新概念 第三册 22课时
新概念第三册Lesson22 By heart
A Lesson22 By heartRun v1.(在某处)连续上演The play ran for two years.2. 管理;经营:He has no idea how to run a business. 他丝毫不懂企业管理。
3.run out 用完;耗尽:Time is running out for the trapped miners. 被困矿工的时间不多了。
lines n1. (戏剧或电影的)台词,对白:to learn your lines 背台词a line from the film 'Titanic'2.分界线;边界线:lines of longitude and latitude 经线和纬线3.排;行;列:a long line of trees 一长排树The children all stood in a line. 孩子们全都站成一排。
part n1.片段;部份;一点:The early part of her life was spent in Paris.2. (世界、国家或城镇等的)区域,地区:the northern part of the countryWhich part of Japan do you come from?3 角色;台词:She was very good in the part. 她这个角色演得很好。
4. 参加;参与:He had no part in the decision. 他没有参与这项决定。
Falter v faltering adj1. 衰退;衰落【SYN】→waver :The economy shows no signs of faltering.Her courage never faltered. 她从未气馁过。
2. (嗓音)颤抖;结巴地说;支吾其词:His voice faltered as he began his speech.3. 蹒跚;摇晃;犹豫;畏缩:She walked up to the platform without faltering. 她健步走上了讲台。
新概念3精品课件lesson_22_By_heart
It is necessary ( important, natural, strange, etc) that we should clean the room every day. It was crucial that we should have done the homework.
5. 在其他场合运用 ①if only if only“如果……就好了”。 if only 表示 与现在事实相反 和 与过去事实 相反 现在事实相反,用过去时态 与过去事实相反,用过去完成时 e.g. If only you listened to me . If only you had listened to me .
4.在主语从句中应用 it is + adj. ,当形容词是advisable, critical,crucial, desirable, essential, imperative, important, incredible,, 等, 主 语从句多用虚拟语气, 现在时,v用should/would +动词原形 (should/would经常省略); 过去时,则用should/would + have done 的形式。
Lesson 22 By heart
I. Objectives
1. bl2. ceed 3. 虚拟语气
Subjunctive mood 虚拟语气
虚拟语气用来表示说话人的主观愿望 或假想,所说的是一个条件,不一定 是事实,或与事实相反。
1.在条件句中的应用 条件句: 真实条件:不用虚拟,if 是如果的意思。
1._____ to do the work, I should do it some other day. A. If were I B. I were C. Were I D. Was I 2. The volleyball match will be put off if it ___. A. will rain B. rains C. rained D. is rained
新概念英语第三册22课课文原文
新概念英语第三册 22课课文原文1. A pretty little girl named Jan looked out of the window. There was something she wanted very much, and she hoped she would get it for Christmas. She had seen it in a shop window and pointed it out to her mother every time they walked past it.2. "I wonder what Dad is going to buy me for Christmas," s本人d Jan. "I hope it's the thing I want most. It is a lovely thing, Mother. I showed it to you in the shop window. Do you remember?"3. Jan's mother remembered quite well. She knew that her husband would buy the thing their little girl wanted so much, and she knew that it would cost him a great deal of money. Jan's father was not a rich man, but he was always ready to buy his little girl anything she wanted.4. "I wonder how much it costs," s本人d Jan. "Do you know, Mother?"5. "Yes, I do," answered Jan's mother.6. "How much?"7. "A great deal of money," s本人d Mother.8. "I'm sure it does. I hope Dad is rich enough to buy it for me."9. "Don't worry, Jan," s本人d Mother. "He'll get it for you, if it's still in the shop."10. Jan's father was late that night, and they all sat down to dinner without him.11. "Why doesn't Dade home?" asked Jan.12. "Perhaps he has missed his bus," s本人d Mother.13. At last they heard his key in the door, and he came into the room looking very pleased with himself.14. "Have you got it, Dad?" cried Jan.15. "Got what?"16. "You know -- my Christmas present."17. "Ah, that's for me to know and you to find out," s本人d Father.18. But he held Jan tightly in his arms, and Jan knew that her father had bought the lovely thing she had seen in the shop window.19. "You'll get it on Christmas Day," s本人d Mother.20. Jan could hardly w本人t for Christmas toe. She was awake very early, and at last, she heard her father downst本人rs.21. "Now, then, sleepyhead, get up," called her father. "The sun's been up for hours."22. Jan jumped out of bed and ran downst本人rs. There was a big parcel on the table, and it was for her. She opened it and found the thing she wanted most of all.23. "Oh, Dad, it's lovely!" she cried. "It's just what I wanted."24. Jan's father looked very pleased with himself, and Jan kissed him.25. "Thank you, Dad," she s本人d.26. "Thank Mother, too," s本人d Father. "She pinched and saved to buy it for you."27. "Did she really?" s本人d Jan, looking at her mother.28. "Yes," s本人d Mother. "I wanted to surprise you both. Do you like it?"29. "Oh, yes, Mother. I love it. Thank you both so much."30. Everybody had a happy Christmas that year. Jan had the thing she had wanted most of all, and she knew that her parents loved her very much.31. She put the thing in a place of honor in her room, and whenever she saw it, she remembered her happy Christmas.32. "This is the best Christmas I've ever had," she s本人d.33. And it was.引用自:xxx以上就是新概念英语第三册22课的课文原文。
