limelight precaution fan shady sheriff notice sneer
n. 舞台灯光 n. 预防措施 n. 狂热者，迷 adj. 遮荫的 n. 司法长官 n. 告示 n. 冷笑
Questions on the text
1.Where did the bus stop and who got off? The bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actress got off. 2. How were the actors and actress dressed and why had they dressed like this? They were dressed in dark glasses and old clothes because they did not want to be recognized.
prescribe (v.) 事先写好的=规定/开处方
3. shade
Let’s sit in the shade and keep cool. Shady adj. 背阴的, 阴凉的 This is a shady avenue. 靠不住的, 可疑的 He’s a rather shady person.
1. so that VS so…that… I will speak loudly so that you can hear me. John is so honest that we all believe him. （结果状语从句）
2. so that VS in order that in order that可放句首 In order that we might see the sunrise, we started for the peak early.
6、'don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.' be hard on… 对……（过分）严厉 Don’t be too hard on that child. He is always hard on his employee.
3. What did they plan to do by that dry river? They planned to have a picnic. 4. Did they have their picnic at the shady spot in the end? Why or why not? No, they didn’t, because the sheriff appeared and ordered them to move out immediately.
4. sheriff
n. (美国) 司法长官
5. notice
n. Take no notice! v. 1. Sorry, I didn’t notice you. 2. I noticed (that) he left early. 3. I noticed him winking at his brother.
get…off 脱下，除去/取下 Please help me to get the box off the boat. When he got the lid off the box, he saw a man lying in it. get off 没受重伤/重罚而逃脱（常与with 连用） Tom was punished, but Jim go off lightly. I can hardly believe that the thief got off with just a warning.
6. sneer
n. 讥笑的表情 v. sneer at…
laugh, smile, grin, chuckle, sneer
1. laugh 哈哈大笑 We laughed to tears at the funny picture.
2. smile 微笑
3. grin咧着嘴笑 He grinned from ear to ear.
5、'I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" -- in case you can't read!' I'm sheriff here. （sheriff 是一种官衔，官衔前面 不加冠词） He is president. 总统（官衔） I am a teacher. teacher 不是官衔，加不定冠词 in case +从句 假使，万一……的话，免得， 以防万一（常用于引导条件或目的状语从句，当 句子表示将来的时间时，in case后面必须用现在 时态或 should/might） in case you can't read 除非你们不识字。 I’m taking a raincoat with me in case I need it. In case he comes/should come, give him this letter.
4. chuckle 咯咯的笑 5. sneer 冷笑
Text explanation
limelight
n. 舞台灯光
1、Out of the limelight limelight 的原义为舞台照明用的“石灰光”， 其引申意义为“众人注目的中心”，这里 的 limelight 是指舞台。 She has been in the limelight since she became an actress. Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight.
get through ① 通过（考试、测验等） Have you got through your driving test last week? ② 吃掉，喝完，用光 Fancy Helen getting through all the food!

so that引导目的状语从句
get into 进来 I’ve lost my key. I can’t get into the house. get on ① 前进，进展（与get along同义） He is getting on quite well in his new job. ② 继续干；相处融洽（常与 with连用） Tom talked with his brother for a while, and then got on with his homework. He’s so difficult. I can’t get on with him.
get over ① 恢复过来，痊愈 Has your mother got over her illness? ② 解决/结束（某件不愉快但必要做的事）（ 常 与 with连用） They wanted to get the job over as quickly as possible.
3、Why don't we come more often? “Why +don’t/doesn’t +主语 +动词？”结构 可用来提出建议： Why don’t you change a watch? 4、'Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted. get out of here 从这里走开，滚出去，滚开 get fuck out of here 给我从这滚出去
【Special Difficulties】
与get有关的一些短语动词 get out ① （使）出去/出来（反义词为get into） Why don’t you get the dog out? The door is locked. I can’t get out. ② 走开，滚开（常用于祈使句） Now you get out of here fast!
否定词+比较级=最高级
Couldn’t be better. I can’t agree with you more. We can’t have a worse day.
万一 1. in case 万一 Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot. 2. in case of 假如 In case of rain they can’t go. in the case of 就...来说, 关于 In the case of women，they have more difficulty in doing their work.
2、An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. river bed指河床，名词river 作形容词用， 类似的还有flower bed（花坛） party作量词用 时表示“一行，一伙，一群”等，如 a party of tourists/boys（一群旅游者/男孩） 等。
Lesson 74 Out of the limelight
Warming up
1. If you were famous, would you try to hide from the public? Why or why not? 2. What problems or advantages do very famous or very rich people have?