新概念英语第二册Lesson 74学习笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 74课堂笔记 Out of the limelight Part 1: Text 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 gut 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 !' ' Look, sheriff, 'said Rockwall,' don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.' ' Oh, is it ?' said the sheriff with a sneer. 'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !' Part 2: New words and expressions 1 limelight ['laimlait] n.舞台灯光 2 precaution [pri'kɔ:ʃən] n.预防措施 3 fan [fæn] n.狂热者，迷 4 shady ['ʃeidi] a.遮荫的 5 sheriff ['ʃerif] n.司法长官 6 notice ['nəutis] n.告示 7 sneer [sniə] n.冷笑 ★limelight 众人注目的中心 （原义 - 石灰光） Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight.尽管他是位政府官员，他还是避免引人注意。 她自从成为一位演员后一直引人注目。 She has been in the limelight since she became an actress. ★precaution safety precaution 安全防范措施 precautions against fire 防火措施 I’ll keep the letter as a precaution. 我要保存这封信，以防万一。 ★fan n.（口）（电影，运动等）迷，狂热爱好者（支持者） 1.a baseball fan 棒球迷 a rock‘n' roll fan 摇滚迷 eg.She is a great fan of the Giants. 她是巨人队的忠实球迷。 2.n.风扇 a folding fan 折扇 an electric fan 电扇 3.v.扇风，送风 fan a fire 扇火 eg.He fanned his face with a magazine. 他用一本杂志向连上扇风。 ★shady adj. 1）阴凉的，背阴的 . We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a