新概念英語第三冊課堂筆記-第22課
作者:alex 出處：可可聽力口語網 發表時間:2005-9-26 21:28:41 收藏到英語網摘 (提示:雙擊或拖選可翻譯單詞)
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his bands. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me'. And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.' With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter with he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
參考譯文
有些劇目十分成功，以致連續上演好幾年。這樣一來，可憐的演員們可倒霉了。因為他們需要一夜連著一夜地重復同樣的臺詞。人們以為，這些演員一定會把臺詞背得爛熟，絕不會臨場結巴的，但情況卻并不總是這樣。
有一位名演員曾在一出極為成功的劇目中扮演一個貴族角色，這個貴族已在巴士底獄被關押了20年。在最后一幕中，獄卒手持一封信上場，然后將信交給獄中那位貴族。盡管那個貴族每場戲都得念一遍那封信。但他還是堅持要求將信的全文寫在信紙上。
一天晚上，獄卒決定與他的同事開一個玩笑，看看他反復演出這么多場之后，是否已將信的內容記熟了。大幕拉開，最后一幕戲開演，貴族獨自一人坐在鐵窗后陰暗的牢房里。這時獄卒上場，手里拿著那封珍貴的信。獄卒走進牢房，將信交給貴族。但這回獄卒給貴族的信沒有像往常那樣把全文寫全，而是一張白紙。獄卒熱切地觀察著，急于想了解他的同事是否記熟了臺詞。貴族盯著紙看了幾秒鐘，然后，眼珠一轉，說道：“光線太暗，請給我讀一下這封信。”說完，他一下子把信遞給獄卒。獄卒發現自己連一個字也記不住，于是便說：“陛下，這兒光線的確太暗了，我得去眼鏡拿來。”他一邊說著，一邊匆匆下臺。貴族感到非常好笑的是：一會兒工夫，獄卒重新登臺，拿來一副眼鏡以及平時使用的那封信，然后為那囚犯念了起來。
【課文講解】
By heart:熟記臺詞
on end= continuously: 連續的，位于具體的時間之后
He sat there for hours on end.
We had hardly anything to eat for days on end
on end: 豎著＝upright
The cat's for stood on end.
I got a big shock so my heart stood on end.
who=actor,關系代詞做主語，不能省略
The student who was required to recite the poem 100 times is really poor.
learn/know by heart :把什么牢記在心
The sentence isto important that you must learn it by heart.
heart and soul: 全心全意的，全身心的
We sever the students heart and soul.
take heart:鼓起勇氣，恢復信心
lose heart:失去信心
lose heart to sb=give heart to sb: 親信于某人
The boy lost his heart to the girl.
put one's heart into sth:致力于某事
Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.
have one's heart in one's boots.:提心吊膽
He had his heart in his boots when he went out along at night.
which->letter
even though=even if=though/although
at each performance= at every performance
insist:堅決要求，suggest:建議，order:命令，demand:要求，require:要求
表示建議／要求／希望，和that賓語從句搭配，that從句必須出現should+動詞原形的虛擬，should可以省略
in full=fully=completely
play a joke(cheek)on sb: 開某人玩笑
on the final act=in the last act
behind bars:鐵窗之后
with獨立主格結構
precious
ha
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