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1M8U2TheuniversallanguageWelcome&Reading1.theuniversallanguage共同语言Itisuniversally/generallyacknowledgedthat...普遍认为...2.witnessthefirstofonlyeightperformances,beingperformedintheForbiddenCity观看在紫禁城演出的八场中的第一场;witnesstheaccident目击事故;awitnesstotheaccident事故目击者是发生（某事件）的时间或地点：Recentyearshavewitnessedthecollapseofthesteelindustry.近几年钢铁产业崩溃了。3.becastintheproduction在演出中担任主角【castsb.as…/intheroleof让…扮演…;castaglance/lookat…看一眼】Ican'tbearyoungpeoplecastingawaytheiryouth.我无法忍受年轻人虚掷青春。4.decoratedscreenscoveredwithredandgold覆盖着红色和金色的经过装饰的屏风5.beusedtoannouncethestartoftheopera被用来宣告歌剧的开场6.promisetoallowhertochooseherownhusband允诺准许她自己选择丈夫7.keep/breakone’spromise/word守/失信makeapromise做出承诺aboyfullofpromise=apromisingboy有前途的男孩Itpromisestobefinethisafternoon.今天下午可望转晴。8.becondemned/sentencedtodeath/threeyearsinprison被判死刑/三年监禁becondemnedtobeshot被判有罪，处以枪决condemnsbassth/for(doing)sth指责，谴责9.daretoaskforherhandinmarriage胆敢向她求婚don’t/doesn’t/didn’tdare(to)dosth(dare实义动词);daren’tdosth（dare是情态动词）如果你再敢那样和经理讲话，你会被解雇的。Ifyoudarespeaktothemanagerthatway,youwillbefired.（dare用在条件从句中）Idaresay=Ithink；Howdareyou…?你怎么敢…？10.bekilledforfailingtosolveherriddles因猜不出她的谜语被处死【failtoliveuptoone'sexpectations辜负某人的期望；causeyourlivertofail使你的肝衰竭】11.findthedeathdisturbing为死人的事感到不安begreatlydisturbedbytheanswerstohisquestions对……感到不安12.allowhertodoasshewishes让她按照自己的意愿行事13.fall/beinlove(withsb)atfirstsight/glance一见钟情;loseone’shearttosb爱上某人14.expressherloveforCalaf倾诉了她对卡拉夫的爱15.takeonaclassiclovetriangle呈现一个典型的三角恋;takeonanewlook呈现新面貌;takeonnewemployees雇佣新员工takeonextrawork承担额外工作16.beunwillingtogetmarried不愿意结婚17.havehimkilled让人杀了他；Ihadmywalletstolen.我的钱包被偷了。18.seesbaccompanyingCalaf看到某人陪着卡拉夫accompanysb.to…陪某人做/去……;keepsb.company;incompanywithsb.陪伴某人19.demand/requirethatsb(should)do…..Theydemandedthatthemilitarygovernment(should)freeallpoliticalprisoners.Itisdemandedthatthemilitarygovernment(should)freeallpoliticalprisoners.他们要求军事政府释放所有政治犯。demandtodosth要求做某事；【demandsth.ofsb.;demandofsbthat…对某人要求…】beingreatdemand/need(of…)急需;ademandingjob一份高要求的工作20.grabaswordfromaguard从一名卫兵手中夺过一把剑21.scoldTurandotfornotbeingmoremerciful斥责图兰朵没有慈悲之心【scoldsbfordoing…】22.justbeforethedawndeadline就在黎明期限来临之前【meet/missthedeadline如期/超期】23.uniteinmarriage喜结良缘；beunitedwithsb和某人团聚24.stagetheopera把歌剧搬上舞台25.combineAand/withB把A与B结合；havethetwocombined将两者相结合combinationn.结合，联合；incombinationwith226.betransformedintothespotforabeautifulandsadlovestory被转变成美丽而又令人心碎的爱情故事的发生地;beturned/changedinto被变成27.beunwillingtobepartedfromhim不愿意和他分手SentencesinReading28.JustimagineperformingsuchanoperaintheForbiddenCity—therecouldnotbeamoreawesomesetting.