UnitTwo TheJoker ExercisesStudyandPractice VocabularyA 1 Field swill hiswifeHattieandsonClaudethesumoftwentythousanddollars 2 A isalegaldocumentinwhichapersonstateshowhewantshispropertyandmoneytobedisposedofafterhisdeath 3 I agreethatIwillneverrevealsuchinformationtoanyonewhoisnotauthorizedtoreceiveit bequeathed testament hereby 4 Inspiteofhis asagood for nothing Henrymadeabigfortunebeforehedied 5 Followingthecoffin alongfuneralprocessionproceededslowlyand 6 Towardstheendoftheyear1694 the ofBlackDeathspreadtothepalace andreachedtheyoungandbloomingQueen 7 Allmeninthecourtlaughed andtheprettyladies 8 Ifyoudescribesomeoneasa youthinkheislazyorirresponsible solemnly infection good for nothing reputation giggled 9 Idon tunderstand hesaid witha n ofcompletesurpriseonhisface 10 Hethrewitasidewitha n gestureandanotheroathandwalkedoff 11 We fromourparentsmanyofourphysicalcharacteristics 12 Beingapoortalker theprofessorstartedhislectureinaflat slow expression impatient monotone inherit Investrelativeresumesoundfuneralridiculouslyposhexpectantlyfortunesolemnly It snottoohardtoconceivethatHenrymightmakefunofhisfriendseveninhis Henrywasabornjoker Heseemedtobeabletomakefunofanyoneatanytime His knewmanyofhisfunnystories Henrylikedtotakehisfriendsto hotelsforcocktailsandplayedjokesonwaiters Healsolikedtopokefunatpeoplewhowereneverconsciousofhismischievousness VocabularyB funeral relatives posh Oncehedressedupasagypsyandwentfromdoortodoortellingpeople s Heactuallymade 6inanafternoon Haveyouheardaboutthepracticaljokeheplayedwhenhewasastudent theonewiththeroadmenders Someworkmenwerediggingaholeintheroadto thesewerage 排水系统 污水工程 Havingwaited forachancetohavefun Henryimmediatelytookhisaction fortune resume expectantly First hephonedthepoliceandtoldthem thatsomestudentsweredigginga largeholeintheroad andthathedidn tthinkitwasaveryfunnythingtodo Thenhewenttotheworkmen andtoldthemthatsomestudentshaddressedupaspolicemenandwerecomingtotellthemtostopdiggingthehole Well youcanimaginewhathappened Totalconfusion InspiteofthefactthatHenrywasagood for nothingallthroughhislife hehad wiselyandmadealargesumofmoney Witha mindandhiscarefreemanner heleftallhismoneytohisfriends Whentheylearntthis theyfellsilent Notuntilthatmomentdidtheyrealizehowdeeplytheirfriendlovedthem ridiculously solemnly invested sound 1 Ourheadofficewillcontactyouwithabranchofcompanyinyourarea Ourheadofficewillputyouintouchwithabranchofourcompanyinyourarea 2 Somepeoplelaughedsohardthatstomachcontractionscausedthemtobendtheirbodieswithlaughter Somepeoplelaughedsohardthatstomachcontractionscausedthemtodoubleupwithlaughter VocabularyC 3 Awomanwhowouldn tcommitamurdermightbewillingtohelpconcealitafterithadbeencommitted Awomanwhowouldn tcommitamurdermightbewillingtohelpcoverupafterithadbeencommitted 4 It dbefun afterthesituationinEuropebecomescalm totakeatripovertoFrance It dbefun afterthesituationinEuropesettlesdown totakeatripovertoFrance 5 WhatwentthroughCarol smindIcan timagine buthedidmanagetoappearserious WhatwentthroughCarol smindIcan timagine buthedidmanagetokeepastraightface 6 Colin sobligedtotakehisturnatreadingloudlytheannouncements Colin sobligedtotakehisturnatreadingouttheannouncements 7 Therainremainedsteadythoughthewindhadbecomeverymuchquieter Therainremainedsteadythoughthewindhaddieddown 8 Henry scollectionofwealthhasgraduallybecomelargeroverthelastseventeenyears Henry scollectionofwealthhasbeenbuiltupoverthelastseventeenyears 9 Toherastonishment hewasalreadyowingalotofmoneythroughgamblinglosses Toherastonishment hewasalreadydeeplyindebtthroughgamblinglosses 10 Therewerecheersforeachofthewomenastheyspokeoneaftertheother Therewerecheersforeachofthewomenastheyspokeinturn Structure occurtohimcheckhisinsurancepolicygraduallydawnedonmehavetalentoughttorunagain Itoccurredtohimthatheshouldcheckhisinsurancepolicy ItgraduallydawnedonmethatIstillhadtalentandoughttorunagain A Itdawnedon that strikehimthesolutiontotheproblemmightnotbeappropriatenotreadothers scorenotresistsneakalook Itstrokeonhimthatthesolutiontotheproblemmightnotbeappropriate Althoughtheteacherwarnedhimnottoreadothers scores hecouldn tresistsneakingalookatthenamelist B can t couldn tresistdoingsth theconductortrippedandfellonhisfacetheaudiencelaughnotmindstayuplatenotstandgetupearly Whentheconductortrippedandfellonhisface theaudiencecouldn thelplaughing Idon tmindstayinguplateatnight butIcan tstandgettingupearlyinthemorning Translation 1 Henrylovedtopullpeople slegsallthroughhislife 2 Inhistestamentheplayedhislastjokeonhisfriends 3 Beforehedied hehadaskedColintoreadouthistestament 4 Accordingtohistestament Henrysetacompetitionofjoke tellingamonghistwelvebestfriends 5 Thecontestantstoldtheirbestjokesinturn 6 However inordertoinheritHenry sfortuneallaloneinsteadoflettingotherswinthecompetition allofthemtriedtheirbesttoholdintheirlaughter 7 Intheend Colin ssneezemadeeveryoneburstoutlaughing 8 WhentheylearnedthatHenryhaddecidedtodividehismoneyamongthemall theystartedtoshowafeelingofsadnesstowardstheirdied los