课件44张PPT。Module 8 Unit 2 The universal language Reading
Turandot in Beijing2010 Shanghai World ExpoChina PavilionPart A What is Turandot?
2. Who wrote Turandot?
3.Was the performance indoors or outdoors?
Part A What is Turandot?
Turandot is an opera that tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the Forbidden City. To avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.Part A 2. Who wrote Turandot?
3.Was the performance indoors or outdoors?
Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera.
Franco Alfano completed the final scene.Outdoors.What should we pay attention to while reading a review of an opera? 1. A review of opera usually starts with some background information.
2. The review can give some important information such as the actor’s names and finally an evaluation.
3. The review may include lots of very descriptive words that reflect feelings.
Structure of the textPart 1(Para 1)
Part 2(Para 2-7)
Part 3(Para 8)
Part 4(Para 9)Background informationThe plotOther information about the operaEvaluationBackground information of the opera. Settings:
Time:
Composer:
Director:
Conductor:
Cast: Beijing’s Forbidden Cityancient China, in the Yuan
DynastyWriter:
Giacomo Puccini
Director:
Zhang Yimou
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta, an internationally
famous conductor born in India.
Cast:
Turandot ----
Liu ----
Calaf ----
Other singers and musicians from abroad and ChinaSharon Sweet
Barbara Hendricks
Kristjan JohannssonSharon SweetTurandotKristjan Johannsson plays the part of CalafBarbara Hendricksplays the part of LiuMain characters of the story:
Turandot---a Chinese princess
Calaf --- a prince
Liu--- Calaf’s father’s slaveTurandotLiu calaftriangleWhat does the writer think of the opera? Try to find some supporting examples.Splendid, moving, excellent, amazing, wonderful, beautifully-sung, ...
There could not be a better setting!Listening and comprehension1. Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?
A: Because she felt that she could almost feel the history.2. What kind of person is Turandot?
A: She is cold-hearted.
3. What happened to the prince who could not answer the princess’s riddles?
A: He was killed.4. What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunset?
A: She does not have to marry him.
5. What has Turandot’s father promised her?
A: He promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband.6. How many times will Turandot be staged in the Fobidden City?
A: Eight.
7. Who took part in this performance of Turandot?
A: Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA, Liu was played by Barbara Hendricks from the USA and Calaf was sung by Kristian Johannsson form Iceland.8. What were the key ingredients for the production of this opera?
A: The bringing together of the group of people from many countries, the music and the setting.Plot C2 put the events of the story in the correct order.( )Prince Calaf manages to answer the riddles.
( )However, Liu, the servant girl, is also in love with Prince Calaf.
( ) Princess Turandot tortures Liu, and Liu kills herself.
( ) Prince Calaf arrives and falls in love with the princess.
( ) A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princess’s riddles.
( ) The prince wins the princess’s heart with a kiss.
( ) Calaf says he will solve the riddles and marry Turandot.
( ) Princess Turandot is so upset that Prince Calaf says he will not marry her if she can guess his name.53721846Word studysplendid
cast
unconditional
drunkvery excited because
of an emotion
b. given a role in a performance
c. great, brilliant, very
good
d. not based on limits or conditionsdisturbing
recites
affection
componentsf. individual parts, elements
f. troubling, worrying
g. fondness, tenderness, warmness
h. says something aloud, such as a list or poemPart E
performance
2. talents
3. China
4. gold
5. princess
6. riddles
7. potential
8. marry
9. setting
10. witnessed Three riddles1.What is born each night and dies each dawn?
"Hope"
2.What flickers(闪烁) red and warm like a flame, yet is not fire?
"Blood"
3.What is like ice but burns?
"Turandot!" star v. 由某人担任主角，由某人主演，主演
常见搭配： star sb (in sth)
She is to star in a film.
她将主演一部电影。(vi.)
The director wanted to star Michael Caine in his new film.
这位导演想让迈克尔 · 凯恩主演他的电影。 (vt.)
n. 星, 恒星; (娱乐或体育界的)明星, 名角; 星状, 星形
I lay on my back and looked up at the stars in the sky.
我躺着仰面看天上的星星。
film/ movie star 电影明星 pop star 流行歌星
A five- pointed star is called a pentagram.
五个角的星被称为五角星。2. cast v. 扔，投，掷，抛
The fisherman cast his net into the water.
渔夫将网撒向水中。
脱落，掉
Snakes cast their skins. 蛇蜕皮了。
The horse cast a shoe. 这匹马的一只铁蹄脱落了。
投射(光，影子等)
My father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding
celebration. 我父亲的病给婚礼庆典笼罩上一层阴影。
挑选演员扮演角色
He was cast as Othello. 他被选中扮演奥赛罗的角色。 3. imagine v. 想象
搭配： imagine sb doing sth 想象某人做某事
imagine doing sth 想象做某事
imagine sb/ sth as 想象某人/ 某物为
imagine that + 从句 想象
imagine what/ how/ why, tec + 从句
I can just imagine Mary running her own business.
我能想象出玛丽自己开公司的情景。
It’s hard to imagine working in a place like that.
在那种地方工作，真是很难想象。
I never saw my grandmother but I always imagine her as a
kind, gentle person. 我从未见过祖母, 但我总是把她想
象成一个心地善良、和蔼可亲的人。
He imagines that people don’t believe him.
他认为人们不信任他。 v. 猜想，猜测
You must miss him, I guess. 我猜你一定很想念他。
注意：
I / We imagine … 表达看法、观点时其后的宾语从句若是
否定的，要把否定前移，成为 I / We don’t imagine … 意
为“我/ 我们认为……不……”。
I / We imagine so. 我/ 我们认为这样。
I / We don’t imagine so.
= I / We imagine not. 我/ 我们认为不是这样。
经典回放：
--- Look! He’s running so fast!