新概念第三册Lesson22~24逐句精讲
新概念第三册Lesson22~24 逐句精讲新概念第三册Lesson22 逐句精讲1.Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.有些剧目十分成功,以致连续上演好几年。
语言点1:句子结构分析:本句中含有一个由so…that… 引导的结果状语从句,so successful 指出原因“太成功了” ,that 引出结果“连续上演” 。
语言点2:由本句的中心词play 拓展学习相关词汇:drama 戏剧opera 歌剧Beijign Opera 京剧mummery 哑剧farce 滑稽剧musical 音乐剧The stages 戏剧puppet show 木偶剧2.In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.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。
语言点: 句子结构分析:who 引导定语从句,修饰actors3.One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter.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。
语言点1: 句子结构分析: 用one 代替people 指“人们”parts 为动词不定式短语,作宾语them 的补足语,补充说明“期待他们做什么” 。
不失为一种很好的写作手法,值得我们学习To know their语言点2:do sth.by heart 是“凭记忆做某事”的意思。
此外,do sth.with ease 可理解为“轻松完成某事” ,do sth.with difficulty 的意思是“做某事有困难或不易” 。
新概念第三册Lesson22 By heart
A Lesson22 By heartRun v1.(在某处)连续上演The play ran for two years.2. 管理;经营:He has no idea how to run a business. 他丝毫不懂企业管理。
3.run out 用完;耗尽:Time is running out for the trapped miners. 被困矿工的时间不多了。
lines n1. (戏剧或电影的)台词,对白:to learn your lines 背台词a line from the film 'Titanic'2.分界线;边界线:lines of longitude and latitude 经线和纬线3.排;行;列:a long line of trees 一长排树The children all stood in a line. 孩子们全都站成一排。
part n1.片段;部份;一点:The early part of her life was spent in Paris.2. (世界、国家或城镇等的)区域,地区:the northern part of the countryWhich part of Japan do you come from?3 角色;台词:She was very good in the part. 她这个角色演得很好。
4. 参加;参与:He had no part in the decision. 他没有参与这项决定。
Falter v faltering adj1. 衰退;衰落【SYN】→waver :The economy shows no signs of faltering.Her courage never faltered. 她从未气馁过。
2. (嗓音)颤抖;结巴地说;支吾其词:His voice faltered as he began his speech.3. 蹒跚;摇晃;犹豫;畏缩:She walked up to the platform without faltering. 她健步走上了讲台。
新概念三22课
Lesson 22 By heart teach sb a lesson?1.on end1) It has been raining for three days on end.2) The frightening noise set her hair on end.3) no end of troublePut an end to/ make an end toCome to an end/ draw to the closeE.g.: the success of peace talk made an end to an imminent war.2. in many ways= in many aspects\ in many respectsE.g: It sounds like they took you for a ride in more ways than oneMay your Birthday Be happy in more ways than one.Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!3.require : demand sb to do sth/ ask for sth very firmlybe in great demandE.g:Digital products require people to think like computers.The new strategic challenges of the 21st century require us to think differently, but they also require us to act.4.go on doing vs go on to doE.g: you oughtn’t go on living like that.She went on to tell us about her life in America.Remember/forget/stop/ regret to do /doingCarry on-- -Don’t you know I have carried the torch for you?--- Why don’t you carry on?Get on well with sb/ keep on doing/ hold on/ hang on / from now on/ later on5.wouldE.g: Whenever Sunday came, we would get everything ready and go fishing.6. causeE.g: This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.Only a few people can find any cause for celebration.Have no cause to do sthE.g: teacher requires his pupils to have class on time and they have no cause tobe late.7. be imprisoned=behind bars= in chains =do time= serve time= put handcuffson sb= under arrest= lock up= put sb in to jail8. act one, scene threeE.g:hamlet kills the king in act five,scene two.Action actor9. come to the stage/ go on the stageStage frightE.g: the next player come to the stage.10. hand /give / present sth to sbPresent sb with sthHave to hand it to sbE.g:you have to hand it to her. She really made a success of that company.Hang sth down= hand sth down from generation to generationHand in / hand out / hand overE.g:HK was handed over to the China in 1997.11.1) insist 后所接宾语从句为虚拟语气。
新概念第三册第22课PPT(21张)
United nations plays an important role in international affairs.扮演重要角色
The candle cast a dim light on the table. (v.投,掷)
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。
imprison v.关押(= put sb in prison )
He was imprisoned for 10 years.
