Understanding Ideas：
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA
第一遍：词汇短语过关斩将
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English l___1___(文学) as one of my main subjects, I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most i___2___(重要的) play by the most important writer in English. A___3___(几乎) everybody knows “To be, or not to be”，right Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of c___4___(信心) - until the Peking Opera came to town! Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of h___5___(历史). Does this mean it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand To find out the a___6___(答案), I just had to go and see The R___7___(复仇) of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera v___8___(版本) of Hamlet. Starting with an orchestra playing t___9___(传统的) Chinese instruments, the opera brought a c___10___(完全地) new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. Then, seeing the main c___11___(角色) come on stage, I was surprised! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, e___12___(夸张的) movements and m___13___(做手势) helped get the meanings across to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really u___14___(独特的) - some of the f___15___(女性的) voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a decorated w___16___(鞭子) represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such t___17___(技巧，手法), the opera had t___18___(使改观，使变形) a small stage into the whole u___19___(宇宙，天地，万物). Easily my f___20___(最喜欢的) part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was simply i___21___(难以置信的). It was so d___22___(印象深刻的，特别吸引人的) and e___23___(精力充沛的) that I wasn't sure if the characters were p___24___(表演者) or athletes! Everyone was c___25___(拍手，鼓掌). Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the e___26___(边缘) of my seat! Feeling the strong e___27___(强烈的情感) of love, anger, fear and g___28___(悲痛) in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show that c___29___(使结合) music, singing, drama, p___30___(诗歌) and costume design with e___31___(爆炸式的) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes! 1.literature 2.important 3.Almost 4.confidence 5.history 6.answer 7.Revenge 8.version 9.traditional pletely 11.characters 12.exaggerated 13.mime 14.unique 15.female 16.whip 17.techniques 18.transformed 19.universe 20.favourite 21.incredible 22.dazzling 23.energetic 24.performers 25.clapping 26.edge 27.emotions 28.grief bines 30.poetry 31.explosive
第二遍：基础语法披荆斩棘
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As ___1___ high school student with English literature as one of my main ___2___(subject), I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the ___3___(important) play by the most important writer in English. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”，right ___4___(see) quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of ___5___(confident) - until the Peking Opera came to town! ___6___(date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's easier ___7___ a Shakespeare play to understand ___8___(find) out the answer, I just had to go and ___9___(see) The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. Starting with an orchestra ___10___(play) traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a ___11___(complete) new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought ___12___ I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings ___13___(call) jinghu. Then, seeing the main characters come on stage, I was ___14___(surprise)! The costumes and masks were ___15___(amaze). The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings ___16___ to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices ___17___(be) so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a ___18___(decorate) whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage ___19___ the whole universe. Easily my favourite part of the show was ___20___ the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet ___21___(do) a backflip before! That was simply incredible. It was so dazzling and ___22___(energy) that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers ___23___ athletes! Everyone was clapping. Before ___24___(experience) The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure ___25___ I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the ___26___(perform), I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show ___27___ combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with ___28___(explore) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes! 1.a 2.subjects 3.most important 4.Having seen 5.confidence 6.Dating 7.than 8.To find 9.see 10.playing 11.completely 12.what 13.called 14.surprised 15.amazing 16.across 17.were 18.decorated 19.into 20.how 21.do 22.energetic 23.or 24.experiencing 25.if 26.performances 27.that 28.explosive
第三遍：基础句法精益求精
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. 1. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects(作为高中生，英国文学是我的一门主课), I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English. 2. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”(几乎人人都知道“生存，还是毁灭”)，right Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence - until the Peking Opera came to town! 3. Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history(京剧的起源可追溯到18世纪，距今已有两百多年历史). Does this mean it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand To find out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. 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. Then, seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised(然后，看到主要人物登场时，我感到十分惊奇)! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. 5. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the who le universe(通过这些方法，京剧将小小的舞台变成了浩瀚的宇宙). Easily my favourite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! 6. That was simply incredible. It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes(这可真是不可思议!那眼花缭乱的动作充满力量，我都不知道扮演这些人物的到底是演员还是运动员)! Everyone was clapping. Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. 7. in fact, I was on the edge of my seat(可实际上，我看得超极投入)! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show that combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan 8. ticks all the right boxes! (再合适不过了)!
