Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his bands. 这时狱卒上场,手里拿着那封珍贵的信。
The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. 狱卒热切地观察着,急于想了解他的同事是否记熟了台词。
In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 在最后一幕中,狱卒手持一封信上场,然后将信交给狱中那位贵族。
gaoler
[ noun ] someone who guards prisoners <noun.person>
Gaoler \Gaol"er\ (j[=a]l"[~e]r), n. The keeper of a jail. Same as {Jailer}.
Jailer \Jail"er\, n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. ge[^o]lier. See {Jail}.] The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also {jailor}, {gaoler}.]
Paul Jesson as Peachum the fence and Anthony O'Donnell as Lockit the gaoler stay on terms with Gay's text, trading the great line 'I can forgive, as well as resent'.