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M8U2
The universal language
Reading 2
Phrases
L2 the Forbidden City 紫禁城
L3 cast sb. 选派…扮演某角色
L6 be set in 以...为背景
L8 imagine doing 想象做…
L8-9 there couldn’t be a better setting 不可能有更好的场景
L10 a performance outdoors 户外演出
L11 traditional Chinese drums 传统的中国鼓
L12 announce the start of… 宣告…的开始
L15 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
L16 solve a riddle 猜谜语
L 18 be condemned to death 被处死
L 18 ask for one's hand in marriage 向某人求婚
L21 break one’s promise 违约;食言
L22 shortly afterwards 过后不久
L22 fall in love with sb 爱上某人
L22 at first sight 一看到…就
L24 take on 呈现 、雇用 、承担
L25 a love triangle 三角恋
L28 be unwilling to do 不愿意做…
L33 resist doing 抵抗做...
L34 kill oneself 自杀 = commit suicide
L35 scold sb. for (doing) sth. 因…而斥责某人
L40 unite in marriage 喜结良缘
L45 combine … and … 联合…和…
L52 transform…into… 将…转变成
L55 key components 要素,主要组成部分
Turandot in Beijing
by Jane Jones
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