(共31张PPT)
Understanding ideas
Unit 4 Stage and screen
Pre-reading
This is an introduction of Peking Opera. What
do you know about it
Watch and think:
Look and match:
Peking Opera or Opera in the West
京剧(Peking Opera)是中国五大戏曲剧种之一,另外四种分别为越剧(Yue Opera)、黄梅戏(Huangmei Opera)、评剧(Ping Opera)和豫剧(Henan Opera)。
京剧的前身的徽剧(Anhui Opera)。清代乾隆五十五年(1790年)起,原在南方演出的三庆、四喜、春台、和春, 四大徽班陆续进入北京,他们与来自湖北的汉调艺人合作,同时又接受了昆曲、秦腔的部分剧目、曲调和表演方法,吸收了一些地方民间曲调,通过不断的交流、融合,最终形成京剧。
2010年11月16日,京剧被列入“人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录”(list of intangible world heritages)。
京剧脸谱
红脸(red face)含有褒义,代表忠勇;
黑脸(black face)为中性,代表猛智;
蓝脸(blue face)和绿脸(green face)也为中性,代表草莽英雄;
黄脸(yellow face)和白脸(white face)含贬义,代表凶诈凶恶;
金脸(golden face)和银脸(silver face)是神秘,代表神妖。
Look and match:
Peking Opera or Opera in the West
erhu
orchestra
yueqin
Look at the pictures of two performances and talk about their differences and similarities. Consider the following:
orchestra
costumes and masks
stage set
performers' movements
While-reading
Read the passage and find out what aspects
of Peking Opera most impressed the author.
How the characters moved on the stage most impressed the author.
When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA
当《哈姆雷特》遇上京剧
I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet.
As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects, I have to!
Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English.
我本以为自己对《哈姆雷特》很了解。
作为一名以英语文学为主课的高中生,《哈姆雷特》是我必学的内容!
莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》应该是最重要的英语作家创作的最重要的戏剧了。
Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”, right
几乎所有人都知道“生存,还是毁灭”,对吧?
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!
我看过好几部《哈姆雷特》的影视作品,这部戏剧我也看了好几遍,因此我充满了信心——直到城里来了京剧表演!
Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.
京剧的起源可以追溯到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
这是否意味着京剧比莎士比亚的戏剧更容易理解?
To find out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
为了找到答案,我必须去看看《王子复仇记》——京剧版的《哈姆雷特》。
Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears.
戏一开场,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。
At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu.
起初,我以为我听到的是小提琴的声音,不过后来我才知道那是一种有两根弦的乐器,叫做京胡。
Then, seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised!
然后,看到主角登场时,我感到十分惊讶!
The costumes and masks were amazing.
那些服装和脸谱都很棒。
The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
当然,演员们的唱词是中文的,但观众可以借助伴奏、夸张的动作和形体模仿来理解表演内容。
The voices themselves sounded really unique -some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass!
那些唱腔听起来非常独特——有的女声声调如此之高,以至于我觉得可以震碎玻璃!
And the stage was really simple: a decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.
舞台的布置非常简单:有装饰的马鞭就代表马,写有汉字的屏风就代表书房。通过这些方法,京剧把一个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.
毫无疑问,演出中我最喜欢的部分是人物在舞台上的动作。
I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before!
我从没见过哈姆雷特王子表演后空翻!
That was simply incredible.
简直太不可思议了!
It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes!
那眼花缭乱的动作充满力量,我都不确定这些表演者到底是演员还是运动员!
Everyone was clapping.
大家都使劲儿鼓掌。
Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it.
在亲身体验《王子复仇记》之前,我不知道自己是否会喜欢(京剧)。
But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat!
可事实上,我看得超级投入!
Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet.
通过从表演中感受到的爱、怒、惧、哀等强烈情感,我很容易就能看出《哈姆雷特》的主题。
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 ticks all the right boxes!
所以,如果你想看一场融合了音乐、演唱、戏剧、诗歌以及惊艳服饰的表演,那么《王子复仇记》再合适不过了!
Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage.
1 To prove that Peking Opera is
a better way to perform Hamlet.
2 To inform the readers how to
perform Hamlet through Peking
Opera.
