高中新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)-Lesson 22(詞匯)

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    By heart
    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 aristecrat 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也, 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.
    New words and expressions
    run (run, run)連映
    lines 臺(tái)詞
    part 劇中的角色
    falter 結(jié)巴說(shuō)
    cast(cast, cast) 選派…扮演角色
    role 角色
    aristocrat 貴族
    imprison 關(guān)押
    gaoler 監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)
    colleague 同事
    curtain 幕布
    reveal 使顯露
    cell 單人監(jiān)房
    blank 空白的
    squint 瞇(眼)看
    dim 昏暗
    sire 陛下(古用法)
    proceed 繼續(xù)進(jìn)行
    1. run v.(戲劇,電影等)連演,連映;有效期;連載
    句子：
    The film is so successful that it runs for several weeks.
    The contract has tow more years to run.
    They ran the story in three issues.
    2. falter vi 支吾,結(jié)巴說(shuō)=stammer;蹣跚而行=stagger
    句子
    Eg: He has practiced the poem several times ,so he has no cause to falter.
    He faltered home.
    3. cast v.選派……扮演角色
    固定搭配
    be cast as /be cast in the role of 被分配演……角色(被動(dòng))
    The actor was cast in the role of hero.
    聯(lián)想記憶
    play the role of 扮演……角色(主動(dòng))
    Johm played the role of Hamlet.
    United Nations plays an important role in international affairs.
    4. imprison v.關(guān)押
    固定搭配
    put sb imprison
    He was imprisoned for 10years.
    形變
    imprisonment n.
    sent sb to life imprisonment.
    聯(lián)想記憶
    jail/gaol 監(jiān)獄
    sent sb to prison
    put sb in prison
    throw sb into prison
    in prison 坐牢
    He is in prison/jail.=he is behind bars.
    5. reveal v.使顯露,揭露，揭穿
    句子
    The secret hasn’t been revealed.
    A curtain was up and revealed the beautiful scenery.
    聯(lián)想記憶
    disclose 揭發(fā)
    Disclose the truth
    discover 發(fā)現(xiàn)
    uncover 揭開具體的蓋子
    A very tight dress reveals the beautiful figure.
    revealable a可展現(xiàn)的
    revealer 探測(cè)器
    conceal sb. /sth. from 向……隱瞞
    6. squint v.瞇著(眼)看，瞄
    詞句
    squint one’s eyes and looked at the letter.
    He squinted through the letter-box.
    pear at 瞇著眼睛看
    7. dim a昏暗的
    固定搭配
    be dim about 不明白
    He is dim about the importance of keeping records.
    take a dim view of 對(duì)……不樂(lè)觀，對(duì)……不以為然
    Tom took a dim view of his chances of passing the exam.
    8. gloomy (天氣，心情)陰郁的
    句子
    He is in gloomy mood.
    聯(lián)想記憶
    dusky a.(天色)昏暗的
    Towards evening is getting dusky .
    murky (天色)漆黑的，黑暗的
    I can’t go out at murky night.
    misty a.多霧的，迷蒙的
    The building is out of sight on such a misty day.
    9.proceed v.繼續(xù)進(jìn)行 particular after stopping
    固定搭配
    proceed to/with 進(jìn)行繼續(xù)某事
    Let’s proceed to business.
    You must proceed with your work.
    proceed from 從什么著手開始繼續(xù)
    They proceed form lesson 1.
    proceed against 起訴某人
    He decided to proceed against his neighbour.
    練習(xí)
    1.It was not until after his marriage that he _____ his true wealth to his wife.
    a. showed b. revealed c. confess
    2. One of Shaw’s plays was so successful that it was performed more than 800 times______.
    a. on run b. on end c. in the end
    3. He told us something about the author first, and then _____ to analyse his poems.
    a. go on b. went to c. proceeded
    4. As supporters of the king, many ______ were executed during the period of French Revolution.
    a. royal b. noble c. aristocrats
    5. Even after so many performances, the actor still hadn’t _____ to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
    a. managed b. come c. succeeded
    6. He is a very clever boy and is always ____ in giving answers in class.
    a. sudden b. immediate c. prompt
    7. It’s very impolite to ______ at a foreigner.
    a. see b. stare c. watch
    8. Don’t you remember _____ me last year?
    a. to meet b. meeting c. met