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课件网) Lesson 74 out of the limelight New words and expressions limelight n. 舞台灯光 precaution n. 预防措施 fan n. 狂热者，迷 shady adj. 遮荫的 sheriff n. 司法长官 notice n. 告示 sneer n. 冷笑 Gloria Gleam ['gl :ri ] [gli:m] Brinksley Meers Rockwall Slinger ['sli ] Merlin Greeves ['m :lin] ※ Out of the limelight limelight 众人注目的中心. ①fond of the limelight 喜欢引人注目, 爱出风头 ②in the limelight 成为引人注目的中心; 处于显要地 ③Out of the limelight 舞台之外 ④steal the limelight 把人们的注意力从别处吸引过来，出尽风头；抢镜头 我姐姐就喜欢受人关注。 My sister enjoys being in the limelight. 她害怕新演员会抢走她的光彩。 She’s afraid this actor will steal the limelight from her. 尽管他是位政府官员，他还是避免引人注意。 Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight. 她自从成为一位演员后一直引人注目。 She has been in the limelight since she became an actress. ※ precaution 预防措施 警惕 防范 pre- 预先 之前 safety precaution 安全预防措施 Take precautions against fire 谨防火灾！ I’ll keep the letter as a precaution. 我要保存这封信，以防万一。 caution n. 小心 pre-(之前） cautious adj. 小心的 ※ shady adj.遮阴的 keep shady 避开人眼，藏匿 shady grass 阴凉的草地 1）阴凉的，背阴的 . The beggar was lying the shady side of the street. 那个乞丐躺在大街的阴面。 We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink. 我们找了个阴凉地儿喝了一杯 2）可疑的；非法的 a shady deal 一宗有问题的交易 shadiness n. 阴凉 shadily adv. 阴凉地 ※fan 狂热者，迷，风扇 1)n. 狂热者，迷 He’s a big fan of basketball. 他是个狂热的球迷。 Hundreds of fans crowed at the entrance to see the famous singer. 成千上百的歌迷挤在入口处想要见那个著名的歌星。 2)v.扇，吹，激起 He fanned himself with an electric fan. ※ notice 1)注意；理会；察觉 . notice sb. do sth. / notice sb. doing sth. / notice sth. Done Did you notice his hand shaking Did you notice Jack come in No one but Miss Zhou noticed the flowers on the table changed. 注意, 不可数名词,常用的词组有 take notice of sb./sth.意为“注意某人/某物”。如 bring sth. to one‘s notice意为“使某人注意某事(物)”。 come to one's notice意为"被某人看到、听到等"。 Don’t take any notice of what you read in the papers.别在意你在报上看到的东西。 2)告示 a notice saying ”Keep off the Grass” 写着“勿踏草地”的公告牌 ※ sneer v. 嘲笑；讥讽 1. v. 嘲笑，讥讽 我丈夫总是嘲笑我做的菜 My husband always sneers at the dishes I made. 我的朋友嘲笑我对衣服的品味。 My friends sneered at my taste in clothes. 2. n. 冷笑 sneer 冷笑 smile 微笑 laugh大笑 sneer at sb./sth. . He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人 ※sheriff 司法长官 他被选为县司法长官 He was elected sheriff of the county. 正是司法长官强迫他们离开草地的。 It was the sheriff who forced them off the grass. [f st] 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 ... ...
