Students often create amusing situations whichare funny to everyone except the victims. Whena student recently saw two workmen using apneumatic drill outside his university, heimmediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up asworkmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. As soon as he had hung up,he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to goaway, they were not to take him seriously.
4.Students often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except thevictims.
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。
語言點1:句子結構分析:which引導定語從句,修飾situations,說明“是…的局面”。
語言點2:victim表示“受害者”。
5.When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside hisuniversity, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two studentsdressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
最近有個學生看見兩個工人在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。
語言點:句子結構分析:when引導時間狀語從句。saw two workmen using為“感官動詞+v.ing”結構,表示“看到了整個動作的全過程”。
6.As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if apoliceman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously.
掛上電話后,他又馬上來到工人那兒,告訴他們若有個警察來讓他們走開,不要把他當回事。
語言點1:句子結構分析:as soon as引導時間狀語從句。That引導賓語從句,交代told的內容。
語言點2:take sb.seriously的意思是“嚴肅地對待某人”。