UNIT 8 THEATRE AND BALLET 戏剧类
act 演戏,扮演： “put on an act"＝pretend 假装 The boy is putting on an act; I don't believe he has really had the money stolen. 那孩子在装模作样,我根本不相信钱真被偷走了。 applaud 鼓掌： “applaud sb.'s decision"＝give sign of approval of 表示同意 He applauded his son's decision about changing his job. 他表示赞同儿子换一份工作的决定。 audience 观众： 1."a captive audience"＝a willing or unwilling audience 被迫或者自愿的听众 She had a captive audience when she sang day after day with a shrill voice. 她天天用尖利的嗓子唱歌，人们不听也没有办法。 2."give audience to"＝listen to 听取 The mayor gave no audience to her complaints. 市长根本没有听她的控诉。 3."grant an audience to"＝have an official interview with 正式接见 The governor grant an audience to the businessmen. 州长正式接见了商人们。 4."receive sb. in audience"＝meet officially 正式接见 The ambassador was received in audience by the President. 大使受到了总统的正式接见。 cast 扮演： 1."cast sb. as"＝describe sb. as 把某人描绘成 The papers have cast the new Defence Minister as a complete villain. 报界把新国防部长描绘成是一个十足的恶魔。 2."cast someone in the role of the villain"＝to fix blame on someone 归罪某人 Since you have cast me in the role of the villain, I hope you will give me the opportunity to reply to your accusation. 既然你把罪过加在我身上，我希望你能给我机会回答你的指控。 circle 场子： “run circles around"＝show that one can do a task much better than 胜过某人 In pronunciation, Jack could run circles around Jim any day. 发音方面杰克任何时候都可以轻而易举地胜过吉姆。 comic 喜剧演员： ＝person who jokes or behaves humorously 爱开玩笑的人 "I see we have a comic in this class," the master said, finding a cartoon of himself. 看到自己的漫画像，老师说：“看来我们班上有喜欢逗乐儿的。" curtain 幕： 1.＝(pl.) the end or death (用复数)结束，死 It's curtains for Lilly if she doesn't stop smoking. 莉莉如果再不戒烟，她的末日就要到了。 2."ring/bring the curtain down"＝cause to come to an end 使落幕 They decided to bring the curtain down on their love affair after four years. 缠绵四年之后，两个人决定分手。 dance 跳舞： 1."dance to sb.'s tune"＝obey sb. 服从某人 He is a person without his own idea, he always dances to other people's tune. 他是一个没有主见的人，总是人云亦云。 2."dance to another tune"＝act or think differently 改弦更张 Jack refused to do his homework, but Father gave him a good planking and made him dance to another tune. 杰克不做作业，父亲好揍了他一顿，他才换了一副态度。 3."lead sb. a merry/fine old dance"＝cause sb. much trouble (often involving going from place to place) 给某人带来极大麻烦(尤指从一个地点到另一个地点) The thieves let the police a fine old dance halfway round the world before they finally arrested them. 小偷们让警察跑遍了半个世界才把他们抓住。 4."dance up and down"＝jump up and down or move excitedly 上下乱蹦；激动得跳起来 He danced up and down when he trod on the nail. 他一脚踏在钉子上，马上跳了起来。 drama 戏剧： ＝exciting/moving/sad event like something in a play 戏剧性的事件 There was quite a drama in the shop. Mr Green caught Mr Smith stealing some money,and sent for the police. 商店里上演了一场好戏。格林先生抓住了偷钱的史密斯，还叫来了警察。 fool 丑角： 1."fool about"＝play the fool 胡闹 He spends so much time fooling about that he never accomplishes anything. 他成天鬼混,一事无成。 2."fool about with"＝handle foolishly 同...瞎闹 If you fool about with that wireless set, you'll break it. 如果你瞎捣鼓那收音机，你会把它弄坏的。 3."play the fool"＝behave stupidly 扮演丑角；胡闹 It is about time he stopped playing the fool and began to settle down. 该是他停止胡闹过安定生活的时候了。 gallery 戏院中票价最便宜的最高楼座： 1."bring down the gallery"＝cheered by all the people present 博得全场喝彩 His excellent speech has brought down the gallery. 他精彩的演说获得满场喝彩。 2."play to the gallery"＝make oneself popular by doing something to please the generalpublic 哗众取宠 Morton is playing to the gallery with his free travel plan. He doesn't really believe that anything should be free. 马顿是在拿免费旅行计划哗众取宠,他也并不是真的认为无论何事都可以免费的。 juggle 耍把戏： “juggle with"＝play tricks 玩弄...欺骗人 The manager is juggling with words. 经理在玩文字游戏。 limelight (过去舞台照明的)石灰灯： 1."fond of the limelight"＝like to attract public attention 喜欢抛头露面 She won't go to the party? Do remember that she is so much fond of the limelight! 她不去参加聚会？你可不要忘记她可喜欢抛头露面了！ 2."in the limelight"＝receiving publicity 出风头 Politicians are often in the limelight. In fact they seem to get rather fond of it. 政客们常常成为众人注目的焦点。事实上他们似乎还喜欢这样做。 mask 面具： 1."drop sb.'s mask"＝show his real face 露出真面目 No sooner had the dictator mounted the throne than he dropped his mask. 独裁者刚刚登上王位就露出了本来面目。 