.

enchant v  enchantment入迷，

He was enchantedin thoughts.

elation 兴高采烈；得意洋洋

He has got thefeeling of elation.

bliss 极乐；无尚的幸福

Nothing in theworld can make you happier than bliss.

A sound sleep ismy bliss

glee 欢乐，高兴，欢心 （诗歌中）

rapture / inraptures / go into raptures / joy / happiness / delight / ecstasy

/ enchantment /elation / bliss / glee

◆◆◆extol v. 赞美，颂扬

vt.   praise

I can’t find agood word to praise you / your ability.

I want to extolthe virtues of human beings.

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compliment v.

& n. 恭维

Do you oftencompliment ...?

exalt 赞扬，歌颂，吹捧

You disgust me.why do you extol such a stupid person.

laud 赞美

I want to do nothingbut laud you.

What do you wantto laud me?

I want to laudyour beauty, ability and your wealth.

extol / praise /compliment / exalt / laud

◆superior adj. 优越的

better than theaverage

无比较级和最高级

be superior to 比…优越

In my opinion,town life is superior to country life.

interior

be interior to 比…低，不如…

Country life issuperior to city life

superior /interior

senior 

senior high school

junior

The word is basic

junior high school

senior /junior

posterior / prior 后于/ 先于

This work is priorto that one.

of no confidence /importance / significance

It should beinferior to that one.

superior /inferior / senior / junior / posterior / prior

be prior to

◆cockcrow n. 鸡叫

◆twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫

◆glint v. 闪烁

shine / flash /glitter

flash   表示忽明忽暗的闪光，也可以指反光镜反出来的光线

Eg: A lighthouseis flashing in the distance.

glim    表示透过某种媒介而透出来的光线，比如透过茫茫大雾的光芒

Eg: Through thefog, we saw a lighthouse glimming.

glint   表示迅速闪烁的微弱的光，比如阳光下闪烁的露水光

Eg: The sunglinted through the leaves.

glisten 潮湿的物体上所反射的光泽，或是柔弱的光辉

Eg: The white snowglistened in all the colors of rainbow.

flicker 表示蜡烛或油灯在即将熄灭时的所发出的摇曳的光

Eg: On the coldnight, I sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering.

flash / glim /glint / glisten / flicher

◆pasture n. 牧场

◆idyllic adj. 田园诗的

He is leading anidyllic life

◆virtually adv. 几乎；差不多

◆dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的

doubtful /uncertain / questionable / suspicious / sceptical

dubious

be dubiousabout/of  对…怀疑,对…不肯定，主要表示不肯定的，不确定的

doubt / suspect

Eg: I suspect that

he stole the car last night. 语气较肯定的猜疑

I doubt whether he

stole the car. 语气不太肯定

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suspicious /doubtful

Cats aresuspicious of human beings.

I am not sureabout your ability to do so.

I am doubtful ofyour ability.

I am dubious aboutyour ability.

questionable强调质疑，有问题的，值得争议的

This is aquestionable conclusion / decision.

sceptical 怀疑论的，怀疑的 (正式用法)

suspicious

Your idea issceptical.

dubious / dubiousabout ( of ) / doubtful / uncertain / suspicious / sceptical / questionable

◆privilege n. 特权

◆misery n. 苦难

◆acquaintance n. 熟人

◆treat n. 难得的乐事，享受

be one'streat 

1.…请客== sb. stand treat

Eg: Let's go tohave dinner. It's my treat

treat sb. to

take sb. to dinner

Eg: It’s mypleasure to take you to dinner.

stand treat

I stand treat 我作东。

2. 对待

treat sb. as

I treat him as mybest friend.

treat with sb. 跟某人商谈

I can’t bring itto a conclusion. I want to treat with you.

treat of sth. /sb. ==speak of

We speak / treatof tramps contemptuously.

