新概念二Lesson74 课堂内容

Out of the limelight

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!? Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.? ?Look, sheriff,? said Rockwall, ?don?t be too hard on us. I?m ?m Brinksley ?Oh, is it?? said the sheriff with a sneer. ?Well, I Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!?

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1. Out of the limelight 舞台之外

limelight的原义为舞台照明用的“石灰光”，引申为“众人注目的中心”：

in the limelight

She has been in the limelight since she became an actress.

Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight.

2. An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. （1）Ancient 在这表示“老式的”、“古旧的”，与old意思相近，但比old有幽默感：

Where did you find that ancient dress?

（2）river bed指河床，名词 river作形容词用，类似的还有 flower bed（花坛）等。 （3）party作量词用时表示“一行”、“一伙”、“一群”等，如 a party of tourists/boys

3. precaution n 预防措施

You?d better take special precautions.

Take precautions against fire!

4. No newspaper men, no film fans! 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! 这里的 no与用于公告牌上的 no是有区别的。

5. fan n 狂热者，迷

…… 此处隐藏3146字 ……

一、按以下的思路写出两段文字，字数为150词左右。

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.

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新概念英语讲义体系

新概念英语第2册.第74讲.学生版

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