Lesson 74 Out of the limelight 舞台之外

 

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Why was their disguise‘too perfect’?

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 special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.

‘This is a wonderful place for a picnic,’said Gloria Gleam.

‘It couldn't be better, Gloria,’Brinksley Meers agreed.‘No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often?’

Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot 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.‘I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says“No Camping”---- in case you can't read!’

‘Look, sheriff,’said Rockwall,‘don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.’

‘Oh, is it?’said the sheriff with a sneer.‘Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam.Now you get out of here fast!’

New words and expressions生词和短语

limelight(title)/'laimlait/n.舞台灯光  

sheriff(1.11)/'Merif/n. 司法长官

precaution(1.3)/pri'k&:M+n/n.预防措施  

notice(1.12)/'n+vtis/n.告示

fan(1.8)/f$n/n.狂热者；迷  

sneer(1.14)/sni+/n.冷笑

shady(1.10)/'Meidi/adj.遮荫的

Notes on the text课文注释

1  Out of the limelight,这里的limelight是指舞台。

2  as they soon discovered中的as是关系代词，代替后面的整个主句disguises can sometimes be too perfect，作动词discovered的宾语。

3  Why don't we come more often?我们为什么不经常来这里呢？这是一个否定的特殊疑问句，表示一种建议。

4  get out of here,从这里走开。

5  in case you can't read,除非你们不识字。

6  be hard on us,使我们难堪，对我们过于严厉。

参考译文

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是太妙了，”格洛利亚·格利姆说。

“是再好不过的了，格洛利亚。”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洛利亚·格利姆。现在你们赶快滚吧！”

Summary writing摘要写作

In not more than 80 words describe what happened. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below.

用不超过80个单词的篇幅描述一下所发生的事情。用以下要点和连词写出两段不同的文字。

Composition作文

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

按以下思路写出150个词左右的两个段落：

1  A fine day----we prepared for a picnic----drove into the country----found a quiet spot----unpacked our hampers.

2  There were a few wasps----then a great many----our efforts to drive them away----saw a wasp nest in a tree nearby ----seized our things----returned to car pursued by wasps----drove away.

Key structures关键句型

What is happening? What always happens?(KS2,26,50)现在进行时和一般现在时

（复习第2，26，50课的关键句型）

Exercises练习

A  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

用正确的时态填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案：

1  ‘It couldn't be better, Glona,’Brinksley Meers agreed.‘No newspaper men, no film fans! Why we____(not come) more often?’

2  ‘I'm sheriff here.____ you (see) that notice? It____ (say)“No Camping”-in case you can't read!’

B  What happens? What is happening?

Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:

用正确的动词填空：

1  The police now____ (investigate) the matter.

2  Light____ (travel) at a speed of 186,000 miles a second.

3  He____ (resemble) his father.

4  The postman who____ (deliver) my letters is on holiday.

5  It____ (look) as if it will rain.

6  Caroline still____ (love) him even though he has behaved so badly.

7  Hurry up! The bus____ (come).

8  Which____ you____ (prefer)? The red one or the white one?

C  Write sentences using the following verbs:

用以下动词造句：

contain, mean, believe, understand, want, matter.

Special difficulties难点

a  The verb get has a different meaning in each of these sentences. Study them carefully:在以下句子中，动词get有各种不同的词义。细读以下例句：

Now you get out of here, all of you!(1.11)

The door is locked. I can't get out.

门是锁着的，我出不去。

I've lost my key. I can't get into the house.

我把钥匙丢了，我进不了屋子。

How is he getting on in his new job?(How is he progressing?)

他的这份新工作干得怎么样？

Get on with your work.(Continue…)继续你的工作。

He's so difficult, I can't get on with him.(We are not on good terms.)

他这个人这么别扭，我无法和他相处。

Tom was punished, but Jim got off lightly.(He escaped punishment.)

汤姆受到了惩罚，但吉姆逃脱了。

I can't get the cap of this pen off.(I can't remove it.)

我无法取下这枝笔的笔帽。

He has now got over his illness.(He has recovered.)

他已从病中恢复过来了。

I want to get this interview over as quickly as possible.(I want to finish it.)

我想尽快地结束这次会见。

He got through his exams.(He succeeded in passing his exams.)

他通过了考试。

He got through a huge amount of food.(He succeeded in eating…)

他吃完了一大堆食品。

Exercise练习

Supply the missing words in the following sentences:

填空：

1  He has never got ____his wife's death.

2  How did the thief manage to get ____the house?

3  Did you get____ your driving test?

4  The lid is stuck. I can't get it ____.

5  He gets ____very well ____all his new colleagues.

6  ‘Please stop talking and get ____your work,’ she said.

b  No Camping (1.12)

On public notices we write No Camping instead of Do not camp.

在公告牌上我们不用Do not camp，而用No Camping。

Exercise练习

How would these appear on public notices:

下列词语应如何写到公告牌上：

1  Do not smoke in this compartment.

2  Do not park.

3  Do not wait on this side of the street today.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Comprehension理解

1  The actors disguised themselves ____.

(a) to have a picnic  

(b) so that no one would know who they were

(c) so that the sheriff wouldn't recognize them  

(d) because they were famous

2  The sheriff ____.

(a) knew that they were famous actors  

(b) believed that they were famous actors

(c) was an actor himself 

(d) didn't believe that they were famous actors

Structure句型

3  Disguises can be too perfect. This means they can be ____.

(a) perfect

(b) quite perfect

(c) more perfect than is convenient

(d) almost perfect

4  This is a wonderful place.____ wonderful place!

(a) How

(b) What

(c) What a

(d) How a

5  Why don't we come more often? We____ come more often.

(a) could

(b) would

(c) might 

(d)should

6  ‘No Camping’means ____.

(a) there isn't any 

(b) it's without camping

(c) you aren't allowed to camp 

(d) you needn't camp

7  ____ you look at the notice, you'll see it says‘No Camping’.

(a) If

(b) Providing that

(c) Whether 

(d)In the situation

Vocabulary 词汇

8  They were dressed in old clothes. They were wearing old ____.

(a) cloth

(b) cloths

(c) clothing

(d)dresses

9  Which of these objects would make a good disguise? A____.

(a) computer

(b) mask

(c) bus

(d)train

10  A film fan is a person who____ films.

(a) makes

(b) sees

(c) enjoys seeing

(d)possesses

11  Do you see that notice? Do you see that ____?

(a) sign

(b) label

(c) signal

(d)board

12  ‘Oh, is it?’said the sheriff with a sneer. He was ____.

(a) pleased

(b) scornful

(c) teasing them

(d)mocking them