1、When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Prince Hamlet is called upon by the supernatural to take revenge upon his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered his brother the king, seized the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlets mother. “To be, or not to be” is the op
2、ening phrase spoken by Prince Hamlet in play Hamlet, Act III, Scene I. These are possibly the most famous words in English literature and introduce Hamlets meditations upon life “To be or not to be” refers to the choice to be made between dying or continuing to live. Sheng Dan Chou Jing Roles in Pek
3、ing Opera mask sanxian Orchestras in Peking Opera jinghu erhu yueqin sheng drum clappers bass gong gong cymbal Para.1 A. A detailed description of the author seeing The Revenge of Prince Zidan. Para.2 B.Confident of himself having a rich knowledge of Hamlet. Paras.3-4 C.Making a brief review of The
4、Revenge of Prince Zidan. Para.5 D.Wondering whether Peking Opera is easily than a Shakespeare play to understand B C A D Task 1 The passage can be divided into four parts. Match each part with its main idea.。 Task 2 Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. A.To prove that Peking Opera is a
5、 better way to perform Hamlet. B.To inform the readers how to perform Hamlet through Peking Opera. C.To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version of Hamlet. D.To make a comparison between Eastern and Western cultures. Read for detailed information Task 1 Choose the best answer 1.W
6、hat aspects of Peking Opera most impressed the author? AThe music. BThe costumes. CThe performance of the characters. DThe performers voice. 2.What is the authors attitude towards Hamlet in Peking Opera at last? A.Surprised B.Incredible C.Recommendatory D.Exaggerated Complete the chart with words an
7、d expressions from the passage. Before the perform- ance _ _ curious He thought _ _. He wondered if Peking Opera is easier than a Shakespeare play to understand. During the perform- ance After the perform- ance THE REVENGE OF PRINCE ZIDAN _ impressed _ were amazing. The voices _. The stage _. The mo
8、vements of the characters were _. He felt _ _. full of confidence he knew a lot about Hamlet. surprised The costumes and masks sounded (really) unique. was (really) simple. (simply) incredible. the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance. As a student with English literatur
9、e as one of my main 1. _(subject), I sought I knew a lot about Hamlet. After all, its probably the most important play by Shakespeare, the most important writer in English. Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read 2. _ play many times, I felt confident until the Peking opera came to to
10、wn! To make a 3. _(compare) between western and eastern cultures, I went to see The Revenge of Prince Zidan, the Peking opera version of Hamlet 4. _ (date) back to the 18th century, has a history of over two hundred years. subjects the comparison dates Starting with an orchestra playing traditional
11、Chinese instruments, the opera brought a 5. _ (complete) new sound to my Western ears and I was surprised to see the performers 6. _ (amaze) costumes, masks and the simple stage, their voices sounded really uniquesome of the female voices were 7. _high that I was sure they could break glass！Though p
12、erformers sang in Chinese, their special techniques helped get the meanings across 8. _the audience. What I found incredible was the was the characters moved on stage and I even 9. _ (doubt) whether the performers were really athletes. The audience was so excited that they were all stood up 10. _(cl
13、ap). Now Ive realized that art is universal. completely amazing so to doubted clapping .Important sentences 1. Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I felt confident until the Peking opera came to town! (para) Since I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet a
14、nd read the play many times, I felt confident until the Peking opera came to town! 2. Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. 3.At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. 4.I
15、t was so dazzling and energetic that I wasnt sure if the characters were performers or athletes! 追溯到追溯到18世纪，京剧有两百多年的历史。世纪，京剧有两百多年的历史。 起初，我以为我听到的是小提琴的声音，但后来起初，我以为我听到的是小提琴的声音，但后来 我才知道这是一种有两根弦的乐器，叫作京胡。我才知道这是一种有两根弦的乐器，叫作京胡。 表演动作是如此剧烈又令人眼花缭乱，让我无法表演动作是如此剧烈又令人眼花缭乱，让我无法 确定这些角色是表演者还是运动员！确定这些角色是表演者还是运动员！ V. U
16、seful expressions in the passage 1. 充满信心充满信心 2. 追溯到追溯到 3. 起初起初 4. 把某物给某人解释清楚把某物给某人解释清楚 5. 极为激动极为激动 6. 把把.和和.组合起来组合起来 7. 事情发展如人所愿事情发展如人所愿 full of confidence date back to/from at first get sth across to sb on the edge of ones seat combine .with. tick all the right boxes . Language points 1.get across
17、_ _ _ 1).The local villagers have got this message _ （传达）to the tourist. 2).I spoke slowly, but my meanings didnt _ (被 理解) 3).I tried calling you several times, I cant _ (打通电 话) 4).Im going to get down to _ (study) English this term. 5).If you can get _ your present difficulties, then everything sho
18、uld be all right. across get across get through studying over 解释清楚解释清楚 传达传达 被理解被理解 2.on the edge of ones seat _ 1).She was a bit _ till she heard he was safe. 2). I was _the edge of a mental breakdown at that time. 3).I could hear birds whistling _ the edge of the woods. 3. so.that/ such .that 1) It
19、 is so _ that Ill never forget it.= It is such _ that Ill forget it.这么好的一个故事以至于我永远忘不了。 2).It is _ (天气如此好)that we all want to go out for a walk. 3）They are _ little children that they can not understand what you say sometimes. 4).They are _ interesting films that we want to see them a second time. 极为
20、激动极为激动 on the edge of her seat on on/at good a story a good story such fine weather such such so.that 引导结果状语从句 so 是副词，可以修饰adj.和adv. such 是形容词 ,修饰n so + adj/adv so+adj+a(n)+可数名词单数 so+many/few+可数名词复数 so+much/little（少）+不可数名词 He told us_interesting a story that we all laughed. He told us_an interesting
21、story that we all laughed. They are _little children that they can not understand what you say. He has _little time for reading. such + a(n)+adj.+可数名词单数 such+adj.+可数名词复数 such+adj.+不可数名词 It is _fine weather that we all want to go out for a walk. 注: so 或such以及他们所修饰的部分位于句首时，主句用部分倒装。 Such a difficult pa
22、ssage is it that I can hardly understand it. So difficult a passage is it that I can hardly understand it. so such such so such 4.这篇文章太难了，我几乎读不懂。 The passage is so difficult that I can hardly understand it. It is such a difficult passage that I can hardly understand it. It is so difficult a passage
23、that I can hardly understand it. VII当堂检测当堂检测 1.The friendship between the two countries _ (追溯到) more than 800 years ago. 2.Nobody knows _will happen next. 3.He looked at her _ a satisfied expression. 4.Hes not very good at_. (表达他的想法) 5.He is_kind a boy that all his classmates like him. Her parents gave her _ many toys that she couldnt play with them all. 6.他们把旧火车站改造成了一个科学博物馆。 dating back to what getting across his ideas with so so Theyve transformed the old train into a science museum.