--- Hard to _____ his legs were once broken.
A. know B. imagine C. realize D. find Bbeautiful, pretty, fair, handsome, attractive, smart,
lovely, good-looking & nice
beautiful: 指女子长的“美丽，好看，动人”
She is a beautiful girl. 她是一位美丽的女孩。
pretty: 指女子长得“秀气，匀称，苗条，灵巧，可爱”且有
“年轻”之意。
She is a pretty girl with fair hair.
她是一个有着金黄色头发的漂亮女孩。
fair: 指“皮肤白皙、头发金黄”，重在描写“玉肌金发”之意。
She’s a fair girl. 她是一个皮肤白皙的女孩。
handsome: 多用来形容男子或小孩长得“英俊”，男人的庄
严，运动员的潇洒健康，教师的文雅大方；如果形容好，
handsome只指五官端正，五官不一定“美丽”。
Would you describe that woman as handsome or beautiful?
你觉得那女子是俊俏还是美丽？attractive: 指“具有吸引力的”。
He is an attractive young man.
他是一个有吸引力的小伙子。
smart: 指穿着的衣服款式使人显得很帅。
George looks very smart in his new uniform.
乔治穿上新制服显得很帅。
lovely: 指外貌的“美, 可爱”，常用来表达说话人的赞赏
和喜爱。
What a lovely boy he is! 多么可爱的小男孩！
good-looking: 指给人的第一印象很好。
He was neither ugly nor good-looking. 他相貌一般。
nice: 只指讨人喜欢, 或许是容貌, 或许是言行, 或许是穿戴。
She is a nice girl. 她是个可爱的女孩。 5. be drunk with 陶醉于，热衷于，由于……而忘乎所以
He is drunk with success. 他因成功而飘飘然。
They are drunk with joy. 他们陶醉于欢乐之中。
拓展： be dead/ half drunk 烂醉/ 半醉
as drunk as a lord 酩酊大醉
链接：英语中有很多短语表示“沉溺于……，陶醉于……”
be deep in 沉溺于…… be absorbed in 沉溺于……
be given to 纵情于……，有做……的习惯
apply oneself to 专心于……，集中精力于……
be engaged in 忙于，致力于……
occupy oneself in doing/ with sth
= be occupied with/ in doing sth 忙着做某事，忙于某事
be addicted to 沉溺于……6. affect, influence, effect & effort
affect: 表示“影响”时，是指产生一种足以引起反应的明显
的影响，强调“影响”的动作，有时含有“对……产生
不利影响”的意思。
The rain will affect our plan for a picnic.
这场雨将会影响我们的郊游计划。
influence: 指通过说服、举例等对行动、思想、性格等产
生不易察觉的、潜移默化的“影响”。
Don’t be influenced by bad examples.
不要受坏例子的影响
effect: 作名词时指“效果，作用”，做动词时指“使发生，
引起，实现”
This book effected a change in my opinion.
这本书使我的看法发生了变化。
effort: 通常做名词，意思是“努力，尝试”等，常用词组：
make an effort to do sth, make efforts to do sth
努力做某事，make every effort 尽一切努力，
spare no effort 不遗余力。
I will make every effort to arrive on time.
我将尽一切努力准时到达。
We should spare no effort to beauty our environment.
我们应该不遗余力地美化我们的环境。7. join, combine, connect & unite
join: “结合，连接”，泛指任何事物的直接连接，连接的
程度可松可紧，含“还能够分离”之意。
We joined the two ends of the wire to the battery.
我们把电线的两头接到了电瓶上。
combine: “合并，结合”，指把两个或两个以上的人或事物
合在一起，含有为了一个共同的目的结合后仍不
改变或失去其本性之意。
Combine the eggs with a little flour and heat the mixture
gently.
把鸡蛋与少许面粉和在一起，用温火加热。connect : “结合，连接”，指通过某种媒介把各种事物连接
起来，语气比combine & unite 弱。
North America is connected with South America by the
Isthmus of Panama.
北美洲和南美洲是由巴拿马地峡连接起来的。
unite: “结合，混合”，指紧密的结合，使之成为一个整体，
含“极难分开”之意。
The oxygen enters our lungs and unites with the waste
products of the blood.
氧气进入我们的肺部并与血液中的废物结合。L2 the Forbidden City 紫禁城
L3 star some singers 一些歌唱家担任主演
L3 cast sb. 选派…扮演某角色
L10 imagine doing 想象做…
L10 there couldn’t be a better setting 不可能有更好的场景
L12 an outdoor performance 户外演出PhrasesL13 traditional Chinese drums 传统的中国鼓
L13 announce the start of… 宣告…的开始
L15 be unable to do 不能做…
L16 shortly afterwards 过后不久
L16 for the first time 第一次
L17 fall in love with sb 爱上某人
L19 take on 呈现 、雇用 、承担 PhrasesL19 a love triangle 三角恋
L21 be drunk with 醉心于 / 沉溺于
L21 exercise control over … 对…实施控制
L23 find …disturbing 发现…恼人
L24 break one’s promise 食言
L26 upset sb 让某人不安
L27 be desperate to do 非常急切地做PhrasesL27-28 threaten and terrify sb 威胁恐吓某人
L28 kill oneself 自杀
= commit suicide
L30 win one’s affection 赢得某人的爱
L31 in one’s hands 由某人控制
L33 fall silent 陷入沉默
L36 former student 以前的学生
PhrasesL37 stage the opera 把歌剧搬上舞台
L48 transform…into…将…转变成
L50 key components 要素，主要组成部分
P21 with excitement 因激动
decorate… in red 用红色装饰…
be condemned to death 被处死
on the radio 从收音机
Beijing opera 京剧
Phrases
