新概念第二册74课

6. Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. spot 名胜，观光点，地点： There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city. on the spot 当场，立刻 The thief was caught on the spot.

pre是个前缀，意思是“在前，前面”，相当于 “before” prefix前缀/preface序文，前言/precondition先决条 件/prehistory史前/preview预习/predecessor前任/ 祖先/ predict预言/预知/ pregnant怀孕的
caution n. 警告，小心 We need to move with caution. The weather report gave the public a caution of the coming sandstorm.
sneer
n. 讥笑的表情 v. sneer at…
sneer n. / v. 冷笑，嘲笑
sneer at
我嘲讽他的努力
I sneer at his effort/endeavor. 你嘲讽他们的晚会是不对的 It is wrong of you to sneer at their party. 他看着我的袜子带着冷笑 He looked at my sock with a sneer.
我注意到了你的错误
I noticed your mistake. 我注意到 那只老虎被人谋杀了 I noticed that that tiger was murdered. 我注意到他把考试卷藏起来 I noticed that he had hidden his test paper.
sheriff
n. (美国) 司法长官
notice n. 告示
We’ve put a notice up on the door to say we are open. I saw a notice in the paper announcing their marriage.

notice v. 注意，通知
Out of the limelight
limelight precaution fan shady sheriff notice sneer
n. 舞台灯光 n. 预防措施 n. 狂热者，迷 adj. 遮荫的 n. 司法长官 n. 告示 n. 冷笑
limelight
n. 舞台灯光
limelight的原义为舞台照明用的“石灰光”，其引 申意义为“众人注目的中心”，这里的 limelight 是指舞台。 长期以来他在音乐界一直引人注目 He has long held the limelight in the musical world. 她似乎爱出风头 She seems (to be ) fond of the limelight. 从出名那天起他就一直非常引人注目。 Since the day he became famous, he has been living in the limelight. 他在晚会上最抢眼。 He stole the limelight of the party.

8. Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted.
get
out of here 从这里走开，滚出去 Why don’t you get the dog out? The door is locked. I can’t get out. Now you get out of here fast!

3. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.

Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes 是主句的伴随 状语；they had taken special precautions 是主干
precaution n. 预防，防范，警惕
safety precautions precaution against fire take precautions

You must take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself
and your family. We should take precautions to protect the valuable paintings. You’d better take special precautions . They didn’t take any safety precautions before setting out.

2、An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. river bed指河床，名词river作形容词用，类似的还 有flower bed（花坛） party作量词用时表示“一行，一伙，一群”等， a party of tourists/robbers/thieves

7. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. We must keep the room clean. The noise will drive me mad. The boy set his bird free. Let’s get everything ready in time. The chairman declared the meeting open. Verb + obj + adj (补语)
get
off 没受重伤/重罚而逃脱（常与with连用） Tom was punished, but Jim go off lightly. I can hardly believe that the thief got off with just a warning.
get
though ① 通过（考试、测验等） Have you got through your driving test last week? ② 吃掉，喝完，用光 Have you got through your driving test last week? Fancy Helen getting through all the food!
5. Why don't we come more often? =Why not come more often? Why not? 是口语中常用的表达方式，是why don’t you do 的省略形式，通常提建议时使用。 “Why +don’t/doesn’t +主语 +动词？” (advice) Why don’t you have a rest? Why not + do sth.? Why not have the basement painted? Why not speak it up?
sneering adj.冷笑着的
a sneering letter a Sneering look 他轻蔑的表情让我很郁闷 His sneering look made me dismayed.
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laugh, smile, grin, chuckle, sneer
1. laugh 哈哈大笑 We laughed to tears at the funny picture.
2. smile 微笑
3. grin咧着嘴笑 He grinned from ear to ear.
4. chuckle 咯咯的笑 5. sneer 冷笑
1、Out of the limelight She has been in the limelight since she became an actress. Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight.
so that no one should recognize them 是目的状语从句 =so that people wouldn’t recognized them =so that they would not be recognized by movie fans =so as to avoid being recognized =so as to prevent people from recognizing them
fan
n. 迷(粉丝)
shade
Let’s sit in the shade and keep cool.
shade n. 树荫，阴凉处 I lie in the shade of a tree in summer. shady adj. 遮荫的 We sat on the shady grass for our picnic. We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink.

should 正式用法，推测未来时，语气较强
4. It couldn’t be better.
It
would not be possible to find a better place. This is the best place.
否定+比较级=最高级
It couldn’t have been worse.
get
on ① 前进，进展（与get along同义） He is getting on quite well in his new job. ② 继续干；相处融洽（常与with连用） After a short break, he got on with his homework. Tom talked with his brother for a while, and then got on with his homework. He’s so difficult. I can’t get on with him. 他这个人 这么别扭，我无法和他相处。
get
into 进来 I’ve lost my key. I can’t get into the house.
get…off
脱下，除去/取下 Please help me to get the box off the boat. When he got the lid off the box, he saw a man lying in it.
get
over ① 恢复过来，痊愈 Has your mother got over her illness? ② 解决/结束（某件不愉快但必要做的事）（常与 with连用） They wanted to get the job over as quickly as possible.
9. 'I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" -- in case you can't read!’