Chapter One
The Phantom of the Opera

Period 1
Background Note
The Paris Opera House was built between 1861 and 1875., and it does have a lake of water underneath it.
The French writer Gaston Leroux wrote his novel The Phantom of the Opera in 1911. This story of a mad musical genius and an innocent girl became very popular, and has inspired at least four film versions. The excellent stage musical (music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Charles Hart) was first performed in London in 1986 and has now appeared in many other big cities.
Skimming and Scanning

Period 2~3

Reading


Words and Expressions
1. phantom n.---a mysterious figure; a spirit 幽灵，鬼魂
a phantom ship

2. opera house n.--- a big theatre especially for opera, which is a form of art in which
there is a play but all the words are sun，not spoken 歌剧院

3. ugly adj.--- unpleasant to look at; extremely unattractive 丑陋 (anti. Beautiful)
(plain: female’s not good-looking face)
ugly smell/ sky/ duckling (丑小鸭)/ customer

4. mask n.---something which covers most of your face 面具
The robbers all wore masks so that no one could recognize them.

5. force v. ---make (someone do something, against their will) 迫使，强迫
force sb. to do sth. = force sb. into doing
force/ get/ expect/ want sb. to do sth.
make/ let/ have sb. do sth.
forced landing紧急迫降
n．[U] by force凭暴力
[C] forces军队武装
the forces of a country； the air forces
the Royal Air Forces of Great Britain

6. Strong enough to kill with his hands, and yet he loved music and sang with a wonderful voice.
强壮得足以徒手杀戮, 然而他还酷爱音乐,并能用美秒的嗓音歌唱.
But/ and yet表示转折 He is old, and yet he he jogs every day.
Though he was strong enough to kill with his hands, he loves music and sang with a wonderful voice.
Unable to work out the problem, John turned to his teacher for help. (形容词短语作状语)

7. power: n. ability to control to control sb. or sth.
能力: the power of hearing/ to imitate human words
out of/beyond one’s power 力所不及
权利, 支配力: come into power执政; political power政权;
fight for powder争权; power politics
强国: Japan is among the great economic powers in the world.
有影响的人: He is a power in this town.
动力: electric power, water power
gain/ get/ lose power over
gain one’s respect/ wealth/ experience/

8. role n. a part in a play or film
Charles Liang played the role of Harmlet in our school play.
a leading role; the main role
n. play an important role in 起重要作用
The USA plays an important role in international relations.

9. Some place + be crowded with 挤满了……
crowd v. 涌入
When the opera ended, all the audience crowded into the street immediately.
crowd n. 人群 the crowd
a crowd waiting for the show

10. obey v.---do what someone ordered; follow instructions 服从，遵守
obey/ observe the traffic rules/ regulations

11. angel n. --- a messenger sent from God 天使

12. chandelier n.---a very big lamp, made of many pieces of glass to reflect the light 枝形吊灯