Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.

　　7.Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那封信。但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:even though引导让步状语从句。to read the letter at each performance为动词不定式短语，充当主语noble的补足语，说明贵族做什么事情。

　　8.One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.

　　一天晚上，狱卒决定与他的同事开一个玩笑，看看他反复演出这么多场之后，是否已将信的内容记熟了。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:if在本句中不表条件，而作“是否”讲，if之后的部分都是find out的内容，为宾语从句。

　　9.The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.

　　大幕拉开，最后一幕戏开演，贵族独自一人坐在铁窗后阴暗的牢房里。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:and并列连接前后两个动作，使得句子流畅，衔接自然。Sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell为现在分词短语，作后置定语，修饰aristocrat。