(完整版)新概念英语第二册笔记_第89课.docVIP

【Text】 People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be prese nted at our local cin ema by the P . and U. Bird Seed Compa ny, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have bee n several hun dred people prese nt just before the show bega n. Unfortun ately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever see n. Those who failed to get in n eed not have felt disappo in ted, as many of the artists who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the begi nning of the program. He was obviously very n ervous and for some minu tes stood awkwardly before the microph one. As soon as he ope ned his mouth, every one burst out laugh ing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Compa ny. Good ladies, evening and gen tleme n! 【课文翻译】 人们总要想尽办法看不花钱的演出 一一哪怕是拙劣的演出。当 皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目 的消息传开后，我们都赶紧跑去观看。我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去。 在演出开始前场内肯定已有好 几百人了。不幸的是，这次演出是我们看过的最乏味的演出了。那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望，因 为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来。 那天晚上唯一有趣的事情是节目开始时那个报幕员的开场白。 他显然非 常紧张，局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。但他刚一开口说话，人们便哄堂大笑起来。我们都明白那个可 怜的人应该说些什么，而他实际说的却是： 这是浦伊鸟食公司，好女士们，晚上和先生们！ ” New words and expressi ons 生词和短语 slip n. 小错误 comedy n.喜剧 prese nt v.演出；adj. 出席，到场的 queue v.排队 dull adj. 枯燥，无味 artiste n.艺人 advertiser n.报幕员 【生词讲解】 1 . slip 1) n.小错误 make a slip 失误，犯小错误、说漏嘴 a slip of the ton gue 失言,口误 2) v.滑、滑倒 slide eg : The hammer slipped, and he hurt his fin ger 锤子滑掉了，他画伤了他的手指。 eg : I slipped on the icy road and broke right leg . 我滑倒在结冰的路上，摔断右腿。 eg : The glass slipped out of his hand . 玻璃从他手中滑落。 3) v.遗忘、忽略 slip one s mind忘掉了； slip one s memor使某人一时想不起 forget v.忘记，遗忘；(about)不放在心上，丢开 4) v•悄悄移动、使悄悄移动、溜进去、溜出来 eg : It is impossible to slip into the conferenee room unnoticed. 想要不被注意溜进会议室这是不可能。 eg : It is impossible to slip out of the conferenee room unnoticed. 想要不被注意溜出会议室这是不可能。 eg : She slipped away from the pa