Developing Ideas：Good Book, Bad Movie
第一遍：词汇短语过关斩将
Good Book, Bad Movie They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words", but the b___1___(短暂的) look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into c___2___(电影的) “turkeys". Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western s___3___(讲故事，说书), Homer's The Odyssey, never had an e___4___(平等地) great movie based on it Movies need strong c___5___(人物，角色). So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great" Movies of course need i___6___(令人印象深刻的) images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best d___7___(描述) as “interesting” One of the key r___8___(原因) behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically l___9___(持续) under two hours. This means that great books can l___10___(丢失) plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly s___11___(成功的) Harry Potter movies can't e___12___(逃离，摆脱) from, with fans of the books d___13___(失望的，沮丧的) not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. Movies also disappoint us when things don't look the way we i___14___(想象) them in the books. Take, for example, the e___15___(壮丽的，史诗般的) movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer's The Iliad and was met with mixed r___16___(评价，看法) from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn't live up to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world", i___17___(影响) opinions of the movie to some e___18___(程度). There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. F___19___(此外), books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have d___20___(不同的) rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its o___21___(原始的，最初的) source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and g___22___(逐步的) plot d___23___(发展). Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby. 1.briefest 2.cinematic 3.storytelling 4.equally 5.characters 6.impressive 7.described 8.reasons 9.lasts 10.lose 11.successful 12.escape 13.disappointed 14.imagined 15.epic 16.reviews 17.influencing 18.extent 19.Furthermore 20.different 21.original 22.gradual 23.development
第二遍：基础语法披荆斩棘
Good Book, Bad Movie They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words", but the briefest look at books and the movies ___1___(base) on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up ___2___(be) turned into cinematic “turkeys". Good movies ___3___(need) good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer's The Odyssey, never had ___4___ equally great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great" Movies of course need ___5___(impress) images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described ___6___ “interesting” One of the key ___7___(reason) behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days ___8___(read), a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters ___9___ they move to the big screen. This is something that even the ___10___(high) successful Harry Potter movies can't escape from, with fans of the books ___11___(disappoint) not to see some of ___12___(they) favourite characters in the movie versions. ___13___(movie) also disappoint us when things don't look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, ___14___ example, the epic movie Troy, ___15___ is in part based on Homer's The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The ___16___(questionable) issue was the actress ___17___(choose) to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn't live ___18___ to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world", influencing opinions of the movie ___19___(some extent. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's ___20___(eye). Furthermore, books and movies ___21___(be) two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against ___22___(it) original source. ___23___(Interesting), audiences have in recent years turned to television series such ___24___ Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot ___25___(develop). Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves ___26___(glue) to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby. 1.based 2.being 3.need 4.an 5.impressive 6.as 7.reasons 8.to read 9.when 10.highly 11.disappointed 12.their 13.Movies 14.for 15.which 16.most questionable 17.chosen 18.up 19.to 20.eyes 21.are 22.its 23.Interestingly 24.as 25.development 26.glued
第三遍：基础句法精益求精
Good Book, Bad Movie They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words", but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys". 1.Good movies need good stories(好电影需要好故事). If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer's The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great" 2.Movies of course need impressive images(电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面), so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting” 3. One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means (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). This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can't escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. 4. Movies also disappoint us when things don't look the way we imagined them in the books(电影呈现出的事物与我们读书时的想象有落差时，我们也会备感失望). Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer's The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn't live up to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world", 5. influencing opinions of the movie to some extent(这一定程度上影响到了人们对这部电影的评价). There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. 6. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules(而且书籍和电影是两种不同的媒体形式，因此也遵循不同的原则). With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, 7. which can have many characters and gradual plot development(能展现更多人物，情节也得以逐步展开). Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.Understanding Ideas：
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA
第一遍：词汇短语过关斩将
