Lesson 74 Out of the limelight
Why was their disguise 'too perfect'?
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 one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
'This is a wonderful place for a picnic,' said Gloria Gleam.
'It couldn't be better, Gloria,' Brinksley Meers agreed. 'No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often?'
Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very angry. 'Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted. 'I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" -- in case you can't read!'
'Look, sheriff,' said Rockwall, 'don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'
'Oh, is it?' said the sheriff with a sneer. 'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!'
ˈlɛsn 74 aʊt ɒv ðə ˈlaɪmlaɪt
waɪ wɒz ðeə dɪsˈgaɪz tuː ˈpɜːfɪkt?
ən ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt bʌs stɒpt baɪ ə draɪ ˈrɪvə bɛd ænd ə ˈpɑːti ɒv ˈfeɪməs ˈæktəz ænd ˈæktrɪsɪz gɒt ɒf.
drɛst ɪn dɑːk ˈglɑːsɪz ænd əʊld kləʊðz, ðeɪ hæd ˈteɪkən ˈspɛʃəl prɪˈkɔːʃənz səʊ ðæt nəʊ wʌn ʃʊd ˈrɛkəgnaɪz ðɛm.
bʌt æz ðeɪ suːn dɪsˈkʌvəd, dɪsˈgaɪzɪz kænˈsʌmtaɪmz biː tuː ˈpɜːfɪkt.
ðɪs ɪz ə ˈwʌndəfʊl pleɪs fɔːr ə ˈpɪknɪk,' sɛd ˈglɔːrɪə gliːm.
ɪt ˈkʊdnt biː ˈbɛtə, ˈglɔːrɪə,' Brinksley ˈmiːəz əˈgriːd. nəʊ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə mɛn, nəʊ fɪlm fænz! waɪ dəʊnt wiː kʌm mɔːr ˈɒf(ə)n?'
ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, tuː ˈʌðər ˈæktəz, Rockwall ˈslɪŋər ænd ˈmɜːlɪn Greeves, hæd ˈkærid tuː lɑːʤ fuːd ˈbɑːskɪts tuː ə ˈʃeɪdi spɒt ˈʌndə sʌmtriːz. wɛn ðeɪ hæd ɔːl meɪd ðəmˈsɛlvz ˈkʌmfətəbl, ə ˈstreɪnʤər əˈpɪəd.
hiː lʊkt ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri. naʊ juː gɛt aʊt ɒv hɪə, ɔːl ɒv juː!' hiːˈʃaʊtɪd.
aɪm ˈʃɛrɪf hɪə. duː juː siː ðæt ˈnəʊtɪs? ɪt sɛz "nəʊ ˈkæmpɪŋ" -- ɪn keɪs juː kɑːnt riːd!'
lʊk, ˈʃɛrɪf,' sɛd Rockwall, dəʊnt biː tuː hɑːd ɒn ʌs. aɪm Rockwall ˈslɪŋər ænd ðɪs ɪz ˈmɜːlɪn Greeves.'
əʊ, ɪz ɪt?' sɛd ðə ˈʃɛrɪf wɪð ə snɪə. wɛl, aɪm Brinksley ˈmiːəz, ænd maɪ ˈʌðə neɪm ɪz ˈglɔːrɪə gliːm. naʊ juː gɛt aʊt ɒv hɪə fɑːst!'
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
lime 英 /laɪm/ n. 石灰；酸橙；绿黄色 vt. 撒石灰于；涂粘鸟胶于 adj. 绿黄色的
limelight 英 /'laɪmlaɪt/ n. 石灰光，石灰光灯；众人注目的中心 vt. 使显露头角，使受到注目
disguise 英 /dɪs'gaɪz/ vt. 掩饰；假装；隐瞒 n. 伪装；假装；用作伪装的东西
ancient 英 /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古代的；古老的，过时的；年老的 n. 古代人；老人
a party of 一群
precaution 英 /prɪ'kɔːʃ(ə)n/ n. 预防，警惕；预防措施 vt. 警惕；预先警告
recognize 英 /'rekəɡnaɪz/ vt. 认出，识别；承认 vi. 确认，承认；具结
newspaperman 英 /'njuːzpeɪpə,mæn; -'njuːs-/ n. 新闻记者；新闻工作者
shady 英 /'ʃeɪdɪ/ adj. 成荫的；阴暗的；名声不好的
shady spot 阴凉的地方
sheriff 英 /'ʃerɪf/ n. 州长；郡治安官；执行吏
camp 英 /kæmp/ vi. 露营；扎营 vt. 扎营；使扎营 n. 露营
in case conj. 万一；假使
sneer 英 /snɪə/ vi. 嘲笑，冷笑 vt. 嘲笑，冷笑 n. 嘲笑，冷笑
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