1、 Book 2 Unit 4 Stage and screen I. Chunks When Hamlet meets Peking Opera 1. see quite a few productions of Hamlet 看过好几部哈姆莱特的影视作品来源:学科网 2. be full of confidence 信心满满 3. date back to the 18th century 可追溯到可追溯到 18 世纪世纪 4. the Revenge of Prince 王子复仇记 5. the Peking Opera version of Hamlet 京剧版的哈姆莱特 6. an i
2、nstrument with two strings 有两根弦的乐器有两根弦的乐器 7. exaggerated movements 夸张的动作 8. get the meanings across to the audience 让它意思被观众理解让它意思被观众理解 9. a decorated whip 经过装饰的马鞭 10. a screen with Chi nese characters 写有汉字的屏风写有汉字的屏风 11. transform a small stage into the whole universe 把一个小小的舞台变成了大千世界把一个小小的舞台变成了大千世界 1
3、2. be simply incredible 简直不可思议 13. dazzling movement 令人眼花缭乱的动作 14. clap for the performers 为演员鼓掌 15. on the edge of my seat 极为激动，超级投入极为激动，超级投入 16. combine music, singing , drama and poetry 融合了音乐、演唱、戏剧和诗歌来源:Zxxk.Com 17. costume design with explosive effect 惊艳的服饰设计 18. tick all the right boxes 事情发展如人所
4、愿，在合适不过了事情发展如人所愿，在合适不过了 Good Book, Bad Movie? 19. have a brief look at the books 粗略的看了一下这些书 20. all too often 很多时候 21. end up being turned into cinematic turkeys 最终变成了失败的电影最终变成了失败的电影 22. one of the greatest works 最伟大的作品之一 23. have an equally great movie based on it 有同样优秀的改编电影有同样优秀的改编电影 24. strong ch
5、aracters 个性鲜明的人物来源:Zxxk.Com 25. Alice in Wonderland 爱丽丝漫游仙境 26. Homers The Odyssey 荷马的奥德赛 27. The Great Gatsby 了不起的盖茨比 28. result in 导致，结果是导致，结果是 29. move to the big screen 被搬上大屏幕 30. the highly successful Harry Potter movies 大获成功的“哈利波特”系列电影 31. cant escape from this 无法避免这种情况无法避免这种情况 32. be disappoi
6、nted not to see their favorite characters 因没看到他们最喜欢的人物而感到失望 33. be met with mixed reviews from the audience 观众对它的评论毁誉参半 34. the most questionable issue 最受争议的问题 35. the actress chosen to play the part of Helen 被选中扮演海伦的女演员 36. dont live up to Helens title 配不上海伦这一称号配不上海伦这一称号 37. influence opinions of t
7、he mo vie to some extent 一定程度上影响到人们对这部电影的评价一定程度上影响到人们对这部电影的评价 38. with this in mind 知道知道/考虑到这一点考虑到这一点 39 . judge a movie in its own right 从电影本身来评价它 40. judge a movie against its original source 与电影的原本进行对比来评价它来源:Zxxk.Com 41 . turn to television series 转向看电视连续剧转向看电视连续剧 42. have gradual plot developmen
8、t 情节得以逐步展开 43. Scotts most admired work 斯科特最受赞赏的作品 44. find themselves glued to their screens 发现自己盯着电视屏幕看发现自己盯着电视屏幕看来源来源:学学#科科#网网 Z#X#X#K The Princess Diaries 45. shortly before her sixteenth birthday 在她十六岁生日前不久在她十六岁生日前不久 46. a fictional kingdom 一个虚构的王国 47. a movie you should not miss 一部你不应该错过的电影 48
9、. a socially awkward girl 不善社交的女孩不善社交的女孩 49. how to behave perfectly 如何举止/表现的完美 50. things get out of hand 情况失控了 51. get hold of the story 掌握了这个消息（事情）掌握了这个消息（事情） 52. put Mia in the spotlight 把米娅放在聚光灯下，使他成为关注的焦点 53. on top of this 另外另外 54. continue the normal life 继续他的正常生活 55. step up to the throne 登
10、上王位 56. explore the theme of responsibility 探讨了责任的主题探讨了责任的主题 57. the most memorable scene 最令人难忘的一幕最令人难忘的一幕 58. be touched by a letter 被一封信触动被一封信触动 II. Sentences When Hamlet meets Peking Opera 1. 我看过好几部哈姆莱特的影视作品，这部戏剧我也读过很多遍，因此我信心满满我看过好几部哈姆莱特的影视作品，这部戏剧我也读过很多遍，因此我信心满满-直到城里直到城里 来了京剧表演。来了京剧表演。 Having see
11、n quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence-until the Peking Opera came to town! 2. 京剧的起源可追溯到 18 世纪，距今已有两百多年历史。 Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. 3. 戏一开始，是乐队弹奏中国传统乐器，我这个西方人的耳朵听到了一种全新的声音。戏一开始，是乐队弹奏中国传统乐器
12、，我这个西方人的耳朵听到了一种全新的声音。 Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. 4. 起初，我以为我听到的是小提琴的声音，不过后来我才了解到那是一种有两根弦的乐器，叫做京 胡。 At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two
13、 strings called jinghu. 5. 看到主要人物登场时，我感到非常惊奇。看到主要人物登场时，我感到非常惊奇。 Seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised. 6. 通过这通过这些方法，京剧将小小的舞台变成了大千世界。些方法，京剧将小小的舞台变成了大千世界。 Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe. 7. 通过表演我可以感受到爱、怒、惧、哀等强烈的情感，进而我就能很容易地看出哈
14、姆莱特的通过表演我可以感受到爱、怒、惧、哀等强烈的情感，进而我就能很容易地看出哈姆莱特的 主题。主题。 Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognize the theme of Hamlet. Good Book, Bad Movie? 8. 电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面，那为什么由爱丽丝漫游仙境改变的电影最多也只能被称电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面，那为什么由爱丽丝漫游仙境改变的电影最多也只能被称 作是作是“有点意思有点意思”呢？呢
15、？ Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”? 9. 这背后的一个重要原因就是，一本书通常需要花几天的时间来阅读，而一部电影一般不会超过两 小时。 One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under
16、 two hours. 10. 这是连大获成功的这是连大获成功的“哈利波特哈利波特”系列电影也无法避免的事情，有的书迷因为在电影中看不到自己系列电影也无法避免的事情，有的书迷因为在电影中看不到自己 最喜欢的一最喜欢的一 些角色而大失所望。些角色而大失所望。 This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies cant escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favorite characters in
17、 the movie version. 11. 电影呈现出的事物与我们读书时的想象有 落差时，我们也会感到失望。 Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined them in the books. 12. 以史诗电影特洛伊为例，他部分改编自荷马的伊利亚特 ，观众对他的评论毁誉参半。 Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homers The Illiad and was met with mixed review
18、s from the audience. 13. 也许有一天，也许有一天，F.斯科特斯科特.菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品的读者们，会发现自己已被了不起的盖茨比菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品的读者们，会发现自己已被了不起的盖茨比 的剧情深深吸引。的剧情深深吸引。 Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerals most admired work will find themselves glued to their screen by episodes of the Great Gatsby. The Princess Diaries 14. 勇气不是没有恐惧，而是判断出有比恐惧更重要的东西。 Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more impo rtant than fear.
