On October 5, 1889, the famous Paris nightclub, the Moulin Rouge, opened its doors for the first time. It was the hottest spot in town and hundreds of people clamored at its doors vying for admittance. The Moulin Rouge was the "rendezvous du high life" (the meeting place of high-class people). The elite of Paris society gathered within the nightclub's walls to enjoy the spectacular shows and ambiance. The atmosphere of the Moulin Rouge was so awe-inspiring that the artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec captured it in many of his paintings.
1889 年10月5日，巴黎著名的歌舞夜总会“红磨坊”首度开演。它是该 市最热门的景点，有上百位民众在场外门口叫嚣竞相入场。“红磨坊”是上流社会的聚会场所，巴黎社会的精英分子聚集在夜总会里，享受着壮观的表演以及氛围。“红磨坊”的现场气氛相当令人震撼，因此法国画家亨利‧德‧图卢兹-洛特雷克便将这种氛围充分描绘在他的许多画作里。
The Moulin Rouge was a combined dance hall and cabaret. Dancers danced the celebrated cancan to the sound of a live orchestra. The building housed a massive dance floor, mirrored walls, and a fashionable gallery. In the garden stood an outdoor stage and an enormous wooden elephant. There were also donkeys that ladies would ride after removing their stockings.
“红磨坊”是一间综合性的舞厅及夜总会。舞者随着现场乐队的乐声跳着闻名遐迩的康康舞。舞厅里有一座很大的舞池，四面为镜面墙，还有一个时髦的画廊。花园中伫立着一座户外舞台和一尊大型木雕大象。还有驴子可以让那些脱掉袜子的女士骑乘。
The Moulin Rouge is still in existence today, but its splendor is now for the tourists of the world who pop in for the nightly shows.
时至今日“红磨坊”仍旧存在，它的华丽吸引着全世界的观光客前来观赏夜间表演。
语法重点
1. 比较 for the first time 与 the first time的不同：
a. for the first time 生平第一次、首度
（纯作副词短语，可置句首或句尾）
Peter had participated in many speech contests and had never won any prizes. Yesterday, however, he won a prize for the first time, and he was on cloud nine.
彼得曾经参加过许多次演讲比赛，从来没得过任何奖项。不过昨天他生
平第一次得奖，因此他乐极了。
＊be on cloudnine 乐不可支（非正式用语）
b. the first time 往往视作连词，表示“第一次……时”，之后要接主语及动 词，形成时间状语从句，修饰主句。
The first time I dated Mary, I was quite nervous and didn't know what to say to her.
我第一次与玛丽约会时十分紧张，不知道该对她说什么才好。
2. 本课第一段第一句即使用了短语 for the first time，表“首度”。
On October 5, 1889, the famous Paris nightclub, the Moulin Rouge, opened its doors for the first time.
1889年10月5日，巴黎著名的歌舞夜总会“红磨坊”首度开演。
3. 细说名词awe的用法：
a. awe是名词，表“敬畏”或 “惊叹”，有下列固定用法：
hold sb in awe 令某人叹为观止
be in awe of sb 对某人表示敬畏
The beautiful view of the valley held us in awe.
山谷美丽的景色令我们叹为观止。
Believe it or not, I'm still in awe of my father even though he is no longer strict with me as he used be when I was a child.
信不信由你，即使我父亲对我不像在我还小的时候那么严格，我仍然很敬畏他。
b. awe亦可作及物动词，表 “使敬畏” 或“使叹为观止”。
The amazing performance of the young child playing the piano awed all of us （held all of us in awe）.
这位年纪轻轻的小朋友令人惊叹的钢琴演奏让我们大家叹为观止。
c. awe可与动词inspire（激励，激起）形成复合形容词awe-inspiring，表 “令人敬畏的” 或“令人叹为观止的”。
Mr. Lin's fluent English is awe-inspiring.
林先生一口流利的英语令人折服。
The beautiful scenery in front of us is awe-inspiring.
我们眼前的美景令人叹为观止。
本课第一段最后一句即使用了形容词awe-inspiring：
The atmosphere of the Moulin Rouge was so awe-inspiring that the artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec...
“红磨坊”的气氛相当令人震撼，因此法国画家亨利•德•图卢兹-洛特雷克……。
d. awe 亦可与 some 结合，形成形容词 awesome，表“很棒的”
或“太好了”。
A：Let's eat out for a change tonight.
B：Awesome /Great!
甲：咱们今晚到外面餐厅吃饭吧。
乙：太棒了！
The movie I saw yesterday was awesome.
我昨天看的那部电影棒极了。
比：The movie I saw yesterday was awful.
我昨天看的那部电影烂透了。
*awful adj.可怕的；很差的
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