新概念英语第二册笔记-第74课(总9页).doc

精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上Lesson 74 Out of the limelight 舞台之外【Text】An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken specialprecautionsso that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered,disguisescan sometimes be too perfect.This is a wonderful place for a picnic, said Gloria Gleam.It couldnt be better, Gloria, Brinksley Meers agreed. No newspaper men, no film fans! Why dont we come more often?Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to ashadyspot under some trees. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very angry. Now you get out of here, all of you! he shouted. Imsheriffhere. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" -- in case you cant read!Look, sheriff, said Rockwall, dont be too hard on us. Im Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.Oh, is it? said the sheriff with a sneer. Well, Im Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!【课文翻译】一辆古旧的汽车停在一条干涸的河床边，一群著名男女演员下了车。

他们戴着墨镜，穿着旧衣裳，特别小心以防别人认出他们但他们很快就发觉，化装的效果有时过分完美了在这个地方野餐简直太妙了，”格格利亚.格利姆说是再好不过的了，格格利亚布林克斯利.米尔斯表示同意，“没有记者，没有影迷！我们为什么不经常来这里呢？”“此时，另外两位演员，罗克沃尔.斯林格和默林.格里夫斯，已经把两个大食品篮子提到了一片树荫下当他们都已安排舒适时，一个陌生人出现了他看上去非常气愤你们都从这里走开，全都走开！”他大叫着，“我是这里的司法长官你们看到那个布告牌了吗？上面写着‘禁止野营’－－除非你们不识字！”“好了，好了，司法官，”罗克沃尔说，“别使我们难堪我是罗克沃尔.斯林格，这位是默林.格里夫斯噢，是吗？”那位司法长官冷笑一声说道，“好，我就是布林克斯利.米尔斯我还有一个名字叫格格利亚.格利姆现在你们赶快滚吧！”New words and expressions 生词和短语 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【生词讲解】1. limelight n 舞台灯光，引人注目的中心in the limelight 引人注目的out of the limelight 舞台之外light n 光线，光亮，光walk in the moonlight 走在月光下shut out light 遮蔽光线read by the light of candle 在烛光下读书give off light 发光2. precaution [c] n 预防措施take precautions 采取预防措施take precautions against... 对某事采取预防措施take precautions against fire 采取防火措施eg: I took cold pills as a precautions. 我吃感冒药预防感冒。

（cold pills 感冒药）I took cold pills by way of precaution. 我吃感冒药预防感冒precautionary adj 预防的pre-前缀，与大量动词，名词，形容词，副词连用表示“在…之前，先于”pre-arrange 预先安排 preview 预习 predict 预言preface 序言（书前面的）post-前缀，与名词，动词，形容词结合，表示“在…之后”post date 填上比实际晚的日期post graduate 研究生3. fan 1) n（口）（电影，运动等的）迷，狂热的爱好者（支持者）a baseball fan 棒球迷a rock‘n roll fan 摇滚迷eg: She is a great fan of the Giants. 她是巨人队的忠实球迷fan club 影迷，歌fan letter 仰慕者的2) n 风扇a folding fan 折扇an electric fan 电扇3) v 扇风，送风fan a fire 扇火eg: He fanned his face with a magazine. 他用一本杂志向连上扇风。

4. shady 1) adj 成荫的，阴凉的 (shady-shadier-shadiest)a shady path 树荫小径a shady corner of the garden 花园背荫的一角eg: Let`s walk along the shady side of the road. 让我们沿着有树荫的一边走on the shady side of … 在有树荫的一面on the sunny side of … 在有阳光的一面2) （口）不太正直的；名声不好的a shady business 不正当的生意a shady deal 不正当的交易a shady organization 不正当的组织机构a shady-looking person 一个鬼头鬼脑的人shade 1) n 荫，阴暗，树荫eg: Let`s sit in the shade. 我们坐到树荫下吧。

2) 百叶窗，遮帘，(相当于blind)eg: Please pull down the window shade. 请把窗帘拉下来3) 细微差别，诱惑，（各种的）程度，差别，不同all shades of opinion 各种不同的意见a word with several shades of meaning 具有几种稍微不同意义的词4) （绘画的）阴影部分，色调eg: There are a number of different shades of green. 绿色有很多不同的色调put someone/sth into(in) the shade 使某人/某物相形失色,使…不受人注目throw someone/sth into(in) the shade 使某人/某物 相形失色,使…不受人注目cast someone/sth into(in) the shade 使某人/某物 相形失色,使…不受人注目shadow n 指挡住光线所造成的有轮廓的影子shadow under one`s eyes 黑眼圈catch at shadows / run after the shadow 捕风捉影shade n 指没有照到阳光等的阴影处，即“荫”，偶尔可以与shadow互换silhouette n 指人在窗帘，墙壁等物体上所投下的黑色的侧面轮廓或剪影5. sheriff 1) （美）县治安官2) （英）郡长（任期一年的名誉职位）；行政长官3) （苏格兰）司法长官他被选为县司法长官He was elected sheriff of the county.正是司法长官强迫他们离开草地的。

It was the sheriff who forced them off the grass. [fɔːst] 6. sneer vi 嘲笑，冷笑，讥笑，鄙视n 冷笑eg: He sneered at my attempt and said it was impossible to me.他嘲笑我的努力，并对我说那是不可能的sneeringly adv 嘲笑地，冷笑地laugh n 大笑smile n 微笑grin n 咧嘴笑，漏齿而笑guffaw n 捧腹大笑chuckle n 轻声笑；暗自笑giggle n （女孩子）咯咯地笑sneer n 冷笑，嘲笑mock v 嘲笑eg : She mocked at my ignorance. 她嘲笑我的无知eg: Kids mocked him for being a sissy.孩子们嘲笑他是胆小鬼课文讲解】1. Out of。