Module8OnthetownUnit1Iwaspleasedtoseeit.Tony’smum:Howwastheplay?Tony:Well,Iwaspleasedtoseeit,butthreehoursisalongtimetostaystill.threehoursisalongtimetostaystill.主谓一致Tony’smum:WasitinEnglish?Tony:Yes,itwasactedbytheBeijingEnglishTheatreCompany.Tony’sMum:Whatwasthebestbit?thebestbitTony:Theflightbetweenthetwofamiliesandtheirservants!AndtheactorswhoplayedtherolesofRomeoandJulietweresuperb!Butit’ssadattheend,becauseJulietlovesRomeo,butherfatherhasdecidedshemustmarrysomeoneelse.Sotheybothdecidetokillthemselves.playa/therole（of…）=playa/thepartsuperbadj.极好的，赞誉某人/某事attheendofbytheendofintheendTony’smum:“Apairofstar-crossedloverstaketheirlife.”apairof/acoupleofstar-crossed=unlucky构词法：名词+过去分词takeone’slife杀死某人Tony:OK,OK,I’mimpressed.Canyoureciteanymorelines?beimpressedby…/with…impresssb.（withsth）Tony’smum:No,that’sallIcanremember.Didyouhaveagoodseat?Tony:Well,itwashardtoseetheplayattheback.Thebestplacetositisinthefrontrow.attheback（of）Tony’smum:Couldyouhearthedialogue?Tony:Iguessedwhattheyweresayingbuttheirvoicesweren’tveryloud.DamingandLinglingfoundtheiraccentsreallydifficulttounderstand.findsb./sth.+adj.+todoTony’smum:Thebestwayistoreadtheplaybeforeyouseeit.Tony:Wetriedtodothat,buttherewasn’ttime.Tony’smum:Didyouhaveanythingtoeatbeforeyouwenttotheatre?Tony:Nosuchluck!Iwasstarving!goodluck/badluckUnit2It’sawonderfultown!Thecitythatneversleeps.NewYork,NewYork,it’sawonderfultown!TheBronxisupandtheBattery’sdown!（Onthetown,byLeonardBernstein!）NewYorkisprobablytheentertainmentcapitaloftheworld,andagreatplacetoseethebignamesandtopstarsinfilms,television,theatreandmusic.Sportsfanshaveplentyofchancestowatchsomegreatsport,andtheNewYorknightlifeisworld-famous.thebignamestopstarsMadisonSquareGardenistheplacetowatchtheNewYorkKnicksBasketballTeamandtheGoldenGlovesboxingcompetition.Towatchbaseball,gototheYankeeStadium,homeoftheNewYorkYankeesorSheaStadiumfortheMets.Towatchbaseball,gototheYankeeStadiumhomeofAtNewYork’sfinestartscinema,theFilmForum,youcanseethelatestforeignandAmericanmovies.ButNewYorkitselfisthesubjectofmanymoviesbydirectorswhocomefromNewYork,suchasWoodyAllenandMartinScorsese.foroneselfbyoneselfofoneselftooneselfThegreatnamesofjazzhaveplayedinthejazzclubsofGreenwichVillage,andfanscanlistentothestarsoftodayandtomorrowattheworld-famousBlueNote.TheMetropolitanOperaHouseistheplacetogoforoperalovers,butyouhavetobookticketsalongtimebeforeyouwanttogo.OneofthemostimportantthingstoseeatChristmasistheNutcrackerbytheNewYorkCityBalletatLincolnCentre.CarnegieHalliswell-knownforitsconcertsofalltypesofmusic,classicalandmodern.foroperaloversbookOneofthemostimportantthingstoseeatChristmasis…alltypesofatypeofdifferenttypesofkind/sort/type/varietyclassicalandmodernBroadwayisnotjustastreetbutanareaofNewYork.Thereyoucanseesomeofthebiggestandthebestplaysandmusicals,suchasEvita,CatsandthePhantomoftheOpera.IfyouevercometoNewYorkinsummer,remembertospendadayinCentralParkwatchingaplaybyShakespeareintheopenair,withfamousactorsfromBroadwayandHollywood.BroadwayisnotjustastreetbutanareaofNewYork.intheopenairForloversofpainting,thebestplanistogototheMuseumofModernArtortheGuggenheimMuseum.Restaurantscanbefoundeverywhere,andareopenatalltimesofthedayornight.TherehasalwaysbeenahugenumberofItalian,ChineseandJapaneserestaurants,buthowyoucaneatfoodfromThailand,Vietnam,India,BurmaorthePhilippines.TrytheOysterBarinGrandCentralStationforthebestseafoodinManhattan.openv.——closev.openadj.——closedv.atalltimesofthedayatalltimesNewYork’snightlifeincludesdiscos,liketheLimelight,andnightclubs.Infact,it’seasytoseewhytheycallit“thecitythatneversleeps”.callsb./sth.+名称
