Lesson 22 By heart熟记台词 独立主格
Listen to the tape then answer the question below: 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 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.
与课文关联的单词
run *
/rʌn/v. (戏剧,电影等) 连演,连映lines
/laɪnz/n. (剧本中的)台词part *
/pɑːt/n. 剧中的角色,台词falter
/ˈfɔːltə(r)/v. 支吾,结巴说cast
/kɑːst/v. 选派...扮演角色role
/rəʊl/n. 角色aristocrat
/ˈærɪstəkræt/n. 贵族imprison
/ɪmˈprɪzn/v. 关押Bastille
/bæˈstiːl/n. 巴士底狱gaoler
/ˈdʒeɪlə(r)/n. 监狱长,看守colleague
/ˈkɒliːɡ/n. 同事curtain
/ˈkɜːt(ə)n/n. (舞台上的)幕布reveal *
/rɪˈviːl/v. 使显露cell
/sel/n. 单人监房,监号blank
/blæŋk/adj. 空白的squint
/skwɪnt/v. 眯着(眼)看,瞄dim
/dɪm/adj. 昏暗sire
/ˈsaɪə(r)/n. (古用法)陛下proceed
/prəˈsiːd/v. 继续进行埋下伏笔(大铺垫) 更新于:2024-05-14 12:22:47
learn / know sth. by heart 固定搭配(简略成by heart)
- bear / keep sth. in mind 记住某事
- make a mental note 记住要做某事:试图记住要做某事。
- remember / recall / recollect sth. 记起/回忆起某事
- remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事物或某人
- bring back memories 勾起回忆
Richard, these are terrific pictures. This one really brings back memories.
in retrospect 回顾;回顾往事(写作);检讨过去
- In retrospect, I think my marriage was doomed from the beginning.
... to remember 难忘的
Gandalf, my old friend ... this will be a night to remember.
ring a bell 听起来熟悉:似乎至少有点熟悉。、唤起记忆:激发先前被遗忘的记忆。
- Does this name ring a bell?这个名字是否让你想起点什么?
have a short memory 记性不好:指一个人容易忘记事情,尤其是对过去的事情记忆模糊。
- I have a short memory, she says. 她说:我的记忆力不好。
lines | part | role |
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台词 | 台词、角色 | 角色 |
He plays the role / part of Hamlet. | ||
Have you learned your part / lines yet? 你记住你的台词了吗? | character 角色 | |
leading role 主角 | supporting role 配角 | cast 全休演员 |
hero / leading man 男主人公 | heroine / leading lady 女主人公 | an all-star cast 全明星阵容 |
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
run v.刊登,播放、连续上映
- The movie has been running for 2 months.
- The movie has ended its run. n.连续上演(或放映)
on end 连续不停的 | He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hours on end. 他是个极好的伙伴,我们可以连续谈上几个小时。 |
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in a row 连续:连续不断地或连续地发生或存在。 | This is her third win in a row. 这是她连续获得的第三次胜利。 |
successively adv.相继地;接连着地 | The school team won five games successively. 校队先后胜了5场球。 |
In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
in many ways 在许多方面:表示某事物在多个方面都有相似之处或影响。 | We are different in many ways. 我们在许多方面都不同。 |
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in many respects 在许多方面 | This explanation is wanting in many respects. 这一解释在很多方面不能令人满意。 |
in many aspects 在许多方面:表示某事物在多个方面都有涉及或影响。 | France is strong in many aspects. 法国在很多方面都很强大。 |
in more ways than one 有多个原因 | With the first goal he used his head in more ways than one. 他进第一个球时从多方面动了脑筋。 |
go on doing = keep (on) doing 不停的做某事
- Please go on doing the same exercise. 请接着做同一个练习。
- I'm very sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起,让你久等了。
require sb. to do 没有商量的余地 | You're required not to smoke here. 禁止吸烟 |
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request sb. to do 请求(通常是可以商量的) | You're requested not to smoke here. 请勿吸烟 |
One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter.
