【正文】 ill not stay concealed.... (Silverman 208) The narrator repeatedly insists that he(she) is not mad。 ) ? . The losers39。s justice system structure ? Part Two ? love affair: the king’ s discovery of it, and the young man’ s sentencing to trial in the arena structure ? Part Three ? focuses on the princess’ s decisionmaking process and describes the moment of crisis in the arena ? The obvious ___ of the story should e after the lover opens the door indicated by the princess. But Stockton plays with the reader’ s expectations by refusing to tell what is behind that door. He directly challenges readers to make up their own minds based on their knowledge of the princess. In doing so, the story never reaches its climax and contains no resolution. ?Difficult sentences ? 1.…build a big arena as an agent of justice… ? arena n. ? 1) in ancient Rome, the area in the central part of an amphitheater (圓形露天劇場；競技場 )， where the gladiators (角斗士 ) fought . There was going to be a contest in the arena that night and the whole town was looking forward to the bloody fights of the gladiators. ? 2) a building with a large flat central area surrounded by seats, where sports or entertainment takes place ? . a boxing arena ? a circus arena ? 3) a place of great activity, esp. of petition or fighting ? . the political arena 政界 ? After World War Two, Japan entered the arena of international trade. ? “ Agent” here means “ something or somebody that performs actions, exerts power, or has the power to act” . . Technological advances are the chief agents of change. ? 技術(shù)進(jìn)步是變化的主要動力。 ? 會話測試：把視頻中的會話按句重播，然后要求考生復(fù)述，判別使用語音識別技術(shù)。s kind of obvious isn39。 claim to be, 自稱：推舉（自己）；聲稱是 … ? . He has set himself up as an authority on the English language. ? … 自稱是英語專家 . Words and Phrases semi () half, partly, not pletely, next to ? semiautomatic semiretired, ? semicircle semiprofessional ? semi final semiannual ? semitropical 亞熱帶的 semiconscious semiliterate ? semidetached (房屋 )一側(cè)與他屋相連的 mono single, sole, alone ? monocycle ? monolingual mult(i) many, much ? multilingual, multiple choices ? multipurpose ? multicolor ? dict, dit = to say ? dictator ? benediction ? mal(e) = badly, ill ? maladministration , malcontent ? malediction, malefactor 4. attain (Line 25, Para. 3) (formal.) to reach or succeed in getting something。t want to talk to her after their quarrel. ? suppose: take as likely。 ? prize “獎賞，獎金，獎品”，尤指在比賽中獲得的榮譽(yù)。 be likely to get。s decision, and her lover39。 ? The Lady, or the Tiger? is a fantasy story that resembles a fairy tale. However, it is considered more odd and openended than most fairy tales. It involves a jealous princess, a vindictive(revengeful) king, and an ardent suitor—long the major elements of fairy tales. In discussing romantic relationships, passion, selfinterest, and reason, Stockton puts the princess at the center of a terrible ____: whether she will send her lover to his death or let him live and marry another woman. Her decision is left unresolved at the story39。 under the authority o sth./sb. 服從，受支配 ? . Everyone is subject to the law. ? 2) often having, suffering or undergoing sth.。 ? reward“報(bào)答，報(bào)償，獎賞”，表示由于做了某事而應(yīng)該得到的東西。 however, when there is a shift, for whatever reason, the dark or perverse side surfaces. How and why this dark side emerges differs from person to person. What may push one individual over the edge will only cause a raised eyebrow in another. ? In