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Out of the limelight Part 1 Basic words and expressions 1. Out of the limelight 舞台之外limelight的原义为舞台照明用的“石灰光”，引申为“众人注目的中心”： She has been in the limelight since she became an actress. Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight. 2. An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. （1）Ancient在这表示“老式的”、“古旧的”，与old意思相近，但比old有幽默感：Where did you find that ancient dress? （2）river bed指河床，名词 river作形容词用，类似的还有 flower bed（花坛）等。（3）party作量词用时表示“一行”、“一伙”、“一群”等，如 a party of tourists/boys 3.’d better take special precautions. Take precautions against fire! 4. No newspaper men, no film fans! 没有记者，没有影迷！这是个省略句，完整的句子为：There are no newspaper men and no film fans! 这里的 no与用于公告牌上的 no是有区别的。 5. fan n 狂热者，迷 He’s a big fan of basketball. Both the father and the son are football fans. 父子都是足球迷。 6. why dont we come more often? 我们为什么不经常来这里呢？ Why +dont /doesnt+主语+动词+?结构可用来提出建议：I dont like this watch. Then why dont you change it? 7. shady adj. 遮荫的 The beggar was lying the shady side of the street. There the tired travelers take a rest under the shady trees and has a good drink of its clear well water.疲倦的旅行者可以在成荫的树下休息，再喝上清澈的井水。 8. He was elected sheriff of the county. 他被选为县警长。 9. notice n 告示 There is a notice on the wall saying the gas company will come and read the gas meter on Friday evening. Stick the notice on the wall. 把通知贴到墙上。 10. in case you cant read. in case表示“假使”、“万一……的话”、“免得”、“以防万一”。它通常用于引导条件或目的状语从句。当句子表示将来的时间时，in case后面必须用现在时态或should/might:Im taking a with me in case I need it. In case he comes/should come, give him this letter. 11. Dont be too hard on us. be hard on 对……（过分）严厉Dont be too hard on that child. He is always hard on his employees. I made. 13.短语复习： take special precautions；Why don’t sb; make sb adj; be hard on Part 2 Structure and Vocabulary 1. Disguises c