2."tear the mask from sb.'s face"＝reveal sb.'s identity 解开其真实身份 The woman marched up to the accused and tore the mask from his face. 那女人走向前去，揭下了受指控人的面具。 3."wear a mask"＝pretend to be 假装 He wore a mask of indifference. 他装出漠然的样子。 opera 歌剧： “soap-opera"＝radio or television serial that may include advertising 插播广告的电视剧 Does the public never tired of the nightly soap-operas on commercial TV? 难道公众对商业电视上的晚间肥皂剧永远不感到厌烦吗？ part 角色： 1."act/bear/have/play/ a part in"＝have a share in a happening 参与某事 Jessy had a very important part in the business from the very beginning till the very end. 在这个生意上，杰西自始至终都起到了很大的作用。 2."act/play a part"＝deceive or pretend 欺骗;假装 John's only playing a part, I'm afraid. He's not really as nice as he seems. He wears a mask most of the time. 我想约翰只不过在装相罢了。他根本没有表面上那么好，因为他总有一张面具在脸上。 3."take part in"＝have a share in; help 参与；帮助 Are you going to take part in the discussion? 你要参加讨论吗？ 4."walk through sb.'s part"＝showing no real interest in doing something 没有兴趣，走过场 He has no real interest in it indeed, so it is not strange that he only walks through his part. 他对此实际上没有兴趣，所以他走走过场也就不奇怪了。 play 戏剧： 1."as good as a play"＝very interesting 非常有趣 His suggestion is as good as a play, but it is not practical. 他的建议很有趣，但是不实用。 2."make play with"＝giving too much emphasis on 过于强调 He was making play with the plan, but the audience showed no concern at all. 他极力强调这项计划，但是听众却显不出任何关切。 3."play (it) safe"＝do something deliberately 谨慎行事 When you're swimming, it's best to play it safe and not go too far from the shore. 游泳的时候最好小心一些，不要离岸太远。 4."play the man"＝act like a man 象男子汉一样行事 Who wouldn't play the man in such a situation? 如此的情况谁不会象一个男子汉一样行事呢？ rehearsal 排练： “dress rehearsal"＝final preparation 彩排 Today's practice at the rocket site was the dress rehearsal for tomorrow's launching. 今天火箭发射场上的演练是明天正式发射的彩排。 role 角色： “play a role in"＝play a part in 发挥作用 scene 场： 1."make a scene"＝to be angry in a dramatic manner 大发脾气 I'm ashamed of you, making such a scene in the restaurant. 你在餐馆吵闹真丢人。 2."come on the scene"＝appear 出现 Everything was fine between 3."behind the scene"＝secretly or unofficially 秘密地,非官方地 We have been told the final outcome of the negotiations, but we shall never know what went on behind the scene. 我们已经被告知谈判的结果, 但是至于幕后的事情我们将永远也不会知道。 4."be on the scene"＝be present, appear 出现 Now the police could be on the scene within three minutes when there is anaccident. 现在若有事故发生,警察可以在三分钟内到达现场。 5."set the scene"＝make preparation for; describe the background to an event 为...做准备;叙述某事件的背景 The commentator is now setting the scene in the stadium. 解说员正在描述体育场内的实况。 show 演出： 1."a show-down"＝a show of strength to settle a dispute 摊牌 They are prepared for a show-down. 他们已经为最后摊牌准备好了。 2."for show"＝to draw attention 为引起注意 The ornaments serve no useful purpose; they are just for show. 这些装饰品没有实际用处,只不过装门面罢了。 3."get the show on the road"＝to enforce something, to put something into practice 开始行动起来 It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road. 火箭科学家费了好多年时间才实施了计划。 4."give the show away"＝give away the secret 泄漏机密 She has given the show away. The party was supposed to be a secret. 她泄漏了秘密, 晚会本来是保密的。 5."put on a show"＝pretend 假装 In the press conference the President put on a show as if his trip had been a successful one. 在新闻发布会上,总统装出他这次出访很成功的样子。 6."put up a good/poor show"＝behave well or badly in an undertaking 干得出色(糟糕) Bob put up a jolly good show as goalkeeper considering he was a last-minutesubstitute. 虽然是最后的替补,包勃的守门员工作干得十分出色。 7."steal the show"＝to capture all the attention 引人注目 He did all the work, but his wife stole the show. 活儿是他干的,但功劳被老婆抢走了。 spotlight 聚光灯： “in the spot light"＝the centre of attention 关注的焦点 The prince's marriage was in the spotlight. 王子的婚礼成了关注的焦点。 stage 舞台： 1."be/get on the stage"＝be/become an actor or actress 当演员 She has been on the stage for ten years. 她做演员已经十年了。 2."have/suffer from stage-fright"＝fear when appearing in public 怯场 Poor old James had a bad attack of stage-fright at his interview for the job. 可怜的吉姆斯在求职会面的时候晕场了。 3."set the stage for"＝to make preparations for 为...做准备 The two ministers disagreed about how to deal with unemployment and so the stage was set for a bitter argument within the Government. 