第1级-《歌剧院的幽灵》-第2课

前情提要 

歌剧院的姑娘们又有人看见了幽灵，她们惊恐地谈论了起来：是一个高个子，穿着黑色的晚礼服，面相极其吓人……梅格告诉大家，她妈妈是歌剧院包厢的看门人，知道幽灵总在晚上演出时到五号包厢里来。事实真的是这样吗？

故事原文 

The Phantom of the Opera L2

歌剧院的幽灵 L2

But that evening the dancers could not stop talking about the Opera ghost.⑴ They talked before the opera, all through the opera, and after the opera. But they talked very quietly, and they looked behind them before they spoke.

但是那个晚上舞蹈演员们却无法不谈论歌剧院的幽灵。她们在歌剧开演前谈论着，在歌剧整个演出过程中谈论着，在歌剧演出结束后还谈论着。但是她们谈话的声音很小，而且她们在说话前总要先看看她们的身后的动静。

When the opera finished, the girls went back to their dressing-room. Suddenly, they heard somebody in the passage, and Madame Giry, Meg's mother, ran into the room. She was a fat, motherly woman, with a red, happy face.⑵ But tonight her face was white.

当歌剧演出结束的时候，姑娘们回到了她们的化妆室。突然，她们听到走廊上有动静，接着吉里夫人，也就是梅格的母亲，跑进了房间。她是一个肥胖的、慈母般的妇人，有一张红扑扑的、快乐的脸。但是今晚她的脸色却是苍白的。

'Oh girls,' she cried. 'Joseph Buquet is dead! You know he walks a long way down, on the fourth floor under the stage. The other stage workers found his dead body there an hour ago—with a rope around his neck!'

“哦，姑娘们，”她叫道，"约瑟夫·比凯死了！你们知道他要一直往下走很深，走到舞台底下的第4层。别的舞台杂工一个小时以前在那里发现了他的尸体——有一根绳子绕在他的脖子上！”

'It's the ghost!' cried Meg Giry. 'The ghost killed him!'

“是幽灵！”梅格·吉里叫道，“是那个幽灵杀死了他！” 

The Opera House was famous, and the directors of the Opera House were very important men. It was the first week of work for the two new directors, Monsieur Armand Moncharmin and Monsieur Firmin Richard. In the directors' office the next day, the two men talked about Joseph Buquet.

歌剧院很著名，而歌剧院的经理们也都是些非常显要的人物。这是两位新经理阿曼德·蒙沙曼先生和弗明·理査德先生上任的第一个星期。第二天，在经理办公室里，这两位先生谈起了约瑟夫·比凯的事。

'It was an accident,' Monsieur Armand said angrily.⑶ 'Or Buquet killed himself.'

“这是个意外事故，”阿曼德先生气愤地 说，“要不然比凯就是自杀的。”

'An accident?. . . Killed himself?' Monsieur Firmin said. 'Which story do you want, my friend? Or do you want the story of the ghost?'

“意外事故？……自杀？”弗明先生说，“你想要听哪一类故事，我的朋友？或者说你想听一个关于幽灵的故事？”

'Don' t talk to me about ghosts!' Monsieur Armand said. 'We have 1,500 people wong for us in this Opera House, and everybody is talking about the ghost. They' re all mad!⑷ I don't want to hear about the ghost,OK?'

“不要跟我谈关于幽灵的事！ ”阿曼德先生说，“这个歌剧院里有1,500人在为我们工作，而每个人都在谈论关于幽灵的事。他们都疯了！我不想听到幽灵的事，行不行？”

Monsieur Firmin looked at a letter on the table next to him. 'And what are we going to do about this letter, Armand?'

弗明先生看着他身旁桌子上的一封信。“那我们该拿这封信怎么办，阿曼德？”

'Do?' cried Monsieur Armand.⑸ 'Why, do nothing, of course! What can we do?'

“拿它怎么办？”阿曼德先生叫道，“噢，当然是什么也不做了！我们又能做些什么呢？”

The two men read the letter again. It wasn't very long.

两位先生又读了一遍这封信。信并不很长。

To the new directors

致新任经理们 

Because you are new in the Opera House, I am writing to tell you some important things.⑹ Never sell tickets for Box 5; that is my box for every opera night. Madame Giry, the door-keeper, knows all about it. Also, I need money for my work in the Opera House. I am not expensive, and I am happy to take only 20,000 francs a month. That is all. But please remember, I can be a good friend, but a bad enemy.

因为你们是歌剧院的新任经理，所以我写信告诉你们一些重要的事情。不要出售五号包厢票；那是我观看每一场晚场歌剧的包厢。吉里夫人，那位看门人，知道这一切。 除此之外，我还需要在歌剧院工作的工钱。我要价并不高，一个月拿两万法郎我就感到满足了。就这些。但是请记住，我会是一个好朋友，也会是一个死对头。

O.G.

O.G.

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.couldn’t stop doing sth. 忍不住做某事

例句：I couldn’t stop loving you.

           我忍不住爱你。

           I couldn’t stop watching the Avengers 4/reading the book.

           我忍不住去看《复仇者联盟4》/ 读这本书。

2.motherly 母亲般的；慈母般的

例句：She was a plump, motherly woman in her fifties.

           她五十多岁，是个胖胖的慈母般的女人。

3.accident 意外；事故（=by accident 偶然地）

例：It was an accident—I didn’t mean to break it, honestly.

       这是个意外。老实说，我并没想要摔碎它。

        I deleted the file by accident.

        我不小心删掉了那个文件。

4.mad 发疯的；crazy 疯狂的

   be mad/crazy about sb./sth. 对……着迷/喜爱

例：I’m really mad about the basketball.

       我对篮球非常痴迷。

        I’d go mad if I was stuck at home all day.

        在家里待一天我会疯的。

5.do 做

例句：Students are under pressure to do well.

           学生顶着压力要考好考试。

           You should get rewarded after three years, depending on how you’re doing.

           三年后你会取得成效，这取决于你的表现。

6.I’m writing to... 我写信是告诉你

   I’m calling to... 我打电话是告诉你

例：I’m writing to enquire about the program.

       我写这封信是想咨询一下这个项目。

        I’m calling to inform you I’m coming for dinner.

        我打电话是为了告诉你我今晚要过来吃饭。