Arthur Miller: 1915-2005: One of the Greatest American Playwrights of the 20th Century

1.dramatize vt.将(小说或事件)改编成剧本

例句:He is planning to dramatize the novel.
       他正计划把这本小说改编成戏剧。

vt.vi.使(事情)戏剧化, 夸张

例句:Don’t dramatize so much, just give us the facts.
      不要过于渲染, 告诉我们实情就行了。

2.innocent adj.清白的, 无罪的, 无辜的
 
例句:They have imprisoned an innocent man.
      他们监禁了一个无辜的男子。

3.faulty a.有错误的,有缺点的,不完善的

例句:We traced the trouble to a faulty transformer.
       我们查出故障出在一个有毛病的变压器上。

4.dismiss vt.解雇; 撤职; 开除

例句:The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
      新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。

5.dislike vt.不喜欢, 厌恶

例句:That man was disliked inside the college.
       全校的人都不喜欢这个人。

      I dislike to go to the cinema alone.
      我不喜欢一个人去看电影。

6.darken vi.变深,暗下来

例句:Janet watched the rain clouds darken the sky.
      珍妮特看着乌云将天空变暗。

1.But it was drama performed in the theater that Miller loved most.

it强调句型

it 引导的强调句型,通常形式为:It + be +被强调部分+ that/who +句子其他成分。这种强调句由普通陈述句转换而来,用来强调句子的主语、宾语或状语。例如:

It was Tom's mother that / who bought Tom a bicycle on his birthday.

是汤姆的妈妈在汤姆生日那天给他买了辆自行车。

It was yesterday that I met him. 我是昨天见到他的。

在此类强调句中需要注意的是:

1)不管被强调部分是单数还是复数,其前一律用it is / was 而不能用 they are /were

It is the teachers who teach me very well. 这就是教我教得很好的老师。

2)被强调部分指人时,被强调部分可用that /who来指代;被强调部分指物时,被强调部分后只能用that 指代

It is this house that has a beautiful garden. 就是这个房子有一个美丽的花园。

3)强调部分指时间和地点时,被强调部分只能用that 指代,而不能用when, where 等指代

It was yesterday that I entered the school. 我是昨天进的学校。