He imprisoned himself on the holiday studying English.
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。
memorize one's lines read between the lines 体会言外之意
a fishing line
on the line 在打电话 Hold the line, please.
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。
role n. 角色 the leading role 主角
the leading character the supporting role 配角
the supporting character positive role 正面角色,积极作用
is so Leabharlann ffective at treating a stammer.
cast v.(cast,cast) 选派……扮演角色
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.(l.6)
新概念三Lesson22
Topics for discussion
• 1 Tell us about a play or a film that you have seen. • 2 Tell us about an occasion when you (and friends) have played a joke on someone, or when someone has played a joke on you.
• the Bastille: an old prison in Paris, attacked and destroyed on 14 July 1789 during the French revolution. • This date is now celebrated each year as a French national holiday, Bastille Day
• 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. ’
• The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
新概念第三册22课课件
send sb. to prison = put\throw sb. in prison把…送进 监狱 in prison\jail 坐牢 Imprison the mind of the young 禁锢年轻人的思想
Bastille
An old prison in Paris. It was broken through on July 14th,1789 , which became the incident that touched off French Revolution .
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【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ●run (ran run) v. (戏剧、电影)连演,连映 ●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
The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. ■ curtain n. (舞台中的)幕布 a curtain of smoke a curtain of mist the curtain comes down on :it ends draw the curtain over sth. 对…不再提及 a blanket of snow 一场大雨
What line of business is he in? Walk o f line阶层,职业,身份 Read between the line领会言外之意,弦外之音 Lines =part 台词 One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. Yet this is not always the case. part He’s learning the parts of Romeo.
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• in prison 坐牢
• He is in prison/jail/gaol.
New words and expressions • Reveal v.使显露, 揭露, 揭穿 • Her answers revealed her to be innocent. • The doctor didn’t reveal the truth to him. • The secret hasn’t been revealed.
the gaoler?
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• on end = continuously adv.连续的 • He sat there for hours on end. • We had hardly anything to eat for days
on end. • on end = upright adv.竖着 • The cat’s fur stood on end. • I got a big shock, so my hair stood on
• He was imprisoned for 10 years.
• sentence sb. to life imprisonment • prison, jail = gaol n.监狱
• send sb. to prison / put sb. in prison / throw sb. into prison/ put sb. behind the bars
• stand by • You cannot stand by and allow such a thing. • When the house was on fire, they just stood
新概念英语第三册笔记第22课
Lesson 22 By heart 熟记台词New words and expression 生词和短语run (ran, run) vi(戏剧, 电影等)连演,连映(持续的意思,==last)-- The film is so successful that it runs for several weeks.补充:vt 经营he runs a successful furniture business.Lines n.(剧本中的)台词线条,可以抽象,a face covered with deep lines of care. 满面愁容 a face lined with age 起了皱纹的脸hold the line please. 电话Part n.剧中的角色, 台词party 合同或者正式场合中不同的一方。
甲方乙方。
Falter [‘fɔ:ltə(r)]v.支吾, 结巴说-- He has practised the poem several times, so he has no cause to falter.他练习这首诗好多次了,所以没有理由结巴。
Stammer [‘stæmə(r)] v.口吃, 结巴着说出, 结结巴巴地说Falter vi.蹒跚而行蹒跚踉跄, 摇摆= Stagger [‘stægə(r)] v.摇晃, 蹒跚, 交错, 摇摇摆摆-- He faltered home.cast (cast, cast) v.选派…扮演角色(挑选(演员);使…出演(某角色))N 卡司(戏剧、电影的)全体演员-- The actor was cast in the role of hero. 这个演员在剧中扮演英雄的角色。