know / learn sth. by heart 熟记于心(点题)
- learn sth. 背诵、记住(learn the contents of the letter by heart)
cause to falter 支支唔唔、结结巴巴的理由
- cause to rejoice 欢舞、快乐的理由
- a cause to believing that ... 相信的理由
- cause to worry 担心的理由
Yet this is not always the case.
the case 本句表 a true situation 实情
- This is indeed the case. 这确定是实情
- This is not the case at all. 事实并非如此(这根本不是实情)
- This might not be the case. 但事实可能并非如此(这可能不是实情)
- This is not necessarily the case.事实并非如此(这不一样是实情哦)
本文小故事的铺垫 更新于:2024-05-14 14:21:21
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.
highly successful 非常成功的(高度成功,比very successful 更高级、书面)
... was once cast as an aristocrat 曾经扮演过贵族(被动替换)
- ... once performed / played / acted (the role / part of) an aristocrat 替换(主动)
had been incarcerated 被监禁
- had been jailed / gaoled 使入狱(被动)
- had been locked up 被关了起来
- had been sent to prison 瞬间动词,不能跟持续时间
- had been put in prison 后面不可用for + 时间
In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.
paly 戏剧 | act 1 第一幕 | scene 1 第一场 scene 2 第二场 scene 3 第三场 ... | It happens in Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3. 这发生在《哈姆雷特》第一幕第三场。 |
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act 2 第二幕 | scene 1 第一场 scene 2 第二场 scene 3 第三场 ... |
come on 登台(去到...的上面)
- There was great applause when the Russian ballerina came on.
appear v.出现(在舞台)
- Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his bands.
- In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 书面(伪装成定语从句的延续性从句)
- ... with a letter and he would hand it to the prisoner. 啰嗦
- ... with a letter to hand to the prisoner. 简洁(口语、独立主格结构)
Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
be expected to do (习语)应该
- be supposed to do 替换
- should do 同义
insist on ... 接名词、短语
- ..., he always insisted on its being written out in full. 本句替换
故事情节 更新于:2024-05-16 03:26:13
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.
play a joke on sb. 给某人开玩笑(拿某人寻开心)
play a trick on sb. 给某人开玩笑(替换)
- He played a trick on his wife, but she beat him up.
kid (sb.) / joke 戏弄(某人)/开玩笑
- Are you kidding (me)?
- Are you joking? vi. 不能加me
have a joke with sb. 与某人分享笑话(给某人讲个笑话)
- I've just had a joke with the manager.
make fun of sb. 拿某人寻开心(戏弄)
- The other children were always making fun of him because he was fat.
make a fool of sb. 让某人出丑(愚弄)
- I suddenly realized that I was being made a fool of.
play the fool (with sb.) 扮演傻瓜逗某人乐
- Stop playing the fool (with me). You'll fall!
The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.
the curtain goes up / rises 幕布升起
- the curtain comes down / falls 幕布落下了
draw / pull the curtains 拉动窗帘 | Pull the curtains—it's dark outside. 外边天黑了,把窗帘拉上。 |
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open / close the curtains 打开\关闭窗帘 | Why not close the curtains? 为什么不拉上窗帘呢? |
on the final act 时间状语(在最后一幕开始的时间)
- in the last act 时间状语(在最后一幕的过程中)
all (alone / on one's own / by oneself) 单独的、独自的
- She was sitting alone on a park bench.
- I don't like walking home on my own at night.
- Do you share the apartment or do you live by yourself?
- Wendy was frightened, all alone in that big old house. 完全是独自一人
oneself 亲自做...(无by的情况)
- Then I added with a smile,' It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
- Well, I'll have tea by myself. 独自一人
- Lesson 46 Do it yourself DIY
- I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself. NCE3-46
lonely / lonesome 孤独的、寂寞的
- lonely hearts ad 征婚广告
- Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands.
He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat.
present sth. to sb. 呈递(庄重的、带有仪式感的)给某人
- present sb. with sth. 倒过来说(看名词长短)
- When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag.