2. 荣幸,享受

Eg: Having dinnerwith you is my treat.

treat sb. to 宴请某人…

Eg: It's mypleasure to treat you to dinner.

treat sb as 按…对待某人

Eg: I treat him asmy best friend.

treat with sb. 跟某人商谈

Eg I can't bringit to a conclusion. I want to treat with you.

treat of sth./sb. 关于…，提及到…，＝＝speak of

Eg: We treat oftramps contemptuously.

◆dweller n. 居住者

◆stagger v. 摇晃；蹒跚

◆exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的，外来的

◆glow n. 白炽光

◆descend v. 下落，降临

Eg: darknessdescends very soon because winter is coming.

descend from 从...... 传下来

Eg: The watchdescended from his grandfather.

descend on / upon 突然袭击，

He visited mesuddenly.

He looked me upsuddenly.

He called on mesuddenly.

Yesterday, my bestfriend descended on me.

descend to 传给......

descend from...to

descend / descendfrom / descend to / descend on / descend upon

drop

I dropped theglass onto the floor.

ascend ant.

The aeroplane isascending at tremendous speed.

◆tuck v. 缩进，隐藏

◆obstinately adv. 固执地，顽固地

obstinate adj. 顽固而不易被别人所改变

Eg: If you are anobstinate person, nobody can change your mind.

stubbom 倔强

Eg: He is such astubborn person that he insists on finishing what he wants to do.

Don’t try topersuade him because he is an obstinate person.

persistent

persist

Eg: If you alwaysfollow your friends around, I should say, you are a persist person.

strong minded 顽强的，意志力强

Eg: If you are astrong minded person, you can do everything well.

obstinate /stubborn

as stubborn as

mule 像牛一样倔强 (骡子)

【Text】

§ Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想

Listen to the tapethen answer the question below.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

 What particular anxiety spoils thecountrydweller’s visit to thetheatre?

[if !vml][endif]The quiet life of the country ahs neverappealed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country assomething you look at through a train window, or something you occasional visitduring the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always gointo raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the virtuesof the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country andhe was back in town within six months. Even he still lives under the illusionthat country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking aboutthe friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and thegentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the firstcockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glintingon the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of thepicture. My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings infront of the TV -- virtually the only form of entertainment. He says nothingabout the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunatepeople who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get towork. Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for thedubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me. They could be saved somuch misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightlybelong.

If you can dowithout the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city canprovide you with the best that life can offer. You never have to travel milesto see your friends. They invariably live nearby and are always available foran informal chat or an evening's entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in thecountry come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a specialtreat. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that lasttrain home. The cit dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. Thelatest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping,too, is always a pleasure. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only ashort bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. There is so muchvariety that you never have to make do with second best. Country people runwild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many ofthe exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the city without its moments ofbeauty. There is something comforting about the warm glow shed byadvertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be more impressivethan the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when thethousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in thecountry. It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciateall these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in thecountry.

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[endif]【参考译文】

宁静的乡村生活从来没有吸引过我。我生在城市，长在城市，总认为乡村是透过火车车窗看到的那个样了，或偶尔周末去游玩一下景象。我的许多朋友都住在城市，但他们只要一提起乡村，马上就会变得欣喜若狂。尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点，但其中只有一个人真去农村住过，而且不足6个月就回来了。即使他也仍存有幻觉，好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。他滔滔不绝地大谈友好的农民，洁净的空气，贴近大自然的环境和悠闲的生活节奏。他坚持认为，凌晨雄鸡第一声啼叫，黎明时分小鸟吱喳欢叫，冉冉升起的朝阳染红树木、牧场，此番美景无与伦比。但这种田园诗般的乡村风光仅仅是一个侧面。我的朋友没有提到在电视机前度过的漫长寂寞的冬夜——电视是唯一的娱乐形式。他也不说商店货物品种单调，以及那些每天不得不从乡下赶到城里工作的不幸的人们。人们为什么情愿每天在路上奔波4个小时去换取值得怀疑的乡间的优点，我是无法理解的。要是他们愿意住在本来属于他们的城市，则可以让他们省去诸多不便与节约大量开支。

