一、【Text】课文
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●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 boy student 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 referred to the pills as sweet, so the harmless deception made it easy for her child to take them.
deceit (故意的)欺骗
Eg: We are incapable 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 gained control of the company by trickery.
■self-respecting adj. 自重的