vt 1、投射(光、视线)The moon cast a bright light over the yard 2、扔;抛;投;丢3、投(票)4、浇铸,铸造(加热熔化后倒入模型里,冷却后凝固成器物)n 铸件;模子cast your mind back (to sth) ==look back 回顾;回想be cast away (船遇难后幸存者)流落某处cast sb/sth↔aside(formal) 抛弃;丢弃cast off 抛弃,丢弃cast out 赶出,驱逐Role n.角色Aristocrat [‘ærɪstəkræt] n.贵族(或有贵族派头的人)可数近义词nobleman the noble 尊贵的人Imprison v.关押(= put sb in prison 关押某人)-- He was imprisoned for 10 years.imprisonment n.关押-- sentence sb to life imprisonment 判名人终生监禁prison, jail = gaol [dʒel] n.监狱-- send sb to prison / put sb in prison / throw sb into prisonin prison 坐牢(不加the)-- He is in prison/jail/gaol. = He is behind bars. 他在铁窗之后。
新概念英语三-第22课 By heart
Language points
Would v. (will 的过去式) 1> [表示过去将来时, 用于第二、三人称](第一人称英国用 should, 美国用 would) 将, 会 -- He said he would come. 他说他要来。 2> [表示意愿]愿; 偏要, 肯 -- He would eat nothing. 他不肯吃东西; 他什么也不愿吃。 -- I told him not to go, but he would not listen. 我叫他别去, 可他偏不听。 -- He would go in spite of our warnings. 他不听我们的劝告, 执意要去。 3> [表示过去的习惯动作]常常, 总是 -- He would sit for hours doing nothing. 过去他常常 坐几个钟头什么事也不做。 -- He would come to see us on Sundays. 过去星期天他经常来看望我们。 4> [表示推测]大概, 该是 -- I would be about ten when my brother left home. 我哥哥离开家时, 我大概十岁左右。 5> [表示某种假设的意志]想要, 愿意 -- I could do so if I would. 要是我愿意, 我能够这样做(但我不愿意)。
Key words
Proceed v.继续进行 (停顿之后的继续) proceed to/with 进行继续某事 -- Let's proceed to business. -- You must proceed with your work. Proceed from… 从…着手开始继续 -- They proceed from lesson one. proceed against sb 起诉某人 -- He decided to proceed against his neighbour.
新概念三 第22课 (课堂PPT)
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1. Key words and expressions 2. Listening of the text 3. Language points 4. Key structures and usage 5. Say something about the text
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run (ran, run) v.(戏剧, 电影等)连演,连映 --
The film is so successful that it runs for sever al weeks.
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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.
imprisonment n.关押 -sentence sb to life imprisonment 判名人终生监禁
新概念英语第三册Lesson 22
Lesson 22 By heartPart 1 Words and Expressions(1) run v. (戏剧电影等)连演,连映(to continue for a particular period of time without stopping)翻译:《盗梦空间》如此成功,一连上映好几周。
(so…that…)Inception is so successful that it has run for several weeks.扩展:试映preview (n./v.) 首映premiere (n./v.)预告片trailer (n.)一词多义:A well-run company should not have problems of this kind. 经营良好的I’m sneezing and my nose is running. 流鼻涕Time was already running short. 不足、没有剩余Karen’s very good at music too —it runs in the family. 家族遗传(2) lines n.(剧本中的)台词(the words spoken by an actor in a play or film)(3) part n. 剧中的角色,台词( a role played by an actor in a play, film/movie, etc.; the words spoken by an actor in a particular role)(4) falter v. 支吾,结巴( to speak in a way that shows you are not confident)翻译:他练习这首诗好多次了,所以没有理由结巴。
He has practiced the poem several times, so he has no reason to falter.一词多义:Having heard that bad news, he faltered out of the classroom. 蹒跚而行We must not falter in our resolve. 犹豫,动摇近义词:stammer 口吃,结巴stagger蹒跚,犹豫(5) cast v. 选派……扮演角色(to choose an actor to play a particular role)词组:cast sb. as/cast sb. in the role of…翻译:黄晓明在这部电影里扮演哈姆莱特的角色,这使得电影票房惨败。
新概念英语第三册Lesson22~24课后答案及详解
【导语】新概念英语⼀共144课。
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为您整理了“新概念英语第三册Lesson22~24课后答案及详解”,希望可以帮助到您!新概念英语第三册Lesson22课后答案及详解 新概念3课后习题答案: Lesson 22 1a 2c 3c 4c 5a 6c 7c 8a 9d 10d 11b 12c 新概念3课后习题解析: Multiple choice questions 多项选择 1.A He laughs best, who laughs last. Proverb n.格⾔, 谚语 Suit v.合适, 适合 Gist n.要点, 梗概, 要旨 Silver n.银, 银⼦ Leap v.跳, 跳越, 跳跃 Golden adj.贵重的, ⾦⾊的, ⾦黄⾊的 Hatch vt.孵, 孵出 vi.孵化 2.C end with... 以...结束 plight n.情况, 状态, 困境 imprisonment n.关押 audience n.听众, 观众 bore vt.令⼈厌烦 3.C improvise v.临时准备 pretend vt.假装, 装扮 4.C 独⽴主格结构 with a letter to deliver to the prisoner. = with a letter for the prisoner. Deliver vt.递送, 陈述, 释放, 发表 5.A insist that + should insist on + 名词/动名词 6.C 7.C give him a copy (a 表⽰任意的⼀份, the表⽰特指) 8.A neither, nor⽤于句⾸, 句⼦倒装 9.D trick n.