3 To share the unique experience of seeing a
Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
4 To make a comparison between Eastern and
Western cultures.
Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage.
THE REVENGE OF
PRINCE ZIDAN
Before the
performance
During the
performance
After the
performance
1_____
curious
3______
impressed
He thought 2_______.
He wondered if Peking
Opera is easier than a
Shakespeare play to
understand.
4_______ were amazing.
The voices 5_______.
The stage 6________.
The movements of the characters were 7_______.
He felt 8____________.
Feelings
Reasons
the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance
confident
he knew a lot about Hamlet
surprised
The costumes and masks
sounded unique
incredible
was simple
After-reading
Think and share:
1. Why does the author say "The Revenge of
Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes"
Because this show combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect. In the author's opinion, this show is perfect and meets all his requirements.
2 How could you help a friend from
overseas understand Peking Opera
Having finished his homewok, he went to play football. 完成了他的作业后,他去踢足球了。
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!
1
句意:我看过好几部《哈姆雷特》的影视作品,这部戏剧我也读过很多遍了,因此我信心满满—直到城里来了京剧表演。
原句=Since I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times...现在分词的完成式作原因状语,强调该动作在句子的谓语动词之前发生,表示以前看到很多《哈姆雷特》的戏剧并读过很多遍《哈姆雷特》的剧本。
This town can date back to Roman times.
这城镇的历史可以追溯到罗马时代。
The church dates from the 13th century.
这座教堂从13世纪就有了。
Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.
2
句意:京剧的起源可追溯到18世纪,距今已有两百多年历史。
date back (to): If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
date from: to have existed since a particular time in the past 追溯到;始于;起源于
【辨析】
分析整个句子,它是一个由but连接的并列句。前半句I thought what I heard was a violin是一个省略了that的宾语从句,what I heard was a violin作thought的宾语;而从句what I heard was a violin是what引导的主语从句,what I heard作was的主语。
At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu.
3
句意: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,叫作京胡。
【句子结构】
get across: (使)理解;把……讲清楚;使通过
The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
4
句意:演员们的唱词是中文的,但观众可以借助伴奏、夸张的动作和形体模仿来理解表演内容。
He gets across well, doesn't he
The teacher tried to explain the problem but the explanation did not get across to the class.
【英译汉】
他说的很清楚,不是吗?
老师试图把这个问题解释清楚,但是他的解释没有被学生理解。
Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.
5
句意:通过这些方法,京剧将小小的舞台变成了浩瀚的宇宙。
transform...into: 使……转变成/转换
A tadpole is transformed into/to a frog.
Transform heat into power.
【英译汉】
蝌蚪蜕变成青蛙。
把热能转换成动力。
它们在阳光下,全都闪烁着耀眼的光芒。
They're in the sunshine, all flashing ________ rays of light.
It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes!
6
句意: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!
【一题一练】
dazzling: very impressive or beautiful.
令人印象深刻的;特别吸引人的
dazzling
这次活动做了精心安排,因此每位参与者都没有怨言。
The activity has been __ organised ___ none of
the participants complains.
It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes!
6
句意: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!
【一题一练】
整个句子是一个so...that 引导的结果状语从句,意为“如此……以至于”。
【句式分析】
so
that
on the edge of my seat: waiting excitedly to see what happens next 使人感到紧张、兴奋
这部电影一定会让你感到兴奋。
This film will keep you ____________________.
But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat!
7
句意:可实际上我看得超级投入。
【一题一练】
on the edge of your seat
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 ticks all the right boxes!
8
句意:所以,如果你想要看一场融合了音乐、演唱、戏剧、诗歌以及惊艳服饰的表演,《王子复仇记》再适合不过了。
combine...with: 使<某物>结合;使……联合
你应该兼备语言能力和工作技能。
You should ________ your language ability _____ your business skills.
combine
with
【一题一练】
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 ticks all the right boxes!
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ticks all the right boxes: (informal)if something ticks all the right boxes, it does everything that you wanted it to do or is everything you wanted it to be 可以满足你所有要求的(选项)
这部最新惊悚小说满足了该作者粉丝的所有期待。
The newest thriller ___________________ the author's fans will be hoping for.
【一题一练】
ticks all the right boxes