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新概念英语3--(一天学一篇)--- 22

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课文22  熟记台词
: C9 g4 Q- q. G. \370. Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
$ h* D4 e! V3 J: n3 _        有些剧目十分成功,以致连续上演好几年。, V- V1 T5 i5 O3 v
371. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
( z2 T2 ~. L8 |8 E        这样一来,可怜的演员们可倒霉了。因为他们需要一夜连着一夜地重复同样的台词。
  b7 s# v, `  ]' q# C/ X- F372. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter./ v- D) ]! k  {2 |+ t! n, n1 d2 h
        人们以为,这些演员一定会把台词背得烂熟,绝不会临场结巴的,! E6 L& ^  K$ \7 }- m- f& Y
373. Yet this is not always the case.( J5 [6 W& o; {) [$ ~7 c, _
        但情况却并不总是这样。
8 x6 _! g: W* L! F' K374. A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.2 n. d0 L6 X0 X$ A: |
        有一位名演员曾在一出极为成功的剧目中扮演一个贵族角色,这个贵族已在巴士底狱被关押了20年。
; L4 w0 s! `2 z, K# t0 ^1 _( [% y  t375. In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.5 n8 ?. G1 I$ g- J: e1 O
        在最后一幕中,狱卒手持一封信上场,然后将信交给狱中那位贵族。! O! L  }1 t7 c% A1 U' R
376. Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance,
& k. O. }" W5 T* ?6 z, A        尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那封信。
2 W0 r% a; E' p8 L5 e/ r' F! F377. he always insisted that it should be written out in full.% w* {' P1 S4 W7 e3 L3 p
        但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。
: B# `- N( i3 U9 Q# u, F; J) X+ E0 K378. One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if,+ _: s' t$ V! f! |( c$ K
        一天晚上,狱卒决定与他的同事开一个玩笑,! Y$ c4 x; D/ D( }1 T
379. after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.- s. `  Q' [& ~7 N( X( Z- F7 u
        看看他反复演出这么多场之后,是否已将信的内容记熟了。
3 v" |6 x0 q6 }380. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.' R7 B: E( b5 M7 V
        大幕拉开,最后一幕戏开演,贵族独自一人坐在铁窗后阴暗的牢房里。
: ?( d" r7 `# t4 I6 O* H" N6 L381. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his bands.
; g/ d# d9 P: g5 q  N9 V        这时狱卒上场,手里拿着那封珍贵的信。  J* x% E  v5 x- N
382. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat., [! c2 [" b1 s9 b, C- t* B
        狱卒走进牢房,将信交给贵族。
6 L" C1 o, q8 S9 ^) k9 v) W383. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual.1 F8 v# N! ], |8 m8 T+ c) a
        但这回狱卒给贵族的信没有像往常那样把全文写全,
2 `1 e, a( l9 g6 U" E' Y. l384. It was simply a blank sheet of paper.
% C3 e& X' ?  r5 L3 [* C        而是一张白纸。1 ~% }( J6 ^0 q# c" H& }
385. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
! T$ \; z0 @0 J" A/ |8 y+ U$ h) ]        狱卒热切地观察着,急于想了解他的同事是否记熟了台词。
: u# }8 ]. d) F( N386. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds.
" j  Y  O0 v: U. ]        贵族盯着纸看了几秒钟,1 u( {) t& D/ z" W% M
387. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me'.
1 J8 a  h  }/ O3 Y2 @        然后,眼珠一转,说道:“光线太暗,请给我读一下这封信。”1 R5 F. q  d3 Y9 ?
388. And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.. v" x; J0 M% J3 q- e
        说完,他一下子把信递给狱卒。7 [8 }8 X  h6 }1 _
389. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either,
/ J8 T8 T1 S* {* k0 \        狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不住,# L3 I: \1 D' S  [- N
390. the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.'
! h% u8 Q: Y9 k- @4 S        于是便说:“陛下,这儿光线的确太暗了,我得去眼镜拿来。”
. a% q% {7 t3 J/ {% e1 K3 ?, Y391. With this, he hurried off the stage.* j$ Y# {: c  s' w
        他一边说着,一边匆匆下台。
9 G6 t2 ?& n! Z  }392. Much to the aristocrat's amusement,
6 b1 W9 ], G. M: ^) ?4 b( i7 f        贵族感到非常好笑的是:3 M6 o+ \4 C8 {2 q4 J
393. the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner./ c: `8 a5 i6 u+ l& _
        一会儿工夫,狱卒重新登台,拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信,然后为那囚犯念了起来。
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