新概念第三册第22课

Lesson22ByHeart熟记台词runv.（戏剧，电影等）连演，连映Someplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend.(l.1)(=continuetobeperformedforyears)Thefilmissosuccessfulthatitrunsforseveralweeks.ArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiancé,John,runsasuccessfulfurniturebusiness.（=manages）v.经营Thechildhasarunningnose.Mr.Browndidnotwanttorunforgovernorofthestatelastyear.（=competefor）竞选linesn.(剧本中的）台词Inmanyways,thisisunfortunateforthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesamelinesnightafternight.(l.3)这样一来，可怜的演员们可倒霉了。因为他们需要一夜连着一夜地重复同样的台词。memorizeone'slinesreadbetweenthelines体会言外之意afishinglineontheline在打电话Holdtheline,please.lineofbusiness行业、业务范围Whatlineofbusinessishein？partn.剧中的角色，台词Onewouldexpectthemtoknowtheirpartsbyheartandneverhavecausetofalter.(l.4)人们以为，这些演员一定会把台词背得烂熟，绝不会临场结巴的。falterv.支吾，结巴说Hehaspractisedthepoemseveraltimes,sohehasnocausetofalter.WhenitcomestospeakEnglish,Ibegintofalter.stammerv.口吃n.结巴Hestammeredouthisneed.Nowscientistshavediscoveredwhysingingissoeffectiveattreatingastammer.castv.(cast,cast)选派……扮演角色AfamousactorinahighlysuccessfulplaywasoncecastintheroleofanaristocratwhohadbeenimprisonedintheBastillefortwentyyears.（l.6）有一位名演员曾在一出极为成功的剧目中扮演一个贵族角色，这个贵族已在巴士底狱被关押了20年。rolen.角色imprisonv.关押aristocratn.贵族（noble,blueblood）Bastillen.巴士底狱这个演员曾扮演一个英雄的角色。Theactorwascastintheroleofahero.Unitednationsplaysanimportantroleininternationalaffairs.扮演重要角色Thecandlecastadimlightonthetable.(v.投,掷)Thehighbelltowercastalongshadowonthegrass.高高的钟楼在草地上投下长长的影子。Americanselectapresidenteveryfouryears,andonlycitizensover18cancastavote.美国每四年选出一位总统，但只有年满18岁的公民才能投票。rolen.角色theleadingrole主角theleadingcharacterthesupportingrole配角thesupportingcharacterpositiverole正面角色，积极作用negativeroleWehopeandbelievesuchdialogueandcommunicationwillplayapositiveroleinpromotingthebilateralrelationsandenhancingmutualunderstanding.我们希望并相信，这种对话与交流将对促进两国关系发展、增进相互理解发挥积极作用。imprisonv.关押（=putsbinprison）Hewasimprisonedfor10years.HeimprisonedhimselfontheholidaystudyingEnglish.Imprisonthemindoftheyoung.imprisonmentn.关押sentencesbtolifeimprisonment判某人终生监禁prison,jail=gaoln.监狱sendsbtoprison/putsbinprison/throwsbintoprison（不加the）Heisinprison/jail/gaol.=Heisbehindbars.他在铁窗之后。gaoler(Br)n.监狱长，看守jailer(Am)jail=gaol看守所jailbird(tospendalotoftimeinprison)惯犯Inthelastact,agaolerwouldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.(l.7)在最后一幕中，狱卒手持一封信上场，然后将信交给狱中那位贵族。actn.（戏剧，歌剧的）一幕，段colleaguen.同事（co-worker,workfellow,workmate)Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajokeonhiscolleaguetofindoutif,aftersomanyperformances,hehadmanagedtolearnthecontentsoftheletterbyheart.(l.10)一天晚上，狱卒决定与他的同事开一个玩笑，看看他反复演出这么多场之后，是否已将信的内容记熟了。Hehastoldmeaboutthenewcolleague.Johnchanceduponaformercolleagueofhisattheairport.约翰在机场偶然碰到一个以前的同事。curtainn.（舞台上的）幕布Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealedthearistocratsittingalonebehindbarsinhisdarkcell.(l.11)最后一幕戏开演，贵族独自一人坐在铁窗后阴暗的牢房里。revealv.使显露celln.单人监房,监号,细胞acurtainofsmoke一层烟雾acurtainofmist一层薄雾ablanketofsnow一层雪asheetofrain一场大雨Thesecrethasn'tbeenrevealed.Acurtainwasupandrevealedthebeautifulscenery.Averytightdressrevealsthebeautifulfigure.revealern.探测器Anewmachinecalled‘TheRevealer’hasbeeninventedandithasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedintheground.一种叫探宝器的新机器已经发明出来,并被人们用来探测地下埋藏的金子.blankadj.空白的Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutinfullasusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.(l.14)但这回狱卒给贵族的信没有像往常那样把全文写全，而是一张白纸。goblank变得一片空白AssoonasIenteredtheexamclassroom,mymindwentblank.ablankheart空虚的心灵ablankfuture渺茫的前途Areporteraskedhimwhathethoughtaboutthecountry’shigh-speedtrains.Ligaveablanklookandsaid,“I’veneverheardaboutthem.（茫然地看了一眼）squintv.眯着（眼）看，瞄（lookwithalmostclosedeyes）Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then,squintinghiseyes,hesaid:'Thelightisdim.Readthelettertome'.(l.16)贵族盯着纸看了几秒钟，然后，眼珠一转，说道：“光线太暗，请给我读一下这封信。”Hesquintedhiseyesandlookedattheletter.dimadj.昏暗（fairlydark）inthedimlight在昏暗的灯光下Futurechancesaredim.未来机会渺茫。Herbeautywouldmakethebrightworlddim.她的美貌使整个世界黯淡无光。siren.（古用法）陛下Findingthathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,thegaolerreplied:'Thelightisindeeddim,sire,Imustgetmyglasses.’(l.18)狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不住，于是便说：“陛下，这儿光线的确太暗了，我得去眼镜拿来。”YourMajesty（talkingtoakingorqueen）YourHighness（toaddressroyalperson）对除王、后以外的王室成员的尊称MyLord（aaddressajudge）法官大人YourExcellency（addresspeoplewhoholdhighpositioninthestate）阁下（多用于称呼大使）Anambassadorisentitled“YourExcellency”.proceedv.继续进行Muchtothearistocrat'samusement,thegaolerreturnedafewmomentslaterwithapairofglassesandtheusualcopyoftheletterwhichheproceededtoreadtotheprisoner.(l.20)贵族感到非常好笑的是：一会儿工夫，狱卒重新登台，拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信，然后为那囚犯念了起来。proceedtodo接着做proceedtoone’smasterdegreeproceedagainstsb诉讼（法律程序）proceedsn.营业额ComprehensionQuestions1.Howlongdosomeplaysrun？Foryearsonend.2.Whoisthissometimesunfortunatefor？Thepooractors.3.why？Becausetheyarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesamelinesnightafternight.(l.3)4.Wouldyouexpectthemtoknowtheirpartsbyheart？Yes,youwould.5.Isthisalwaysthecase？No,itisnot.6.Whatrolewasthefamousactorcastin