如果你愿舍弃乡下生活那一点点乐趣的话，那么你会发出城市可以为你提供生活最美好的东西。你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好几英里，因为他们都住在附近，你随时可以同他们聊天或在晚上一起娱乐。我在乡村有一些熟人，他们每年进城来看一回或几回戏，并把此看作一种特殊的享受。看戏在他们是件大事，需要精心计划。当戏快演完时，他们又为是否能赶上末班火车回家而犯愁。这种焦虑，城里人是从未体验过的。坐公共汽车几站路，就可看到最新的展览、电影、戏剧。买东西也是一种乐趣。物品种繁多，从来不必用二等品来凑合。乡里人进城采购欣喜若狂，每次回家时都买足了外来商品，直到拿不动方才罢休，连走路都摇摇晃晃的。城市也并非没有良辰美景。寒冷潮湿的冬夜里，广告灯箱发出的暖光，会给人某种安慰。周末，当成千上万进城上班的人回到他们的乡间寓所之后，空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静气氛，没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。城里人对这一切心里很明白，却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。

【课文讲解】

背熟：The quiet life of the country has neverappealed to me.

组织一篇议论文主要有三段：

1  开头段

2  支持段

3  结尾段

在开头段第一句话或最后一句话说出主题。

city born and city

bred ==as O was born and bred in a city 独立主格结构

regard as

think of ...as /refer to ...as

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go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂起来

背熟：Most of my friends live in the city, yetthey always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.

at the mere

mention of 一提到

at the sight of 一看到

at the touch of 一触及到

at the news of 一听到

at the sound of 一听到

at the nemtion of 一提到

exalt / laud

hypocritical 虚伪

The country lifenever appeals to me, and never appeals to others, either.

I love English.Everyday, I got up very early to read outside in my garden. That is my treat.

keep on doing sth.

背熟：Even he still lives under the illusion thatcountry life is somehow superior to town life.

under the illusionthat

live under theillusion that

Country life issomehow superior to town life.

the life of the

country （第一次提到）

the country           （第二次提到）

country life           （第三次提到）

Every picture has

got two sides. 凡事都有两方面

背熟：This idyllic pastoral scene is only part ofthe picture.

对比法

fails to mention

== says nothing about 没有提到……

City life appealsto me. City life is superior to country life.

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City life appealsto me. City life is superior to country life.

fails to mention

== says nothing about 没有提到……

背熟：Why people are prepared to tolerate afour-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the countryis beyond me.

be beyond me = is

beyond my understanding …是我无法理解的

stand / bear / putup with / endure / tolerate

privilege:advantage

dubious : doubtful/ uncertain

Country life neverappeals to me.

背熟：If you can do without the few pastoralpleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the bestthat life can offer.

There areadvantages of living in the country, but there are few advantages living in thecountry than living in the big city.

背熟：There is so much variety that you neverhave to make do with second best.

never have to==need not ==don’t have to

do without

make do with 凑合者用

do without /

manage without / go without 没有......也行

I can do / managewithout a car.

available : able

to be used anytime 随时可以应用的

主语做表语或定语，做定语时要放在被修饰词的后边。

I am availble tohave a chat with you.

The books in ourclassroom are available for you.

be available forsb.

I have adictionary available for you.

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inconvenience ofliving in the country

major : great /demanding

draw to its close

= near its end 临近结束／尾声

背熟：The city dweller never experiencesanxieties of this sort.

We can keepourselves free from the anxieties of this sort which afflict the countrydweller.

Eating food withdifferent tasts is also a pleasure.

run wild 发疯

背熟：Country people run wild when they goshopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the necessities oflife as they can carry.

nor ... without 双重否定

The city has gotits own beauty.

Don’t shed blood

deserted : enpty

all these things:all the pleasures of the city / all the advantages of living in the city

There are feweradvantages of the country than in the city.

There are more disadvantagesof the country than those of the city.

