新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第74課(2)

　　Lesson 74 Out of the limelight 舞臺之外

　　An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.

　　"This is a wonderful place for a picnic," said Gloria Gleam.

　　"It couldn't be better, Gloria," Brinksley Meers agreed. "No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often?"

　　Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very angry. "Now you get out of here, all of you!" he shouted. "I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" -- in case you can't read!"

　　"Look, sheriff," said Rockwall, "don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves."

　　"Oh, is it?" said the sheriff with a sneer. "Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!"

　　句子講解：

　　5、"It couldn"t be better, Gloria,"Brinksley Meers agreed.

　　“是再好不過的了，格洛利亞，”布林克斯利•米爾斯表示同意。

　　語言點 It couldn't be better.沒有比這里更好的地方了。(見Lesson 24)

　　6、"No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don"t we come more often ?

　　“沒有記者，沒有影迷!為什么我們不經(jīng)常來這里呢?”

　　7、Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.

　　此時，另外兩個演員，羅克沃爾•斯林格和默林•格里夫斯，已經(jīng)把兩個大食品籃子提到了一片樹蔭下。

　　8、When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.

　　當他們都安排舒適時，一個陌生人出現(xiàn)了。

　　語言點 appear強調(diào)突然或者是在沒有預感的情況下出現(xiàn)。

　　9、He looked very angry.

　　他看上去很生氣。