新概念第36个单词（新概念500核心单词专业详解全集）

新概念500核心单词专业详解全集(14)stage

新概念英语第三册第三课，课文最后一句原文：

It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about. 他花了4年时间策划这出精心设计的闹剧，只是想证明评论家们有时并不真的了解他们所谈论的事情。

关键词汇解析：

1. I wondered why she had told us the elaborate experience.我不明白她为何要煞费苦心地讲述那段经历。

2. Would you care to elaborate the idea?你愿意详细说明一下这个有趣的主意吗？

stage常见词义 “舞台”

She stood alone on the dark stage. 她孤零零地站在黑暗的舞台上。

stage [c] （多指剧场中的）舞台a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform

One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.台上一分钟，台下十年功。

①set the stage for sth使某事成为可能；为某事铺平道路；为...创造条件to make it possible for sth to happen; to make sth likely to happen

He has set the stage for a hard struggle.他已做好了艰苦争斗的准备。

This dialogue has set the stage for peaceful negotiations.这对话为和平谈判奠定了基础。

This answer from his friends set the stage for rest of the book.他的朋友的这番描述为全书的内容做了铺垫。

This state will set the stage for further negotiations. 这项陈述将为进一步的谈判创造条件。

② go on the stage当演员