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Now, answer the following questions.

What did the Phantom do whenhe decided to keep Christine for himself ?

He kidnaped her from the stage, in front of the whole audienceand took her down to his secret home on the lake.

Who pulled off the Phantom’s mask?

Christine.

What happened to the Phantom after he released Raoul and Christine?

The Phantom just disappeared magically and was never seen again.

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But the Phantom wanted Christine for himself. In the end, he kidnapped her from the stage, in front of the whole audience. He took her down to his secret home on the lake.

in the end = finally = at last 　最後 take sb to some place 　帶某人到某地I’ll take you to the zoo tomorrow.

Only one man was brave enough to follow. He was Raoul, a young man who loved Christine. But the Phantom captured him and kept him in a prison, which was slowly filling with water.

which 前面有逗號 ，引導非限定子句， 補述用法。 fill 可作及物動詞，亦可作不及物動詞。He was filled with hope at the news.( 及物動詞 )Her eyes filled with tears. ( 不及物動詞 )

In the Phantom’s house, Christine pulled off his mask. She finally saw the real man, and his horrible face, with no nose and yellow eyes.

with no nose and yellow eyes→which had no nose but had yellow eyes→having no nose but yellow eyes

At first she was shocked at his appearance, but then she felt very sorry for him.

she was shocked at his appearance→ she was surprised athis looks

She felt very sorry for him→she had pity on him

She understood how lonely his life had been. She gently kissedhis face.

感嘆句句型 : how + Adj + S + be!I don’t think you realize how wonderfulmy summer vacation was.

No woman had ever touched the Phantom before . Christine’s kiss made him cry with joy. He released Raoul and told him to take Christine away, to safety. The Phantom then disappeared, magically, and was never seen again.

made him crymake 為使役動詞，所以後面接原形動詞 。with 表「理由，原因」 The man was half deadwith fatigue.

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What can we learn from this story? (A)A brave man should try his best to protect his sweetheart. (B) A man can do everything he likes. (C) True heart can make a difference.

Discussion1:If you were Christine, what would you do to the Phantom at the end of the story? Would you kiss him?  

Reference answer:If I were Christine, I might not dare to kiss the Phantom sincehe had a horrible face, with nonose and yellow eyes. I would probably be frightened to death. 

Discussion 2:Why did the Phantom finally release Christine and Raoul?

Reference answer:I think that’s because Christine changed the Phantom. Finally, herealized how to love people.

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