新概念英语第三册课文Lesson 22

一、【Text】课文

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. Yet this is not always the case.

A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me.' And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.' With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语

●run v. (戏剧、电影等)

●lines n. (剧本中的)台词

●part n. 剧中的角色，台词

●falter v. 支吾，结巴说

●cast (cast, cast ) v. 选派……扮演角色

●role n. 角色

●aristocrat n. 贵族

●imprison v. 关押

●Bastille . 巴士底狱

●gaoler n. 监狱长，看守连演，连映

●colleague n. 同事

●curtain n. (舞台中的)幕布

●reveal v. 使显露

●cell n. 单人监房，监号

●blank adj. 空白的

●squint v. 眯着(眼)看，瞄

●dim adj. 昏暗

●sire n. (古用法)陛下

●proceed v. 继续进行

■run v. (戏剧、电影等)

The film is so successful that it runs for several weeks.

■lines n. (剧本中的)台词

■part n. 剧中的角色，台词

■falter vi. 支吾，结巴说

stammer

He has practised the poem several times, so he has no cause to falter.

falter v. 蹒跚而行(=stgger)

He faltered home.

■cast (cast, cast ) v. 选派……扮演角色

●role n. 角色

The actor was cast in the role of hero.

■aristocrat n. 贵族

■imprison v. 关押

put sb imprison: 关押

He was imprisoned for 10 years.

imprisonment：n.

sentence sb to life imprisonment：判某人终生监禁

监狱：prison, jail, gaol

把……送进监狱

send sb. to prison == put sb in prison == throw sb into prison

in prison 坐牢

the prison 监狱

He is in prison / jail.

He is behind boars.

■Bastille . 巴士底狱

■gaoler n. 监狱长，看守连演，连映

■colleague n. 同事

■curtain n. (舞台中的)幕布

■reveal v. 使显露新概念mp3

The secret hasn’t been reveald.

reveal:揭露，揭穿，把什么露出来

A curtain was up and revealed the beautiful scenery.

disclose:揭发

discclose the truth

discover: 发现

uncover: 揭开具体的盖子

A very tight dress reveals the beautiful figure. 紧身的裙子露出了漂亮的身段。

revealabel adj. 可展现的

revealer: 探测器

■cell n. 单人监房，监号

■blank adj. 空白的

■squint . 眯着(眼)看，瞄

squint one's eyes 眯上眼睛

Eg.: He squinted his eyes and looked at the letter.

pear at : 眯着眼睛看

■dim adj. 昏暗

The room is too dim so I can;t read the letter.

gloomy

天气，心情)抑郁的

The weather is gloomy today.

He is in gloomy mood.

dusky

天色)昏暗的

Towards evening is getting dusky.

murly:(天色)漆黑的，黑暗的

I can’t go out at murky night.

misty:多雾的，迷蒙的

The building is out of sight on such a misty day.

■sire n. (古用法)陛下

■proceed v. 继续进行

proceed vi. particular after stopping

proceed to / with:进行继续某事

Let’s proceed to business.

You must proceed with your work.

proceed from 从什么着手开始继续

They proceed from lesson 1.

procced from 起诉某人

Eg: He decided to proceed against his neighbour.

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三、【课文精析】

by heart 熟记台词

on end

1.== continuously: 连续的，位于具体的时间之后

Eg: He sat there for hours on end.

We had hardly anything to eat for days on end.

2. ==upright 竖着

Eg: The cat's fur stood on end.

I got a big shock so my hear stood on end.我吓了一大跳，以致于毛骨悚然。

who = actor, 关系代词做主语，不能省略

Eg.: The student who was required to recite the poem 100 times is really poor.

learn/ know by heart: 把……牢记在心

Eg.: The sentence is so important that you must learn it by heart.

heart and soul 全心全意的，全身心的

Eg: We serve the students heart and soul

take heart 鼓起勇气，恢复信心

lose heart 失去信心

lose heart to sb= give heart to sb: 轻信于某人

Eg: The boy lost his heart to the girl

put one's heart into sth: 致力于某事

Eg: Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.世上无难事，只怕有心人

have one's heart in one's boots提心吊胆

Eg: He had his heart in his boots when he went out alone at night.

even though = even if = though / although

at each performance = at every performance

insist: 坚决要求，suggest:建议， order:命令，demand:要求，require:要求

表示建议/要求/希望，和that宾语从句搭配，that从句必须出现should + 动词原形的虚拟，should 可以省略。

in full==fully=completely

play a joke(cheek) on sb: 开某人玩笑

on the final act == in the last act

with，独立主格结构

hand to == present sth. to == pass to 把……递给某人

as usual

look on 旁观

anxious,形容词短语做伴随状况状语

stare at 一眨不眨地

squinting: ing形式，做方式状语，伴随状况状语

prmptly ==immediately

with this 说完这话

hurry off

much, 用来加强语气

play a joke on 开玩笑; play a trick on 捉弄，单方面取乐

have a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑，强调两人共同取乐

Eg.: He laughs best who laughs last. 笑到最后的才是笑得最好的。

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