A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
有一位名演员曾在一出极为成功的剧目中扮演一个贵族角色，这个贵族已在巴士底狱被关押了20年。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 22 By heart
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 著名的，出名的;〈古〉一流的，极好的;
💡 fam=fame荣誉+ous形容词后缀 →著名的
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义：illustrious, appreciable, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy
反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 演员（尤指男演员）;行动者;参与者;
💡 act行动，表演+or名词后缀，表示人 →行动者，男演员
"amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor"
关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
近义：histrion, interpreter, artiste, performer, playactor, player
adj. 成功的，如愿以偿的;
💡 suc在下面 + cess 行走，前进 + ful ...的 → success成功 + ful...的 → adj. 成功的,有成就的
"The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign."
这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。
近义：jammy, lucky, privileged, prosperous, thriving, thrifty
反义：unsuccessful, wrecked, dashed
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 贵族;贵族政治论者;有贵族派头的人;
💡 aristo-, arist- 最佳的#词根助记：aristo最好的+crat统治者##crat, cracy =rule,表示”统治或政体”;”统治者”#词根助记：aristo最好的+crat统治者
"... went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell"
这出戏的最后一场的帷幕升起来了,展现在观众面前的是那位贵族,他孤独地坐在铁栏后的那间黑暗的号房里.
近义：noble, patrician, socialite, gentleman, gentlewoman
反义：plebe, commoner