一、【Text】课文
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
■lines n. （剧本中的）台词
■part n. 剧中的角色，台词
■falter vi. 支吾，结巴说
stammer
He has practised the poem several times, so he has no cause to falter.
falter v. 蹒跚而行（=stgger）
He faltered home.
■cast (cast, cast ) v. 选派……扮演角色
●role n. 角色
The actor was cast in the role of hero.
■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：判某人终生监禁
监狱：prison, jail, gaol
把……送进监狱
send sb. to prison == put sb in prison == throw sb into prison
in prison 坐牢
the prison 监狱
He is in prison / jail.
He is behind boars.
■Bastille . 巴士底狱
■gaoler n. 监狱长，看守连演，连映
■colleague n. 同事
■curtain n. （舞台中的）幕布
■reveal v. 使显露
The secret hasn’t been reveald.
reveal:揭露，揭穿，把什么露出来
A curtain was up and revealed the beautiful scenery.
disclose:揭发
discclose the truth
discover: 发现
uncover: 揭开具体的盖子
A very tight dress reveals the beautiful figure. 紧身的裙子露出了漂亮的身段。
revealabel adj. 可展现的
revealer: 探测器
■cell n. 单人监房，监号
■blank adj. 空白的
■squint . 眯着（眼）看，瞄
squint one's eyes 眯上眼睛
Eg.: 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)昏暗的
Towards evening is getting dusky.
murly:（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
proceed vi. 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.
procced from 起诉某人
Eg: He decided to proceed against his neighbour.
by heart 熟记台词
1．== continuously: 连续的，位于具体的时间之后
Eg: He sat there for hours on end.
We had hardly anything to eat for days on end.
2． ==upright 竖着
Eg: The cat's fur stood on end.
I got a big shock so my hear stood on end.我吓了一大跳，以致于毛骨悚然。
三、【课文精析】
on end
who = actor, 关系代词做主语，不能省略
Eg.: The student who was required to recite the poem 100 times is really poor.
learn/ know by heart: 把……牢记在心
Eg.: The sentence is so important that you must learn it by heart.
全心全意的，全身心的
Eg: We serve the students heart and soul
take heart 鼓起勇气，恢复信心
lose heart 失去信心
lose heart to sb= give heart to sb: 轻信于某人
Eg: The boy lost his heart to the girl
put one's heart into sth: 致力于某事
Eg: Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.世上无难事，只怕有心人
have one's heart in one's boots提心吊胆
Eg: He had his heart in his boots when he went out alone at night.
even though = even if = though / although
at each performance = at every performance
insist: 坚决要求，suggest:建议， order:命令，demand:要求，require:要求
表示建议/要求/希望，和that宾语从句搭配，that从句必须出现should + 动词原形的虚拟，should 可以省略。
in full==fully=completely
play a joke(cheek) on sb: 开某人玩笑
on the final act == in the last act
with，独立主格结构
hand to == present sth. to == pass to 把……递给某人
as usual
look on 旁观
anxious,形容词短语做伴随状况状语
stare at 一眨不眨地
squinting: ing形式，做方式状语，伴随状况状语
prmptly ==immediately
with this 说完这话
hurry off
much, 用来加强语气
heart and soul
play a joke on 开玩笑; play a trick on 捉弄，单方面取乐
have a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑，强调两人共同取乐
Eg.: He laughs best who laughs last. 笑到最后的才是笑得最好的。
People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the
Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.You would not be able to understand why some people
find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat----the normally
accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we
stick to them all our lives.
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in
various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with
food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very
much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a
stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them
to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went
into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I
must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the
room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete
possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
●poison n. 毒药
●illogical adj. 不合逻辑的，无章法的
●octopus n. 章鱼
●delicacy n. 美味，佳肴
●repulsive adj. 令人反感的，令人生厌的
●stomach n. 胃
●turn v. 感到恶心，翻胃
●fry v. 油炸
●fat n. （动物、植物）油
●abuse n. 辱骂，责骂
●snail n. 蜗牛
●luxury n. 奢侈品，珍品
●associate v. 联想到
●despise v. 鄙视
●appeal v. 引起兴致
●shower n. 阵雨
