[佳句赏析]When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

　　入乡随俗。

　　3．[教材原句]Unfortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack before he completed this final scene ...

　　不幸的是，普契尼还没有完成这最后一幕就因心脏病突发而死......

　　[句型点拨]before为连词，意为"在......之前"。

　　[佳句赏析]When I asked him about this, he began to answer before I finished the question.

　　当我问他这个问题时，他没等到我问完便开始回答了。

　　1．(教材P18)Some of the world's greatest opera singers were cast in this production, and many great Chinese musicians also participated.

　　一些杰出的世界歌剧演唱家参加了这次制作，而且许多伟大的中国音乐家也参与了。

　　cast v. 选派角色；投射(光、影)；向......投以(视线、笑容)；看，瞅；扔，掷

　　cast sb. as ...　　　　 选派某人扮演......

　　cast a look/glance 看一眼

　　cast light on 使......更易理解，有新认识

　　be cast away 漂流到，流落在

　　be cast down 沮丧，不愉快

　　①The boy cast a surprised look at our arrival.

　　对我们的到来，男孩表现得很吃惊。

　　②Here are the research findings that cast_new_light_on the origin of our universe.

　　这就是对宇宙起源有新认识的研究发现。

　　③If you were_cast_away on a deserted island, what would you miss most?

如果你漂流到荒岛上，你最想念的是什么？