Unit 5 Music Section Ⅳ Learning about Language amp;Using Language FREDDY THE FROG (Ⅱ)Not long after Freddy and the band became famous ① , they visited Britain on a brief tour②. Fans showed their devotion③ by waiting for hours to get tickets for④ their concerts. Freddy was now quite confident⑤ when he went into a concert hall. He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards⑥! His most exciting invitation⑦ was to perform on a TV programme called “ Top of the Pops ⑧.” He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera⑨. It felt very strange. But as soon as the programme was over, the telephones which were in the same room started ringing. Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again. They were truly stars.①not long after 相 当 于 soon after或 shortly after,意为“……后不久”,引导时间状语从句。②on a brief tour 在短暂的巡回演出中brief/bri f/ːadj.简短的;简要的 n.摘要;大纲briefly/'bri flI/ːadv.简要地;短暂地③devotion/dI'vn/əʊʃn.投入;热爱,常与介词 to 连用。show one's devotion to sb.表达对某人的热爱④tickets for 意为“……的票”,为固定搭配。⑤confident/'k nfId nt/ɒəadj.自信的;确信的be confident about/of 对……有信心⑥afterwards/'ɑ ft w dz/ːə əadv. 然 后 ;后来⑦invitation/ InvI'teI n/ˌʃn.邀请;招待⑧Top of the Pops 顶级流行歌手过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰 a TV programme。⑨a TV camera 电视摄像机青蛙弗雷迪(Ⅱ)[第 1 段译文]弗雷迪和他的乐队成名后不久,就到英国作短暂的巡回演出去了。歌迷们表现出了极大的忠心,他们等几个小时来购买音乐会的门票。弗雷迪现在步入演出厅会感到非常自信。他很喜欢演唱,喜欢演出后所有的祝贺声!最令他激动的是应邀参加叫做“顶级流行歌手”的电视节目中的那场表演。他得去伦敦,穿着昂贵的服装,对着电视摄像机演唱。那种感觉真是不一般。而节目一结束,这个房间里的电话铃声就开始响...