恶作剧, 诡计, 骗局,窍门, 诀窍 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) -- I’ve just had a joke with my classmate. 10.D finally adv.最后 lastly adv.顺序上的最后 in the end 强调最终失败的结果(⽤于句尾或句⾸) -- He worked harder and harder, but in the end he failed. Conclusive adj.结论性的, 决定性的, 最后的 11.B peer vt.凝视或眯眼看专⼼地、探求地或较为费劲地看 peer about 眯着眼睛看 -- When you enter a cinema, you often have to peer about... search vt.搜寻, 寻找(-- search for sth) blink vt.眨眼睛, 闪亮 stare vt.盯着看(-- stare at) 12.C inform表⽰正式的通知 rejoin vt.使再结合, 再加⼊, 再回答新概念英语第三册Lesson23课后答案及详解 新概念3课后习题答案: Lesson 23 1d 2a 3d 4a 5b 6c 7a 8c 9d 10d 11b 12b 新概念3课后习题解析: Multiple choice questions 多项选择 1> D 2> A 3> D propose vt.计划, 建议, 向...提议 vi.打算 4> A 5> B kinds和介词of连⽤ / foods各种各样的⾷物 -- certain kinds of food = certain foods 6> C and和or的⽤法: 在肯定句中表⽰并列的关系⽤and。
新概念英语第三册逐句精讲第课熟记于心
新概念英语第三册逐句精讲:第22课熟记于心Lesson22 by Heart 熟记于心新概念3课文内容:Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are requiredto 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 preciousletterin 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 mustget my glasses.' With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later witha pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter with he proceededto read to the prisoner.新概念英语3逐句精讲:1.Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.有些剧目十分成功,以致连续上演好几年。
新概念3Lesson 22
heart and soul adv.全心全意的, 全身心的 -- We sever the students heart and soul. take heart 鼓起勇气, 恢复信心 lose one’s heart 失去信心 lose one’s heart to sb = give one’s heart to sb 亲信于某 人 -- The boy lost his heart to the girl. put one's heart into sth 致力于某事 -- 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 -He had his heart in his boots when he went out along at night.
• 【英译中】 1.We don’t often go to the theatre. 2. The students were not altogether satisfied with the results of the examinations. 3. She doesn’t seem quite what she used to be. 4. This place is not used wholly for raising live stock. 5. This rule does not always hold good. 6. This kind of person is never to be entirely trusted. 1. 我们不经常去看戏。 2. 学生对考试的结果并不完全满意。 3. 她好像并不完全是过去的她。 4. 这地方不是全部用来饲养家畜的。 5. 这一准则并不是永远有效。 6. 这种人决不能完全相信。
新概念英语第三册第22课-By heart
新概念英语第三册第22课:By heartLesson 22 By heart熟记台词 Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Which actor read the letter in the end, the aristocrat or the gaoler? 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 bands. 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 theletter 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 with he proceeded to read to the prisoner.参考译文有些剧目十分成功,以致连续上演好几年。
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• And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.
• Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either,
• 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.
• 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.
• The Bastille was built in response to threat to Paris during the Hundred Years War between England and France.
• Initial work began in 1357, although the main body of construction occurred from 1370 onwards,
• he always insisted that it should be written out in 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.
• 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,
• 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.
• 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
Lesson 22 By heart
• Which actor read the letter in the end, the aristocrat or the gaoler?
• Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
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.
• the Bastille: an old prison in Paris, attacked and destroyed on 14 July 1789 during the French revolution.
• This date is now celebrated each year as a French national holiday, Bastille Day