One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
一天晚上，獄卒決定與他的同事開一個玩笑，看看他反復演出這么多場之后，是否已將信的內容記熟了。
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
n. 同事;同僚;同行;
?? col共同+league捆綁→捆綁在一起的人→同事
"a colleague of mine from the office"
我辦公室的一位同事
近義：peer, fellow, mate, pal, partner, payfellow
反義：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, contrarian, challenger
n. 夜;晚上;（舉行盛事的）夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜歡夜晚單獨外出。
近義：nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm
反義：daylight, daytime
n. <英>獄卒;
"The gaoler caned the man."
獄卒用藤條鞭打這個人.
近義：jailer, warden, warder, jailor
adj. 清楚的;堅決的;明顯的;明白無誤的;
v. 下決心( decide的過去式和過去分詞 );（使）決定;解決;裁決;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已經決定留起絡腮胡子和髭。
近義：sharp, unquestionable, categorical, conclusive, decisive, definite
反義：arguable, argumentary, moot, mootable, pregnable, protestable
n. 比賽;游戲;戲劇;賭博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;參加比賽;
vt. 扮演;擔任，充當…的角色;演出;裝扮;
vi. 玩耍，游戲;[游戲] 參加游戲;賭博;鬧著玩;
?? 聯想：只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發泄怒氣。
近義：romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic
反義：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact