Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 口误

　　People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.

　　句子讲解：

　　1、People will do anything to see a free show—even if it is a bad one.

　　人们总是想尽办法去看免费的演出一哪怕是拙劣的演出。

　　语言点 free show免费的表演

　　2、When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it

　　当“皮尤"鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后，大家都赶紧跑去观看。

　　语言点 sb. rush to see sth.某人蜂拥而至去看某物

　　3、We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred peofrfe present before the show began.

　　我们不得不排了好几个小时的队才进了场，在演出开始前场内肯定有好几百现众了。

　　语言点 queue (v.) make Q = make queue= stand in a line 排队

　　重点词汇解析：

　　comedy： ['kɔmidi]

　　n. 喜剧;喜剧性;有趣的事情

　　例句:

　　1. Is this the perfect comedy face?

　　这是张完美的喜剧脸吗?

　　presented

　　v. 提出(present的过去分词);呈递，提供

　　例句:

　　1. The exhibition presented a picture of general prosperity in China's economy.

　　展览会展示了中国经济一片欣欣向荣的景象。