讓我們繼續積累！
本課介紹了大學生們沉溺的一種惡作劇（practical jokes）
誰也弄不清為什麼大學生好像比任何人都更喜歡惡作劇。
我們可能會說
Nobody knows why university students like practical jokes more than anyone else
本課，咱們學習人家地道的表達
It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else.
賓語從句
explain.v.to tell sb about sth in a way that makes it easy to understand
用形式主語it+被動語態，我們再來看看本冊類似的句型
新概念三17課
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
據估計
新概念三27課
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.
據說
好像比任何人更喜歡
seem to enjoy
這裡的seem實義動詞（還有系動詞詞性“看起來”大家感興趣可以找出例句評論區互動），涉及推斷“感覺好像，覺得似乎”。也許你對這種用法可能不太習慣，但是人家老外就這麼用，咱們要去學人家，去適應吧
新概念三27課
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule.
好像只有流浪漢是個意外
新概念三33課
A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control.
似乎一切都失去了控制
新概念三38課
Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.
好像是不正確的
I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.
看到了吧，沒錯，這是一句
似乎哪裡也裝不上去
新概念三48課
All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm.
好像
新概念三52課
He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
看上去
以上是本課這句“好像比任何人更喜歡”引出的含seem的句子，希望大家以後看到這句時能回想起這些場景：流浪漢好像是個意外。一天或許開始的很好，突然一切似乎開始失控。這些假設似乎是不正確的。似乎哪裡也裝不上。我妻子似乎充滿了驚恐。拿起了好像是最小的一個瓶子。
大學生擅長一種特殊的惡作劇——戲弄人。
我們可能會說
Students are good at/experts at a special type of practical joke: the hoax.
本課
Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax.
簡單句主謂賓，同位語
specialize.v.to become an expert in a particular area of work,study or business;to spend more time on one area of work,etc.than on others
作者用這個詞幽默地表達了大學生可能把惡作劇當成熱愛事業來做並且成為了專家
Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
動名詞+賓語做整個句子主語，定語從句
crude.adj.of objects or works of art simply made,not showing much or attention to detail
作者這裡用這個詞表示手段伎倆低級低劣
self-respecting.adj.only before noun.基本用於否定句。having pride in yourself because you believe that what you do is right and good
indulge.to allow yourself to have or do sth that you like,expecially sth that is considered bad for you
有自尊的同學不沉溺低級的遊戲
Students often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the victims.
定語從句，先行詞在從句中做主語
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