牛津英语高一（上） chapter one_0.doc

牛津英语高一（上） chapter one Chapter One The Phantom of the Opera Period 1 Background Note The Paris Opera House was built between 1861 and 1875., and it does have a lake of water underneath it. The French writer Gaston Leroux wrote his novel The Phantom of the Opera in 1911. This story of a mad musical genius and an innocent girl became very popular, and has inspired at least four film versions. The excellent stage musical was first performed in London in 1986 and has now appeared in many other big cities. Skimming and Scanning Period 2~3 Reading Words and Expressions 1.phantom n.---a mysterious figure; a spirit 幽灵，鬼魂 a phantom ship 2.opera house n.--- a big theatre especially for opera, which is a form of art in which there is a play but all the words are sun，not spoken 歌剧院 3.ugly adj.--- unpleasant to look at; extremely unattractive 丑陋 ugly smell/ sky/ duckling / customer 4.mask n.---something which covers most of your face 面具 The robbers all wore masks so that no one could recognize them. 5.force v. ---make 迫使，强迫 force sb. to do sth. = force sb. into doing force/ get/ expect/ want sb. to do sth. make/ let/ have sb. do sth. forced landing紧急迫降 n．[U] by force凭暴力 [C] forces军队武装 the forces of a country； the air forces the Royal Air Forces of Great Britain 6.Strong enough to kill with his hands, and yet he loved music and sang with a wonderful voice. 强壮得足以徒手杀戮, 然而他还酷爱音乐,并能用美秒的嗓音歌唱. But/ and yet表示转折 He is old, and yet he he jogs every day. Though he was strong enough to kill with his hands, he loves music and sang with a wonderful voice. Unable to work out the problem, John turned to his teacher for help. 7.power: n. ability to control to control sb. or sth. 能力: the power of hearing/ to imitate human words out of/beyond one’s power 力所不及 权利, 支配力: come into power执政; political power政权; fight for powder争权; power politics 强国: Japan is among the great eco