SectionⅣLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguageFREDDYTHEFROG(Ⅱ)NotlongafterFreddyandthebandbecamefamous①,theyvisitedBritainonabrieftour②
Fansshowedtheirdevotion③bywaitingforhourstogetticketsfor④theirconcerts
Freddywasnowquiteconfident⑤whenhewentintoaconcerthall
Heenjoyedsingingandallthecongratulationsafterwards⑥
Hismostexcitinginvitation⑦wastoperformonaTVprogrammecalled“TopofthePops⑧
”HehadtogotoLondon,wearanexpensivesuitandgiveaperformancetoaTVcamera⑨
Itfeltverystrange
Butassoonastheprogrammewasover,thetelephoneswhichwereinthesameroomstartedringing
EverybodywasaskingwhentheycouldseeFreddyandhisbandagain
Theyweretrulystars
①notlongafter相当于soonafter或shortlyafter,意为“……后不久”,引导时间状语从句
②onabrieftour在短暂的巡回演出中brief/brif/ːadj
简短的;简要的n
摘要;大纲briefly/'briflI/ːadv
简要地;短暂地③devotion/dI'vn/əʊʃn