1、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 special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometime
2、s 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 a sh
3、ady 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. Im sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says “No Camping“ - in case you cant read! Look, sheriff, said Rockwall, dont be too hard
4、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。
5、“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
6、利亚.格利姆。现在你们赶快滚吧！” New words and expressions 生词和短语【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 precautio
7、ns 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，
8、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 rockn 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limelight n. 舞台灯光 precaution n. 预防措施 fan n. 狂热者，迷 shady
9、adj. 遮荫的 sheriff n. 司法长官 notice n. 告示 sneer n. 冷笑 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: Lets walk along the shady side of the road. 让我们沿着有树荫的一边走。on the shady
10、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: Lets 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
11、）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)
12、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 ones 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
13、 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. fst 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
14、，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 the limelight in the limelight 引入注目eg: She has been in the limelight since she became an actress.自从她成为演员以来她饱受注目。Out of the limelight 避免引人注目eg: Although he is a government official, he
15、 tries to keep out of the limelight.虽然他是个政府官员，但是他还是努力远离公众视线。2An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off.river bed 指河床，名词 river 作形容词用，类似的还有 flower bed（花坛）这个句子里 stop 表示停靠、停留的意思eg: Are you stopping for supper? 你要留在这儿吃晚饭吗？ party 作量词用时表示“一行，一伙，一群”等，a part
16、y of tourists/robbers/thievesget off 下车，离开，也可表示（使某人入睡） ；下班；不再讨论某事（ +sth.）get sth. off 邮寄某物 3. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes 是主句的伴随状语；they had taken special precautions 是主干 把含有
17、be dressed in 的句子转换成状语，其实就是去掉了系动词 be，类似的结构很多，例如：eg: He is interested in English. He listens to BBC every day.转换为一个句子为：Interested in English，he listens to BBC every day.从语法的角度来分析，这种结构中的过去分词是及物动词，后面句子的主语是它的宾语，由于含有这些动词的过去分词的词组：be+done 已经非常固定，所以我们可以不分析它而是直接去掉 be，用 done 做状语。 so that no one should recogni
18、ze them 是目的状语从句 =so that people wouldnt recognized them=so that they would not be recognized by movie fans=so as to avoid being recognized=so as to prevent people from recognizing themshould 正式用法，推测未来时，语气较强4. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect. 1) As 引导的从句表示当 .AS 和 w
19、hile 翻译成中文,都有“当.“ 的意思,while 一般用于一个动作处于持续状态,即会跟 ing 形式, 而 AS/when 则用于非持续状态 .2) 大家可能觉得这个句子顺序有点儿怪怪的，似乎 can 和 sometimes 应该换换位置。其实因为 sometimes是时间副词，在英语中，时间副词的位置比较随意，句首、句中、句尾都可以，具体根据句子意思而定。例如：eg: I watched a movie yesterday. / Yesterday I watched a movie.昨天我看了场电影。disguise1）disguise sb/sth with sth disguis
20、e sb/sth as sb/sth.用某种东西装扮成某人/某物，使某人某物装扮成某人某物eg:The theives disguised themselves as security guards.小偷把自己隐藏成为了保安2）隐藏，遮掩eg: I couldnt disguise my anger我怒行于色in disguise 伪装的，假装的，假扮的eg:I didnt recognize him because he is in disguise.我没认出他来，因为他化装了。5. This is a wonderful place for a picnic, said Gloria Gl
21、eam. It couldnt be better, Gloria, Brinksley Meers agreed. No newspaper men, no film fans! Why dont we come more often? 1) It couldnt be better.=It would not be possible to find a better place.=This is the best place.要点：否定+比较级 =最高级eg: It couldnt have been worse. （真是坏透了）2) No newspaper men, no film f
