1、 1. at the end of the 19th century 在19世纪末2. a witness to the accident 事故的目击者3. be set in 以为背景4. imagine performing such an opera in the Forbidden City 想象在紫禁城表演这样的歌剧5. There could not be a better setting! 不可能有比这更好的场景了！6. for the first time 第一次7. take on a new look 呈现一派新的景象take on heavy responsibiliti
2、es 承担重任take on the leading role 扮演主角take on new staff 雇佣新员工8. be drunk with power 醉心于权力9. exercise control over 对实施控制10. allow sb. to do 允许sb.做sthsb. be allowed to do sb.被允许做sth.11. break ones promise 食言12. be desperate to do 非常渴望做某事be desperate for sth. 非常渴望sth.13. be tortured by 被折磨14. leave sth.
3、in sbs hand 将sth任由sb摆布15. transforminto 把变成be transformed into 被变成.16. the key components of this amazing production 这一令人惊叹演出的关键要素17. serve as 担任，充当18. develop sbs interest in music 培养sb对音乐的兴趣19. a voyage to sw. 去某地的航海旅行20. a number one hit on the pop charts 在流行音乐排行榜上排第一21. take a brief look at 简要回顾
4、22. play an important role/part in 在中起重要作用23. be anchored in 扎根于之中24. see sb. as 认为sb. Sb. be seen as sb.被认为25. a bit of a decline 有点衰落26. be intended for 为而设计27. have a sort of swinging feel to the music 随着音乐有种想要摇摆的感觉28. change sth. further 进一步改变sth.29. start out doing 开始做某事30. release the very fir
5、st rock and roll song 发行首张摇滚歌曲31.achieve much fame 获得很大名声32. racial discrimination 种族歧视33. make a fortune 发财34.turn out （to be ）+adj./n 结果是. 35. make a recording 录音36. cut short 中断37. be drafted into 被征召入伍38. leave the way clear for 为扫清道路/障碍39. come forward 走上前来，涌现40. break up 解散，分手41. have universal appeal 拥有全球性吸引力
