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★ People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
人们总要想尽办法看不花钱的演出——哪怕是拙劣的演出。
free adj. 自由的;免费的;空间的
freedom n.自由
show---be on show/display
show off 显示,炫耀
go to a show 去看展览/演出/电影
When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后,我们都赶紧跑去观看。
get round 不径而走、传遍
get the round of (消息)传开
rush to / into 仓促行动、冒冒失失地做某事
Those (who failed to get in) need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes (who should have appeared )did not come.
那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望,因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来。
fail to do 未能(做) ..., 沒能(做) ...
need not have felt disappointed
本來没有必要感到失望
should have appeared 本该出場(但实际上沒有出场)