in full==fully=completely
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. play a joke(cheek) on sb: 开某人玩笑 play a joke on 开玩笑; play a trick on 捉弄，单方面 have a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑，强调两人共同 Eg.: He laughs best who laughs last. after so many performances 插入语，强调如此 多次 manage to do sth.= be successful to do sth.
4. to become Eg. Passions run high. The river ran dry. The color runs.
I have a running nose! 5.run for Eg. Run for presidency \mayor
on end 1．continuously: 连续的，位于具体的时间之后 Eg: He sat there for hours on end. We had hardly anything to eat for days on end. 他把自己连续几个小时反锁在房间里。 In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. line on the line 在打电话 surf on line 网上冲浪 line business 行业
But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. blank adj.空白的 eg. go blank 变得一片空白 我一走进考场，我的大脑就一片空白 a blank heart a blank future 渺茫的前途 give sb. a blank look 茫然的看了一眼
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
run v. （戏剧、电影等）连演，连映 1. to manage Run a successful furniture business 2.环绕 The high wall runs around the President’s Palace. 3. to last The play runs for 5 years.
act 幕 scene 场 Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full. even though = even if = though / although insist: 坚决要求，suggest:建议， order:命令， demand:要求，require:要求 表示建议/要求/希望，和that宾语从句搭配， that从句必须出现should + 动词原形的虚拟， should 可以省略。
The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. look on 旁观 Eg. Only one man tried to help us; the rest just looked on in silence. anxious,形容词短语做伴随状语 Eg. 他又饿又渴地离开了。
What line of business is he in? Walk o f line阶层，职业，身份 Read between the line领会言外之意，弦外之音 Lines =part 台词 One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. Yet this is not always the case. part He’s learning the parts of Romeo.
send sb. to prison = put\throw sb. in prison把…送进 监狱 in prison\jail 坐牢 Imprison the mind of the young 禁锢年轻人的思想
Bastille
An old prison in Paris. It was broken through on July 14th,1789 , which became the incident that touched off French Revolution .
reveal ：to show sth. especially sth. Hidden Eg. The secret hasn’t been reveald. revealer: 探测器 behind bars = in prision Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. hand to == present sth. to == pass to 把……递给某人
Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me.‘ And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. ■ squint . 眯着（眼）看，瞄 squint one's eyes 眯上眼睛 Eg. He squinted his eyes and looked at the letter. pear at : 眯着眼睛看 squinting: ing形式，此处做伴随状语 Eg. Waving his hand, he said goodbye to us. dim adj. 昏暗 Eg, The room is too dim so I can’t read the letter. dim eyes老眼昏花
falter 结结巴巴，支支吾吾 Eg. Her voice faltered as she tried to explain. When it comes to speak English , I begin to falter. falter a few words learn/ know …by heart: 把…牢记在心 Eg.: The sentence is so important that you must learn it by heart. heart and soul 全心全意地 Eg: We serve the students heart and soul. take heart 鼓起勇气，恢复信心 lose heart 失去信心
aristocrat n. 贵族 role n.角色 the leading role\ character the supporting role\ character negative\ positive role imprision put sb imprison: 关押 Eg .He was imprisoned for 10 years. imprisonment：n. sentence sb. to life imprisonment：判某人终生监禁
lose heart 失去信心 lose heart to sb= give heart to sb: 轻信于某人 Eg: The boy lost his heart to the girl. put one's heart into sth: 致力于某事 Eg: Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. 世上无难事， 世上无难事，只怕有心人 have one's heart in one's boots提心吊胆 Eg: He had his heart in his boots when he went out alone at night.
In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. gaoler jailer jail=gaol jail-break jailbird Br. n. 监狱长 Am. 看守所 越狱 惯犯
§ Lesson 22 By heart
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【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ●run (ran run) v. （戏剧、电影）连演，连映 ●lines n. （剧本中的）台词 ●part n. 剧中的角色，台词 ●falter v. 支吾，结巴说 ●cast (cast, cast ) v. 选派……演角色 ●role n. 角色