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高中新概念英语第三册-Lesson22（课文）

高中新概念英语第三册-Lesson22(课文)

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Lesson22Byheart熟记台词

Someplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend.

Inmanyways,thisisunfortunateforthepooractorswhoare

requiredtogoonrepeatingthesamelinesnight

afternight.Onewouldexpectthemtoknowtheirpartsby

heartandneverhavecausetofalter.Yetthisisnotalwaysthe

case.

Afamousactorinahighlysuccessfulplaywasoncecastin

theroleofanaristocratwhohadbeenimprisonedintheBastille

fortwentyyears.Inthelastact,agaolerwouldalwayscomeon

tothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.

Eventhoughthenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateach

performance,healwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutin

full.

Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajokeonhiscolleague

tofindoutif,aftersomanyperformances,hehadmanagedto

learnthecontentsoftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentupon

thefinalactoftheplayandrevealedthearistocratsittingalone

behindbarsinhisdarkcell.Justthen,thegaolerappearedwith

thepreciousletterinhishands.Heenteredthecellandpresented

thelettertothearistocrat.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnot

beenwrittenoutinfullasusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetof

paper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly,anxioustoseeifhisfellow

actorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblank

sheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then,squintinghiseyes,

hesaid：Thelightisdim.Readthelettertome.Andhe

promptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler.Finding

thathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,the

gaolerreplied：Thelightisindeeddim,sire.Imustgetmy

glasses.Withthis,hehur