資源描述:
《高中英語 經(jīng)典美文背誦_英語》由會員上傳分享,免費(fèi)在線閱讀,更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在教育資源-天天文庫。
1、ByheartSomeplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend.Inmanyways,thisisunfortunateforthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesamelinesnightafternight.Onewouldexpectthemtoknowtheirpartsbyheartandneverhavecausetofalter.Yetthisisnotalwaysthecase.Afamousact
2、orinahighlysuccessfulplaywasoncecastintheroleofanaristocratwhohadbeenimprisonedintheBastillefortwentyyears.Inthelastact,agaolerwouldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.Eventhoughthenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateachperformance,hea
3、lwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutinfull.Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajokeonhiscolleaguetofindoutif,aftersomanyperformances,hehadmanagedtolearnthecontentsoftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealedthearistocratsittingalonebehindb
4、arsinhisdarkcell.Justthen,thegaolerappearedwiththepreciousletterinhishands.Heenteredthecellandpresentedthelettertothearistocrat.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutinfullasusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly,anxioustoseeifhisfellow-
5、actorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then,squintinghiseyes,hesaid:'Thelightisdim.Readthelettertome.'Andhepromptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler.Findingthathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,thegaolerreplied:'T
6、helightisindeeddim,sire.Imustgetmyglasses.'Withthis,hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothearistocrat'samusement,thegaolerreturnedafewmomentslaterwithapairofglassesandtheusualcopyoftheletterwhichheproceededtoreadtotheprisoner.?有些劇目十分成功,以致連續(xù)上演好幾年。這樣一來,可憐的演員們可倒霉了。因?yàn)樗麄冃枰?/p>
7、夜連著一夜地重復(fù)同樣的臺詞。人們以為,這些演員一定會把臺詞背得爛熟,絕不會臨場結(jié)巴的,但情況卻并不總是這樣。有一位名演員曾在一出極為成功的劇目中扮演一個(gè)貴族角色,這個(gè)貴族已在巴士底獄被關(guān)押了20年。在最后一幕中,獄卒手持一封信上場,然后將信交給獄中那位貴族。盡管那個(gè)貴族每場戲都得念一遍那封信。但他還是堅(jiān)持要求將信的全文寫在信紙上。一天晚上,獄卒決定與他的同事開一個(gè)玩笑,看看他反復(fù)演出這么多場之后,是否已將信的內(nèi)容記熟了。大幕拉開,最后一幕戲開演,貴族獨(dú)自一人坐在鐵窗后陰暗的牢房里。這時(shí)獄卒上場,手里拿著那封珍貴的信
8、。獄卒走進(jìn)牢房,將信交給貴族。但這回獄卒給貴族的信沒有像往常那樣把全文寫全,而是一張白紙。獄卒熱切地觀察著,急于想了解他的同事是否記熟了臺詞。貴族盯著紙看了幾秒鐘,然后,眼珠一轉(zhuǎn),說道:“光線太暗,請給我讀一下這封信?!闭f完,他一下子把信遞給獄卒。獄卒發(fā)現(xiàn)自己連一個(gè)字也記不住,于是便說:“陛下,這兒光線的確太暗了,我得去眼鏡拿來?!彼贿呎f著,一邊匆匆下臺。