22、ans! 没有记者，没有影迷！这是个省略句，完整的句子为：There are no newspaper men and no film fans! 3) Why not? 是口语中常用的表达方式，是 why dont you do 的省略形式，通常提建议时使用。“Why +dont/doesnt +主语 +动词？” (advice)Why dont you have a rest?Why not + do sth.?Why not have the basement painted?Why not speak it up?6. Meanwhile, two other actors, Rock
23、wall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. spot 名胜，观光点，地点：eg: There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.on the spot 当场，立刻eg: The thief was caught on the spot.7. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.Verb
24、+ obj + adj (补语)eg: We must keep the room clean.eg: The noise will drive me mad.eg: The boy set his bird free.eg: Lets get everything ready in time.eg: The chairman declared the meeting open.8. He looked very angry. Now you get out of here, all of you! he shouted. 1)感官动词后面+形容词 look; taste; smell; fe
25、el; sound 等+adj.2）get out of here 从这里走开，滚出去 eg: Why dont you get the dog out? eg: The door is locked. I cant get out. eg: Now you get out of here fast! get into 进来 eg: Ive lost my key. I cant get into the house.getoff 脱下，除去/ 取下eg: Please help me to get the box off the boat.eg: When he got the lid of
26、f the box, he saw a man lying in it.get on前进，进展（与 get along 同义）eg: He is getting on quite well in his new job. 继续干；相处融洽（常与 with 连用）eg: After a short break, he got on with his homework.eg: Tom talked with his brother for a while, and then got on with his homework.eg: Hes so difficult. I cant get on w
27、ith him. 他这个人这么别扭，我无法和他相处。get over恢复过来，痊愈eg: Has your mother got over her illness? 解决/结束（某件不愉快但必要做的事） （常与 with 连用）eg: They wanted to get the job over as quickly as possible.9. Im sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says “No Camping“ - in case you cant read!1）Im sheriff here. （ sheriff 是一种官衔，官衔前
28、面不加冠词）eg: He is president. 总统（官衔） eg: Who is monitor? 谁是班长（官衔） eg: I am a teacher. (teacher 不是官衔，加不定冠词)2）No Camping！用于公共标语的 no公共标语通常字数很少，语言精练。在表示“禁止. ”时往往用no+名词动名词或名词短语，如： No Camping（禁止野营） ， No smoking（禁止吸烟） ， No Parking（禁止停车） ， No Left Turn （禁止左转弯） 。在真正的公告牌上，这些标语往往全部用大写 字母，不加标点，如 NO SMOKING 等。No Sm
29、oking 禁止吸烟No Photos 请勿拍照 No Visitors 游人止步 No Entry 禁止入内No Admittance 闲人免进 No Honking 禁止鸣喇叭 No Litter 勿乱扔杂物No Passing 禁止通行3）in case you cant read,除非你们不识字。in case 表示“假使” 、 “万一. 的话” 、 “免得” 、 “以防万一 ”“除非” 。它通常用于引导条件或目的状语从句。当句子表示将来的时间时，in case 后面必须用现在时态或should/might:eg: Im taking a raincoat with me in cas
30、e I need it.我随身带着雨衣，以备不时之需。 （表示目的）eg: In case he comes/should come, give him this letter.假如万一他来的话，把这封信给他。 （表示条件）10. Look, sheriff, said Rockwall, dont be too hard on us. Im Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves. be hard on 对（过分）严厉eg: Dont be too hard on that child.eg: He is always hard on his
31、employees.11. 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! with a sneer with 引导伴随状况, 表示状态（边说边笑）【关键词组摘录】1. a party of 2. be dressed in 3. take special precautions4. couldnt be better5. get out of 【Key Structures】
32、Exercise1) It couldnt be better, Gloria,Brinksley Meers agreed. No newspaper men, no film fans! Why do not we come more often. Brinksley Meers 同意道：“这人再好不过了，格劳瑞亚” ， 没有记者，没有影迷，为什么不常来呢？（表示建议的时候， why dont we do sth）2) Im sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says “No camping“ -in case you cant read!“我是这的司法长官，你们看到那个告示了吗？上面写着“禁止宿营” ，除非你们不识字。3) The police are now investigating the matter.警察正在调查这事情。 （the police 表示一类人）4) Light travels at a speed of 186,000 mile a second.光的速度是每秒十八万六千英里。（客观真理，所以用一般现在时）5) He resembles his father. 他长的像他的父亲。 6. with a sneer7. a shady spot8. be too hard on us9. in case
