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.
請消防隊來撲滅一場根本沒有的大火是一種低級騙局，有自尊心的大學生決不會去做。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 40 Who's who
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 吸引人的，誘人的;引人注目的;
v. 邀請(invite的現在分詞);
?? invit=invite邀請+ing形容詞，“令人…的” →誘人的
"The water looks really inviting."
水面看上去真誘人。
近義：appealing, inciting, luscious, attracting, attractive, pleasing
反義：unappealing, unattractive, unlovely, unprepossessing, unshapely, unwelcoming
n. 旅;
vt. 把…編成旅;把…編成隊;
?? -ade 后綴,用于構成名詞,有時也會構成動詞;一個完成的動作,或者一種事物的結果
"to call out the fire brigade"
叫消防隊來
近義：squad
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 粗糙的，粗雜的;粗魯的;天然的，未加工的;簡陋的;
n. 原[生]材料，天然物質;原油;
?? crud生的+e → 粗糙的；原始的
"The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil."
該管道供給約旦15%的原油.
近義：primitive, native, natural, raw, uncut, unprocessed
反義：pure, purified, sheer, smooth, spotless, stainless
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 瞞騙，欺詐;騙局;
?? de 否定，非 + cept 拿，抓 + ion表示行為、過程或結果 → n.欺騙, 詭計
"He was abetted in the deception by his wife."
他行騙是受了妻子的慫恿。
近義：hoodwinking, imposture, lie, misrepresentation, swindling, trickery
反義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness