新概念英语第三册课堂笔记 第二十二课
Lesson 22
By heart
熟记台词
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★run (ran, run)
v. (戏剧,电影等)连演,连映
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
v. 支吾,结巴说
stammmer
He has practised the poem several times,so he has no cause to falter.
蹒跚而行,stagger He faltered home.
★cast (cast, cast)
v. 连派……扮演角色
The actor was cast in the role of hero.
★role
n. 角色
★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
判名人终生监禁
监狱:prison,jail,gaol
send sb to prison
put sb in prison
throw sb into prison
in prison: 坐牢,the prison
He is in prison(jail).
He is behind bars.
★Bastille
n. 巴士底狱
★gaoler
n. 监狱长,看守
★colleague
n. 同事
★curtain
n. (舞台上的)幕布
★reveal
v. 使显露
The secret hasn't been revealed.
reveal: 揭露,揭穿,把什么露出来
A curtain was up and revealed the beautiful scenery.
disclose: 揭发
disclose the truth
discover: 发现
uncover: 揭开具体的盖子
A very tight dress reveals the beautiful figure.
revealable. adj.可展现的
revealer: 探测器
★cell
n. 单人监房,监号
★blank
adj. 空白的
★squint
v. 眯着(眼)看,瞄
squint one's eyes
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)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
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.
proceed against: 起诉某人
He decided to proceed against his neighbour.
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 h