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English l___1___(文学) as one of my main subjects, I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most i___2___(重要的) play by the most important writer in English. A___3___(几乎) everybody knows “To be, or not to be”，right Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of c___4___(信心) - until the Peking Opera came to town! Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of h___5___(历史). Does this mean it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand To find out the a___6___(答案), I just had to go and see The R___7___(复仇) of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera v___8___(版本) of Hamlet. Starting with an orchestra playing t___9___(传统的) Chinese instruments, the opera brought a c___10___(完全地) new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. Then, seeing the main c___11___(角色) come on stage, I was surprised! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, e___12___(夸张的) movements and m___13___(做手势) helped get the meanings across to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really u___14___(独特的) - some of the f___15___(女性的) voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a decorated w___16___(鞭子) represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such t___17___(技巧，手法), the opera had t___18___(使改观，使变形) a small stage into the whole u___19___(宇宙，天地，万物). Easily my f___20___(最喜欢的) part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was simply i___21___(难以置信的). It was so d___22___(印象深刻的，特别吸引人的) and e___23___(精力充沛的) that I wasn't sure if the characters were p___24___(表演者) or athletes! Everyone was c___25___(拍手，鼓掌). Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the e___26___(边缘) of my seat! Feeling the strong e___27___(强烈的情感) of love, anger, fear and g___28___(悲痛) in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show that c___29___(使结合) music, singing, drama, p___30___(诗歌) and costume design with e___31___(爆炸式的) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes! 1.________________ 2.________________ 3.________________ 4.________________ 5.________________ 6.________________ 7.________________ 8.________________ 9.________________ 10._______________ 11._______________ 12._______________ 13._______________ 14._______________ 15._______________ 16._______________ 17._______________ 18._______________ 19._______________ 20._______________ 21._______________ 22._______________ 23._______________ 24._______________ 25._______________ 26._______________ 27._______________ 28._______________ 29._______________ 30._______________ 31._______________
第二遍：基础语法披荆斩棘
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As ___1___ high school student with English literature as one of my main ___2___(subject), I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the ___3___(important) play by the most important writer in English. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”，right ___4___(see) quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of ___5___(confident) - until the Peking Opera came to town! ___6___(date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's easier ___7___ a Shakespeare play to understand ___8___(find) out the answer, I just had to go and ___9___(see) The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. Starting with an orchestra ___10___(play) traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a ___11___(complete) new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought ___12___ I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings ___13___(call) jinghu. Then, seeing the main characters come on stage, I was ___14___(surprise)! The costumes and masks were ___15___(amaze). The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings ___16___ to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices ___17___(be) so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a ___18___(decorate) whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage ___19___ the whole universe. Easily my favourite part of the show was ___20___ the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet ___21___(do) a backflip before! That was simply incredible. It was so dazzling and ___22___(energy) that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers ___23___ athletes! Everyone was clapping. Before ___24___(experience) The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure ___25___ I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the ___26___(perform), I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show ___27___ combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with ___28___(explore) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes! 1.________________ 2.________________ 3.________________ 4.________________ 5.________________ 6.________________ 7.________________ 8.________________ 9.________________ 10._______________ 11._______________ 12._______________ 13._______________ 14._______________ 15._______________ 16._______________ 17._______________ 18._______________ 19._______________ 20._______________ 21._______________ 22._______________ 23._______________ 24._______________ 25._______________ 26._______________ 27._______________ 28._______________
第三遍：基础句法精益求精
When HAMLET Meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(作为高中生，英国文学是我的一门主课), I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English. 2.___________________________________________________________________(几乎人人都知道“生存，还是毁灭”)，right Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence - until the Peking Opera came to town! 3._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(京剧的起源可追溯到18世纪，距今已有两百多年历史). Does this mean it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand To find out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. 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.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(然后，看到主要人物登场时，我感到十分惊奇)! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. 5.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(通过这些方法，京剧将小小的舞台变成了浩瀚的宇宙). Easily my favourite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! 6._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(这可真是不可思议!那眼花缭乱的动作充满力量，我都不知道扮演这些人物的到底是演员还是运动员)! Everyone was clapping. Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. 7.__________________________________________________________________(可实际上，我看得超极投入)! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show that combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan 8.________________________________________(再合适不过了)!
