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foyer
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大厅，休息室 |
As the dancers made their way to the ballet foyer, they discussed the horrible death of Buquet. |
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assistant
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1. 助手，助理， (2. 辅助的) |
On the stairs Mercier, the managers' assistant, stopped them when he overheard their conversation. |
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overhear
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无意中听到，偷听 |
On the stairs Mercier, the managers' assistant, stopped them when he overheard their conversation. |
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waggle
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(上下或左右地)摇摆，摇动 |
He waggled a finger at them. |
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witness
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1. 目睹，目击，(2. 目睹者，目击者) |
Everyone was talking about the amazing performance they'd just witnessed. |
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composer
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作曲者，作曲家 |
Many of the great composers of the day had appeared onstage, conducting their own works. |
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onstage
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在舞台上，演出中 |
Many of the great composers of the day had appeared onstage, conducting their own works. |
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conduct
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1. 指挥，(2. (业务，活动等的)执行，实行，3. (特定场合或状况的)行为) |
Many of the great composers of the day had appeared onstage, conducting their own works. |
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selection
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选择，选拔 |
She'd begun with a few selections from Romeo and Juliet and concluded by singing the leading role of Marguerite in some excerpts from Faust. |
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conclude
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推断出，作结论 |
She'd begun with a few selections from Romeo and Juliet and concluded by singing the leading role of Marguerite in some excerpts from Faust. |
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leading
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1. (电影、戏剧等中)扮演主角的，(2. 最重要的，领导的，先驱的) |
She'd begun with a few selections from Romeo and Juliet and concluded by singing the leading role of Marguerite in some excerpts from Faust. |
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excerpt
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(文字、音乐、电影等的)节选(部分) |
She'd begun with a few selections from Romeo and Juliet and concluded by singing the leading role of Marguerite in some excerpts from Faust. |
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portray
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描绘，刻画(人物、风景等) |
So Christine, who usually portrayed a boy in Faust, had taken her place. |
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magnificent
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壮丽的，宏伟的，优秀的 |
And what a magnificent performance she'd given! |
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audience
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观众，听众 |
The whole audience had risen to its feet, shouting, cheering, clapping, while a sobbing Christine was overcome by the response. |
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overcome
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overcome((常为被动态)使无法行动, 被压倒)的过去分词 (overcome-overcame-overcome) |
The whole audience had risen to its feet, shouting, cheering, clapping, while a sobbing Christine was overcome by the response. |
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faint
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1. 晕倒，昏倒，(2. (颜色、声音等)暗淡的，微弱的) |
She'd fainted in the arms of other singers and been carried to her dressing room. |
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mysterious
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1. 不可思议的，谜一般的，(2. 神秘的，充满神秘感的，3. 秘密的，隐秘的) |
Even more mysterious was the rumor that she didn't have a voice coach. |
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rehearse
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(音乐、戏剧等)排练，排演 |
"I hear she plans to keep rehearsing on her own with no intention of finding a coach," one audience member confided to another. |
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intention
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意图，意向 |
"I hear she plans to keep rehearsing on her own with no intention of finding a coach," one audience member confided to another. |
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confide
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吐露(秘密) |
"I hear she plans to keep rehearsing on her own with no intention of finding a coach," one audience member confided to another. |
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count
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1. 伯爵(贵族头衔)，(2. 计算，计数, 3. 重要) |
Philippe, the Count de Chagny, should have been in the foyer, supporting his favorite dancer, Sorelli, as she gave her speech to the managers. |
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viscount
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(英国)子爵(贵族头衔) |
Instead he was following his much younger brother, Raoul, the Viscount de Chagny, through the maze of passages that led to Christine's dressing room. |
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urgent
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紧急的，急迫的 |
Philippe smiled at his younger brother's urgent tone. |
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infatuated
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痴迷的 |
Raoul was only 21, and obviously infatuated with the lovely young Christine. |
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unconscious
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无意识的，失去知觉的 |
Raoul rushed to the unconscious singer's side while Philippe and the others pushed into the room. |
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clear
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1. 移开，离开，(2. (云，雾)消散，3. 明亮的，透明的) |
Everyone should clear the room. |
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flutter
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1. 舞动，飘动 (2. (焦躁，兴奋等引起的)心脏怦怦跳，颤抖) |
Christine's eyelashes fluttered as she regained consciousness. |
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consciousness
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意识(清醒的状态) |
Christine's eyelashes fluttered as she regained consciousness. |
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regain
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收回，恢复 |
Christine's eyelashes fluttered as she regained consciousness. |
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gauge
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1. 估计，判断，(2. 测量仪器) |
Christine looked nervously at the doctor and her maid, trying to gauge what they thought of Raoul's odd remark. |
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remark
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1. 所言，意见，评论，(2. 评论，说(意见)) |
Christine looked nervously at the doctor and her maid, trying to gauge what they thought of Raoul's odd remark. |
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embarrassment
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难堪，尴尬，为难 |
Raoul turned red with embarrassment and stood up. |
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attend to
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办理，照顾 |
Please go now and let me attend to mademoiselle. |
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observe
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1. 观察，(2. 说，评论) |
The doctor tried to protest, but observing Christine's agitation, he escorted Raoul from the room. |
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agitation
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激动，不安，鼓动 |
The doctor tried to protest, but observing Christine's agitation, he escorted Raoul from the room. |
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escort
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1. 护卫，护送，(和女性)同行，(2. 护卫者，女性的男性同伴者) |
The doctor tried to protest, but observing Christine's agitation, he escorted Raoul from the room. |
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bid
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1. 祝，向...表示，(2. 企图，努力) |
He bid Raoul good night and left him in the now deserted passage. |
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deserted
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荒芜的，无人居住的 |
He bid Raoul good night and left him in the now deserted passage. |
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linger
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(令人回味的)残留下，流连，徘徊 |
Raoul thought Christine might attend the farewell ceremony in the ballet foyer, so he lingered in the shadows near her doorway. |
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on the verge of
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接近于…，濒于… |
Christine sounded sad and on the verge of tears. |
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dead
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1. 非常，完全地，(2. 死的) |
Yes, I gave you my soul tonight, and I'm dead tired. |
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rattle
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1. 使惊慌，是惊吓，(2. 嘎嘎做响，移动时发出嘎嘎响声) |
Raoul was still too rattled by what he'd overheard to approach her. |
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daze
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1. 茫然，目眩，(2. 使茫然，使慌张) |
Raoul left the room in a daze. |
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draft
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1. 室外吹来的风，缝隙里吹进的风, (2. 起草，打底子，(3. 征兵) |
At the bottom of a staircase he felt an icy draft. |
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grunt
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1. 嘟哝着说，抱怨，(2. 发出嘟哝声，发出哼声) |
"The door's open straight ahead," one man grunted. |
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chief
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1. 等级最高的，为首的，(2. (部落，种族的)酋长，族长，3. 组织中的老大，首领，长官) |
That is Joseph Buquet, the chief stagehand, whose body was found tonight in the third cellar beneath the stage. |
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stagehand
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(管理道具、灯光等的)舞台负责人 |
That is Joseph Buquet, the chief stagehand, whose body was found tonight in the third cellar beneath the stage. |
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cellar
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地下室，地窖 |
That is Joseph Buquet, the chief stagehand, whose body was found tonight in the third cellar beneath the stage. |