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1、Lesson22Byheart熟记台词Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Whichactorreadtheletterintheend,thearistocratorthegaoler? Someplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend,Inmanyways,thisisunfortunateforthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthes
2、amelinesnightafternight.Onewouldexpectthemtoknowtheirpartsbyheartandneverhavecausetofalter.Yetthisisnotalwaysthecase. AfamousactorinahighlysuccessfulplaywasoncecastintheroleofanaristocratwhohadbeenimprisonedintheBastillefortwentyyears.Inthelastact,agaolerwou
3、ldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.Eventhoughthenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateachperformance,healwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutinfull. Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajokeonhiscolleaguetofindoutif,aftersomanyperformanc
4、es,hehadmanagedtolearnthecontentsoftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealedthearistocratsittingalonebehindbarsinhisdarkcell.Justthen,thegaolerappearedwiththepreciousletterinhisbands.Heenteredthecellandpresentedthelettertothearistocrat
5、.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutinfullasusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly,anxioustoseeifhisfellowactorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then,squintinghiseyes,hesaid:'Thelightisdim.Read
6、thelettertome'.Andhepromptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler.Findingthathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,thegaolerreplied:'Thelightisindeeddim,sire,Imustgetmyglasses.'Withthis,hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothearistocrat'samusement,thegaolerreturnedafewmom
7、entslaterwithapairofglassesandtheusualcopyoftheletterwithheproceededtoreadtotheprisoner.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语 run(ran,run)v. （戏剧，电影等）连演，连映 linesn. （剧本中的）台词 partn. 剧中的角色，台词 falterv. 支吾，结巴说 cast(cast,cast)v. 连派……扮演角色 rolen. 角色 a
8、ristocratn. 贵族 imprisonv. 关押 Bastillen. 巴士底狱 gaolern. 监狱长，看守 colleaguen. 同事 curtainn. （舞台上的）幕布 revealv. 使显露 celln. 单人监房，监号 blankadj.空白的 squintv.
