新概念英语第三册原文精讲 (8)已发布，欢迎大家查看。新概念英语第三册内容主要针对的是基础比较薄弱的同学，为了方便同学们可以更好地巩固英语基础，小编还整理了新概念英语第三册课文、新概念英语第三册音频相关内容，便于同学们一起学习!
Lesson 22
一、【Text】课文
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. Yet this is not always the case.
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. In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me.' And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.' With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's amusement, 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.
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●run v. (戏剧、电影等)
●lines n. (剧本中的)台词
●part n. 剧中的角色，台词
●falter v. 支吾，结巴说
●cast (cast, cast ) v. 选派……扮演角色
●role n. 角色
●aristocrat n. 贵族
●imprison v. 关押
●Bastille . 巴士底狱
●gaoler n. 监狱长，看守连演，连映
●colleague n. 同事
●curtain n. (舞台中的)幕布
●reveal v. 使显露
●cell n. 单人监房，监号
●blank adj. 空白的
●squint v. 眯着(眼)看，瞄
●dim adj. 昏暗
●sire n. (古用法)陛下
●proceed v. 继续进行
■run v. (戏剧、电影等)
The film is so successful that it runs for several weeks.
■lines n. (剧本中的)台词
■part n. 剧中的角色，台词
■falter vi. 支吾，结巴说
stammer
He has practised the poem several times, so he has no cause to falter.
falter v. 蹒跚而行(=stgger)
He faltered home.
■cast (cast, cast ) v. 选派……扮演角色
●role n. 角色
The actor was cast in the role of hero.
■aristocrat n. 贵族
■imprison v. 关押
put sb imprison: 关押
He was imprisoned for 10 years.
imprisonment：n.
sentence sb to life imprisonment：判某人终生监禁
监狱：prison, jail, gaol
把……送进监狱
send sb. to prison==put sb in prison==throw sb into prison
in prison 坐牢
the prison 监狱
He is in prison / jail.
He is behind boars.
■Bastille . 巴士底狱
■gaoler n. 监狱长，看守连演，连映
■colleague n. 同事
■curtain n. (舞台中的)幕布
■reveal v. 使显露
The secret hasn’t been reveald.
reveal:揭露，揭穿，把什么露出来
A curtain was up and revealed the beautiful scenery.
disclose:揭发
discclose the truth
discover: 发现
uncover: 揭开具体的盖子
A very tight dress reveals the beautiful figure. 紧身的裙子露出了漂亮的身段。
revealabel adj. 可展现的
revealer: 探测器
■cell n. 单人监房，监号
■blank adj. 空白的
■squint . 眯着(眼)看，瞄
squint one's eyes 眯上眼睛
Eg.: He squinted his eyes and looked at the letter.
pear at : 眯着眼睛看
■dim adj. 昏暗
The room is too dim so I can;t read the letter.
gloomy
天气，心情)抑郁的
The weather is gloomy today.
He is in gloomy mood.
dusky
天色)昏暗的
Towards evening is getting dusky.
murly:(天色)漆黑的，黑暗的
I can’t go out at murky night.
misty:多雾的，迷蒙的
The building is out of sight on such a misty day.
■sire n. (古用法)陛下
■proceed v. 继续进行
proceed vi. particular after stopping
proceed to / with:进行继续某事
Let’s proceed to business.
You must proceed with your work.
proceed from 从什么着手开始继续
They proceed from lesson 1.
procced from 起诉某人
Eg: He decided to proceed against his neighbour.