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.
有一位名演員曾在一出極為成功的劇目中扮演一個貴族角色，這個貴族已在巴士底獄被關押了20年。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 22 By heart
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 著名的，出名的;〈古〉一流的，極好的;
?? fam=fame榮譽+ous形容詞后綴 →著名的
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能實現當名作家的夙愿。
近義：illustrious, appreciable, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy
反義：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 演員（尤指男演員）;行動者;參與者;
?? act行動，表演+or名詞后綴，表示人 →行動者，男演員
"amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor"
關于他短暫演員生涯的趣聞逸事
近義：histrion, interpreter, artiste, performer, playactor, player
adj. 成功的，如愿以償的;
?? suc在下面 + cess 行走，前進 + 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."
這些改革標志著一場長期運動的勝利結束。
近義：jammy, lucky, privileged, prosperous, thriving, thrifty
反義：unsuccessful, wrecked, dashed
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一經;
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."
細菌一進入血液里，就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 貴族;貴族政治論者;有貴族派頭的人;
?? aristo-, arist- 最佳的#詞根助記：aristo最好的+crat統治者##crat, cracy =rule,表示”統治或政體”;”統治者”#詞根助記：aristo最好的+crat統治者
"... went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell"
這出戲的最后一場的帷幕升起來了,展現在觀眾面前的是那位貴族,他孤獨地坐在鐵欄后的那間黑暗的號房里.
近義：noble, patrician, socialite, gentleman, gentlewoman
反義：plebe, commoner