想想在紫禁城上演这出歌剧吧——不可能有比这更好的场景了！【①动词imagine意为“想象，幻想，猜测”，其后跟名词、-ing动名词或从句等。②notbeamoreawesomesetting=bethemostawesomesetting(否定+比较级=最高级)Ihaven’tseenabetteronebefore.这是我所见过的最好的。】29.Insteadofastagecurtain,thereweredecoratedscreenscoveredwithredandgold,andtraditionalChinesedrumswereusedtoannouncethestartoftheopera.覆盖着红色和金色的经过装饰的屏风代替了舞台帷幕，传统的中国鼓被用来宣告歌剧的开场。30.Thosewhocan’tanswerallthreeriddles,however,willbecondemnedtodeath.Thismeansthatfewmenwoulddaretoaskforherhandinmarriage.但是，猜不出全部三道谜的人将被处以死刑。这意味着几乎没人胆敢向她求婚。31.Thestorybeginswhenaprinceiskilledforfailingtosolveherriddles.Theemperorfindsthedeathdisturbing.However,althoughhewouldliketo,hecan’tbreakhispromiseandmustallowTurandottodoasshewishes.故事开始时，一位王子因为猜不出图兰朵的谜语被处死。皇上为死人的事而感到不安，虽然他很想收回这一允诺，但又不能食言，只能让图兰朵按照自己的意愿行事32.Seeingthis,Calafsaysthatifshecanguesshisnamebysunrise,shewillnottomarryhim,butcanhavehimkilled.见此，卡拉夫说如果她能在太阳升起之前猜出他的名字，他不仅可以不嫁给他，还可以杀了他。33.Wantingtoprotectthefather,Liuclaimsthatshealoneknowsthename,butresiststellingTurandot.为了保护卡拉夫的父亲，柳儿宣称只有她知道卡拉夫的名字，但她拒绝告诉图兰朵。34.Whenitbecomesevidentwhathappened,CalafscoldsTurandotfornotbeingmoremerciful.当所发生的一切已显而易见时，卡拉夫斥责图兰朵没有慈悲之心。35.Thebringingtogetherofthisgroupofpeoplefrommanycountries,themusicandthegrandsettingareclearlythekeycomponentsofthisamazingproduction.来自许多国家的这群人的联袂演出，音乐以及恢弘的场景显然是这场令人惊叹的演出的重要因素。Wordpower,Grammar&Task36.seeaposterputup看见张贴了一张海报（putupaposter张贴海报）putsb.upforthenight留某人过夜；putupwith/tolerate/bear/standone’sdoingsth.忍受某人做某事37.tryoutforapartinthechorus参加合唱角色的选拔trysth.outon…在…上试验…Project38.takeabrieflookatsth简要地回顾39.progressfrom…to…develop/evolvefrom…to…从……发展到……；makerapid/muchprogressinsth在某方面取得进步【progress为不可数名词】40.haveone’srootsinsth扎根于berooted/anchoredinsth扎根于41.haveatendencytodosth有做…的趋势（:tendtodosth）【Thereisa(growing)tendencyforsbtodosth.】42.dancetomusic随着音乐起舞singtothepiano和着钢琴唱歌(sth.)betoosadandslowtodanceto太伤感，节奏太慢，不适合跳舞时伴奏43.springup（=comeintoexistencesuddenly）突然出现44.reflectone’sfeelings反映某人的感情reflectonsth沉思/思忆（往事），思考①反射；照出,映出：Thestillwaterreflectedthefullmoon.平静的水面映出了满月。②思考，反省：Hereflectedthathehadnorighttodothis.他深思后明白他无权做这件事。③反映，表现：Thatchoicereflectsyourgoodtaste.那选择反映了你的高雅品味。45.theabilitytoadaptthemusic改编音乐的能力(thefilm)beadaptedfromsth(anovel)46.gointoagradualdecline逐渐没落【fall/gointoadecline；onthedecline在减少→ontheincrease在增3加】；declinetodosth/aninvitation婉言拒绝做某事/邀请47.bereplacedbyanewmusicaltrendknownasrhythmandblues被R&B的新音乐趋势取代48.bethoughtofas=beconsideredas/tob