- He entered the cell and presented the aristocrat with the letter. 替换
But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual.
as usual 与往常一样 | As usual, the police will have a difficult time. |
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as ever 一直;依旧 | His mind is as sharp as ever. 他思维敏锐,一如既往。 |
as always 一如既往 | We will, as always, firmly support your just struggle. 我们将一如既往坚定支持你们的正义斗争。 |
like always 和平时一样 | Ben is writing his homework at the very last moment, like always. 本跟往常一样总是在最后一刻才赶工写作业。 |
It was simply a blank sheet of paper.
a sheet of paper 长方格固定规格的纸(A4、B5)
- a piece of paper 随便一张纸(没有规格)
The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
look on vi.旁观(不参与)
- stand by 站在旁边
- Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked on / stood by in silence.
onlooker / bystander 旁观者 / 看热闹的人
- An onlooker is someone who watches an event take place but does not take part in it. 旁观者
- A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it. 旁观者
look on ... as ... 把...看着是... | We look on her as a daughter. 视如己出 |
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stand by sb. 支持、帮助某人(站在某人一边) | He stood by her through the difficult times. 帮助度过难关 |
形容词做原因状语(省略being)
- Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
- Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Tehran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
- be anxious / eager / impatient / itching / desperate / dying to do...
- can't wait to do ... 等不急要做
learn / know sth. by heart
- learn sth.
- know their parts by heart
- learn the contents of the letter by heart
- learn his lines
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.
read sth. to sb. = read sb. sth. 读给...
- Read me the letter.
Then, he squinted his eyes and said: 'the light is dim. Read the letter to me.' 中文习惯(眯眼和说一样重要)
- 汉语:parataxis 平行语,连动句,没有轻重之别。
- 英语:hypotaxis 层次语,突出中心动词,次要动词状语化。
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.
- He looked at his watch and saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times and then it stopped. 中文思维
- Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
With this 随着...
- with the coming of spring 随着春天的到来
- with the approach of Christmas 随着圣诞节的临近
- with the outbreak of war 随着战争的爆发
- with the progress of science 随着科学的发展
- with
the evidence began to accumulatewith 介词后只能跟名词不能跟句子 - However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate, ... AS 连词(随着)
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.
to one's ... 使某人⋯的是
- to one's amusement
- to one's surprise
- to one's delight
- to one's excitement
- to one's dismay
- to one's sorrow
much to one's | 使某人大为 … 的是 | much to the aristocrat's amusement |
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to one's great... | to the aristocrat's great amusement |
并列句 → 定语从句
- ...and,he proceeded to read it to the prisoner. → the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
- He violently beat the boy and the boy later died from his injuries. → He violently beat the boy who later died from his injuries.
- Ha said he had lost his watch, but it was not true. → Ha said he had lost his watch, which was not true.
练习题
That name just doesn't ring a bell with me.(单选)
A、I haven't called Bill.B、I don't recognize that name.C、That doorbell doesn't work.D、I didn't ring that bell.M: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. W: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.(单选)
A、The man shouldn't have invited her roommate to the meeting.B、Her roommate was unable to attend the meeting.C、Her roommate is unreliable about delivering messages.D、She forgot about the time change.W: Did Linda ever finish that introductory chapter? M: I'm not sure. She's spent hours on end rewriting it. Q: What does the man imply about Linda?(单选)
A、She rearranged the chapters of her book.B、She assured him that the chapter was finished.C、She worked on the chapter for quite a while.D、She wasn't sure how to end the book.M: It's raining again. W: This makes it four days in a row. Do you think it'll ever stop? Q: What does the woman mean?(单选)
A、She wishes the rain would stop soon.B、She doesn't care about the weather.C、She'll go out after the rain stops.D、She expects it to rain for four more days.W: Do you know if George is coming to the meeting? M: Oh, no, I was supposed to tell you that he is sick and can't come. Q: What does the man mean?(单选)
A、He's supposed to go to the meeting.B、He wants the woman to give George the message.C、He doesn't know why George can't attend the meeting.D、He forgot to deliver a message.