Lesson 74 Out of the limelight 舞台之外

　　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!"

　　句子讲解：

　　5、"It couldn"t be better, Gloria,"Brinksley Meers agreed.

　　“是再好不过的了，格洛利亚，”布林克斯利•米尔斯表示同意。

　　语言点 It couldn't be better.没有比这里更好的地方了。(见Lesson 24)

　　6、"No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don"t we come more often ?

　　“没有记者，没有影迷!为什么我们不经常来这里呢?”

　　7、Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.

　　此时，另外两个演员，罗克沃尔•斯林格和默林•格里夫斯，已经把两个大食品篮子提到了一片树荫下。

　　8、When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.

　　当他们都安排舒适时，一个陌生人出现了。

　　语言点 appear强调突然或者是在没有预感的情况下出现。

　　9、He looked very angry.

　　他看上去很生气。