ESL Podcast 882 – Playing a Practical Joke
时间：2019-03-10 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Patricia: What are you doing?
Luis: I’m setting up a practical joke for Bobby. I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he walks outside and finds his bike in pieces. It’ll be the best prank 1 ever!
Patricia: You’re not really going to take apart his bike, are you?
Luis: I’ll let you in on the joke. He’ll just be looking at spare parts. I’ve hidden his bike in the garage.
Patricia: He’s really going to freak out when he thinks that you’ve run over his bike with the car, though. I think this is more cruel than mischievous 2.
Luis: Lighten up! When he realizes he’s the butt 3 of the joke, he’ll think it’s hilarious 4, trust me.
Patricia: Couldn’t you just play some other kind of practical joke, maybe with a whoopee cushion?
Luis: A whoopee cushion? That’s child’s play. This practical joke is worthy 5 of a master prankster!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己
- It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
- The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。
adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的
- He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
- A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。
n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶
- The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
- He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed
- The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
- We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。