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【Vocabulary】P194

Explain themeanings of the following words and phrases as they are used in the passage:Extol the virtues(l.6); illusion (l.7); superior to (l.8); maintains (l.9);glinting (l.10); tolerate (l.14); beyond me (l.15)

extol the virtues

extol = praisehighly

praise 比extol 的语义要弱得多

virtue 美德= advantage

illusion 幻觉，错觉= false idea

superior 比......有优势，==better than

maintain == hold

glinting 闪烁= glisten

tolerate 忍受== endure, bear, stand, put up with, suffer withoutcomplaining

beyond me == cannot be understood by me

                beyond my understanding

【Multiple choice questions】

Comprehension

1  What is the main difference between the writerand most of his friends?

a. they oftenvisit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.

b. Unlike them, beingbrought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.

c. In contrast tothem, he finds city people friendlier than country people.

d. He thinks themhypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.

背熟 D 选项

think sb.

hypocritical 认为某人很虚伪

maintain apreference for sth.  坚持一种想法

2 What advantage

has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?（背熟）

a. He can entertainhis country friends more often than they can him.

b. His choice ofentertainment is wide and within easy reach of him.

c. As he travelsby bus and not by train, he can see the latest plays.

d. He does notneed a major operation when planning a visit to the theatre.

in terms of

have advantage

over sb./ sth. 比......更具有优势

背熟

within easy reach

of sb. 方便，容易达到

3  When he speaks of the beauty to be found inthe city, the writer ____ .

a. alludes to thecomparative cheerlessness of winter nights in the country

b. means that ifmore people settled in the city they would find peace

c. advertises thefact that the city is a warmer place than the country

d. implies thatthe country is less peaceful than the city at weekends

背熟

allude to = mean

Structure

4  I _____ and bred in the city and have alwaysregarded … (ll.1-2)

a. being born    b. had been born    c. was born    d. amborn

5  He _____ talking about the friendly people …(ll.8-9)

a. never tiresof    b. is never tiring of    c. is never tired    d. is never tiring when

tire of 厌倦

never 频度副词，表示情况总是如此

I am tired of

doing so. 我已经厌倦了这么做。

6  The latest exhibitions, films or plays areonly _____ .( l.23)

a. by bus a shortdistance away      b. a short distance bybus away

c. a shortdistance away by bus      d. the distance of a short bus away

on only short bus

right away 只有几站路的路程

7  ---- and stagger home loaded with _____exotic items as they can carry. (ll.25-26)

a. as many ofthe    b. as many    c. so many    d. the most

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 many of the许多物品中的许多

You can take as

many as you like. 你可以拿走你喜欢的东西。

You can take as

many books as you can. 这些书籍你想拿多小就拿多少。

8  I have always been mystified _____ citydwells, who … (ll.29-30)

a. why    b. by the fact that    c. for what    d. with

It has been amystery to me.

be mystifiedby  被......所迷惑，被...... 所困扰

be frightened by 被......所吓着

Vocabulary

9  _____ the only form of entertainment. (l.12)

a. prettywell    b. altogether    c. certainly    d. in particular

原文：virtually 几乎，==almost, nearly

certainly 肯定的，当然的

altogether 总共，完全

in particular =

particularly 特别，尤其是

pretty well 相当不错，相当好（AE），almost (BE)

10  If you can _____ without the few pastoralpleasues of the country … (l.17)

a. make    b. manage   c. succeed    d. pass

10. do without, gowithout, manage without

11  As the play _____ … (ll.21-22)

a. reaches itsclimax    b. nears its end    c. ends its run    d. draws the curtain

near its end 临近尾声== draw to its close

areaches its

climax 达到高潮

12  Few things can have such an _____ as thepeace … (ll.27-28)

a. impact    b.imposition    c. imprint    d. impression

imposition 强人所难

impose v.

Don’t impose your

idea on me. 不要把你的想法强加给我。

imprint 印记，印痕

give sb. a (deep )

impression 给某人印象

have impact

【Key to Multiple choice questions】

1. D   2. B   3. A  4. C   5. A   6. C  7. B   8. B   9. A  10. B   11. B   12. A

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