Developing Ideas：Good Book, Bad Movie
第一遍：词汇短语过关斩将
Good Book, Bad Movie They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words", but the b___1___(短暂的) look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into c___2___(电影的) “turkeys". Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western s___3___(讲故事，说书), Homer's The Odyssey, never had an e___4___(平等地) great movie based on it Movies need strong c___5___(人物，角色). So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great" Movies of course need i___6___(令人印象深刻的) images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best d___7___(描述) as “interesting” One of the key r___8___(原因) behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically l___9___(持续) under two hours. This means that great books can l___10___(丢失) plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly s___11___(成功的) Harry Potter movies can't e___12___(逃离，摆脱) from, with fans of the books d___13___(失望的，沮丧的) not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. Movies also disappoint us when things don't look the way we i___14___(想象) them in the books. Take, for example, the e___15___(壮丽的，史诗般的) movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer's The Iliad and was met with mixed r___16___(评价，看法) from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn't live up to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world", i___17___(影响) opinions of the movie to some e___18___(程度). There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. F___19___(此外), books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have d___20___(不同的) rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its o___21___(原始的，最初的) source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and g___22___(逐步的) plot d___23___(发展). Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby. 1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________ 6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10.______________ 11.______________ 12.______________ 13.______________ 14.______________ 15.______________ 16.______________ 17.______________ 18.______________ 19.______________ 20.______________ 21.______________ 22.______________
第二遍：基础语法披荆斩棘
Good Book, Bad Movie They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words", but the briefest look at books and the movies ___1___(base) on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up ___2___(be) turned into cinematic “turkeys". Good movies ___3___(need) good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer's The Odyssey, never had ___4___ equally great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great" Movies of course need ___5___(impress) images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described ___6___ “interesting” One of the key ___7___(reason) behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days ___8___(read), a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters ___9___ they move to the big screen. This is something that even the ___10___(high) successful Harry Potter movies can't escape from, with fans of the books ___11___(disappoint) not to see some of ___12___(they) favourite characters in the movie versions. ___13___(movie) also disappoint us when things don't look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, ___14___ example, the epic movie Troy, ___15___ is in part based on Homer's The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The ___16___(questionable) issue was the actress ___17___(choose) to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn't live ___18___ to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world", influencing opinions of the movie ___19___(some extent. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's ___20___(eye). Furthermore, books and movies ___21___(be) two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against ___22___(it) original source. ___23___(Interesting), audiences have in recent years turned to television series such ___24___ Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot ___25___(develop). Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves ___26___(glue) to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby. 1.______________ 2.______________ 3.______________ 4.______________ 5.______________ 6.______________ 7.______________ 8.______________ 9.______________ 10._____________ 11._____________ 12._____________ 13._____________ 14._____________ 15._____________ 16._____________ 17._____________ 18._____________ 19._____________ 20._____________ 21._____________ 22._____________ 23._____________ 24._____________ 25._____________ 26._____________
第三遍：基础句法精益求精
Good Book, Bad Movie They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words", but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys". 1._______________________________________________________________________________________________________(好电影需要好故事). If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer's The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great" 2.________________________________________________________________________________________(电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面), so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting” 3.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(这背后的一个重要原因就是，-: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). This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can't escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. 4.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(电影呈现出的事物与我们读书时的想象有落差时，我们也会备感失望). Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer's The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn't live up to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world", 5.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(这一定程度上影响到了人们对这部电影的评价). There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. 6.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(而且书籍和电影是两种不同的媒体形式，因此也遵循不同的原则). With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, 7.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(能展现更多人物，情节也得以逐步展开). Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.