两个部长对于如何对付失业问题意见不一,因此准备在政府内部进行激烈的辩论。 4."stage a debate/festival meeting"＝put before the public 公开进行 Our literary society wants to stage a debate on poetry. 我们的文学界想要发起一次关于诗歌的讨论。 5."stage a recovery/a come-back"＝to repeat sb.'s earlier success after failure 东山再起 The majority of athletes who try to stage a come-back are unsuccessful. 大多数想东山再起的运动员都失败了。 6."stage-whisper"＝whisper that is meant to be overheard 有意让别人听见的耳语 Don't act according to the stage-whisper! It might be a trap. 不要依照过于容易得到的秘密行事！它可能是一个陷阱。 7."want the stage (to sb./something)"＝want to be the centre of attention without any rival 想成为无比的引人注目的人 Janet wanted the stage to herself but the media failed her. 珍妮想一鸣惊人,但是舆论界不买她的帐。 step 步调： “in/out of step with sb../something."＝behaving like others or differently 和别人步调一致/不一致 Benjamin is out of step with our aims and Benson, of course, is very much in step with our thinking here. 本杰明和我们的目标没有协调一致,当然本森和我们的想法是同步的。 trouper 演员： “grand/old/good/real trouper"＝colleague who is excellent or reliable in every way 知心的同事 Of course I can trust him, he is my old trouper! 当然我可以信任他，他是我的老同事了。 villain 坏蛋： “the villain of the piece"＝the chief wrongdoer; the person responsible for the problem or trouble 罪魁祸首 The boys in that class are always making trouble and Ben is the villain of the piece. 那个班的男孩子总调皮倒蛋,本就是罪魁祸首。 waltz 华尔兹： “waltz in/out/into/out of"＝dance, run or walk gaily 象跳华尔兹一样进出 Though greatly disappointed, she still waltzed out of the room with a smile on her face. 尽管十分失望,她还是面带笑容轻盈地走出了房间。 Exercise 8: 1.Don't take her seriously, she is _____ an act to get her own way. A. getting on B. going on C. putting on D. holding on 2.He _______half way round the town before I ran him to earth at his club. A. danced to another tune B. danced to my tune C. led me a dance D. danced up and down 3.The lawyer for the defense was more interested in _____ than in winning the case. A. playing to the gallery B. playing fool C. fooling about D. acting fool 4.My son was ____the limelight for a few days for challenging the school bully, but the excitement soon died down. A. for B. over C. in D. above 5.The scandal rang the _____ down a promising career. A. bell B. gallery C. limelight D. curtain 6.There is no doubt that inflation is the ____ of the piece; it has bankrupted thousands of small businesses and even put state industries in danger. A. villain B. curtain C. part D. role 7.Was the young man _____ part, or was he really ignorant of the rumor? A. taking the B. playing a C. acting the D. having the 8.It was as good as a _______ to see his father with the children. A. act B. scene C. play D. theatre 9.Tom didn't know what the other driver would do, so he played it ______ and stopped his own car. A. safe B. safely C. safety D.was safe 10.Please don't make _______ scene in such a public place. A. a B. the C. X D.an 11.John was president of the club, but ____ the scenes Lee told him what to do. A. on B. behind C. after D. in 12.When their child came _____ the scene, they became ambitious. A. on B. behind C. after D. in 13.At the garden party, the innocent charm of her beautiful teen-age daughter ______from the hostess. A. gave the show away B. put up a good show C. get the show on the road D. stole the show 14.The president is going to make an announcement tomorrow, but the secretary has already ________. A. given the show away B. put up a good show C. got the show on the road D. stolen the show 15.Scientists' work on engines ________ for the development of spaceships. A. set the stage B. wanted the stage C. was on the stage D. came on the stage 16.To fight embezzlement, the state has ______ a campaign. A. showed B. staged C. parted D. scened 17.That she dressed herself that way is only for______. A. show B. stage C. part D. scene 18.He was not in proper mood, he only walks through his ____ today. A. show B. stage C. part D. scene 19.The unjust treaty has set the ______for another war between the two countries. A. show B. stage C. part D. scene 20.The event soon became the focus ______ the spotlight. A. above B. under C. over D. in
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