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。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:which引导定语从句，修饰situations,说明“是…的局面”。

　　语言点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。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:when引导时间状语从句。saw two workmen using为“感官动词+v.ing”结构，表示“看到了整个动作的全过程”。

　　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.

　　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。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:as soon as引导时间状语从句。That引导宾语从句，交代told的内容。

　　语言点2:take sb.seriously的意思是“严肃地对待某人”。