LanguagepointsRevisionTurandot,a___________operasetin________,waswrittenbyan________composercalledGiacomoPuccinitowardstheendofhislife.Healsowrote_____________,whichissetin________.JaneJoneswasluckyenoughto________thefirstofonlyeightperformancesin__________________inBeijing.Shewrotea________afterwatchingtheopera.Inheropinion,theperformancewas________and________.world-famousChinaItalianMadamButterflyJapanwitnesstheForbiddenCityreviewsplendidamazingThemusicandthe________weretwoofthekey__________oftheopera.Besides,it________manyWesternandChinesetalents.Forexample,theorchestrawas________byZubinMehta,afamousconductorbornin________.Thewell-knownChinese________ZhangYimoudirectedtheopera.Someoftheworld’sgreatestoperasingersaswellasmanygreatChinese________,actorsandsingerswerecast.settingcomponentscombinedconductedIndiadirectormusicians1.Lastnight,IwitnessedthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini’sworld-famousopera,Turandot,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.(page18,lines1-3)昨天晚上，我去看了贾科莫·普契尼闻名世界的歌剧《图兰朵》，那是在中国北京紫禁城八场演出的首场。witnessn.证人；目击者；证据vt.目击；证明；为…作证,作为…的见证；作为…发生的地点(或年代等)vi.作证人Theyear2000witnessedgreatchangesinChina.Awitnesssaidthemanwasdrunkwhenheleftthebalconyinhisroom.ScienceistakingusbackintimetowitnessthesinkingoftheunsinkableTitanic.Peoplepaidmoreandmoreattentionstootherproofssuchaswitness,physicalevidence,documentaryevidence,inspectionrecord,etc.其他证据如证人证言、物证、书证及检验笔录等越来越受到重视。witnessdoingsthHearrivedhomejustintimetowitnesshisbrotherbeingtakenawaybythepolice.2.castvt.投，计算；浇铸；投射（光、影、视线等）vi.投，抛垂钓鱼钩；计算，把几个数字加起来n.投掷，铸件，演员阵容；脱落物TheshipcastanchoratShanghai.TheAirFrancecrashovertheAtlanticOceanhasalsocastashadowovertheairshow.法航此前在大西洋上空发生的坠机事件也给此次航展蒙上了一层阴影。Withoutthepresenceofmen,womencancastasidetheirsocialrolestoenjoylifeandsharehappinesswithwomenfriends.没有男性在场，女性能抛开自己的社会角色，出来享受生活，和女性同伴分享乐趣。2.castButtheyouthfulandblackMrObamahasbroughtbothgroupsoutinlargenumbers,gettingthemtoregister,toattendralliesand,duringtheprimaryseason,tocastvotes.但是年轻的黑人奥巴马却带动了这两个人群中的很大一部分，他吸引这些人去注册参与投票、参加公共集会并且在竞选初期投他票。Theoldfishermancasthisnetintotheriverthreetimeseverymorning.HilaryDuffisjoiningthecastof"GossipGirl"—butnotonaregularbasis.Youmustcastupthiscolumnoffigurescarefully.Theoldmancastmyfortune.ThedirectorcastJohnasHamlet.castaway荒岛余生(Castaway)1.抛弃；除掉：HecastawayhisbaggageandfledtoShanghai.2.浪费掉，虚掷：Besurenottocastawayyourtime.切莫虚度光阴。3.【保险业】[常用被动语态]使(船)失事：TheshipwascastawayonthecoastofEurope.4.使(海难的幸存者)漂流到岸上[常用被动语态]：Theywerecastawayonadesertislandwithoutfoodorwater.castlighton阐明;使人理解某事;使某事更为清楚ItwillcastlightontheinnerworkingsofFrenchpoliticalpower,theintelligenceservicesandthedefenceindustry.法国政治权利、情报机关和国防工业的内部运作将暴露无疑。castdown1.扔下，扔掉：Theycastdowntheirweaponsatlast.2.使向下：Thecountrygirlcastdownhereyesshyly.3.压抑；使沮丧；使气馁[常用被动语态]：Hewasmuchcastdownwhenheheardofhisfailureattheexamination.castout1.驱逐，赶出：Perfectlovecastsoutfear.纯真的爱情是无所畏惧的。2.流放，...
