知行英语综合教程1-Unit3

知行英语知行英语知行英语知行英语1)fast-speedAcourses2)respectableBactivities3)colorfulCteachers4)highDInternet5)interestingEgradesTask1Answerthequestionsbymatchingthefollowingitems.1Whatwouldmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourcampuslife?知行英语1)selfishAenvironment2)difficultBmeals3)noisyCroommates4)expensiveDhealth5)poorEassignmentTask12Whatwouldmakeyoufeelbadaboutyourcampuslife?知行英语Task2Matchthefollowingitemswiththepicturesbelow.Step11lighting2director3actors4theatertechnician5audience6costumesABFDCECBAFDE知行英语Task2FillintheblankswiththeitemsinStep1.Step2lightingdirectoractorstheatertechnicianaudiencecostumes1The______________clappedfor10minutes.2The______________werestillinmake-up.3Theplayhadexcellentsoundand______________effects.4Heisaskillful___________________.5The______________isapersonwhoisinchargeofafilmorplay.6Shehadfour______________changesduringtheplay.audiencesactorslightingtheatertechniciandirectorcostumes知行英语ReadingItTheGood,theBadandtheEmmy*WordsBetteracquaintance1“Andthewinneris…”2HowexcitingitwastowalkontothestagetoreceivemyEmmyfor“BestChildren’sProgram”.AllthelonghoursandhardworkputintoproducingMuppetBabieshadbeenworthwhile.3LongbeforeIwasanEmmywinner,IwasadramastudentatSanDiegoStateUniversity.Everyfourth-yearstudentinthedepartmentisrequiredtodirectandproduceaplay.It’sthebiggesttaskinhisorhercollegecareer.Iwaswaitingformyturn,towriteanddirectmyownplay.winnern.获胜者excitinga.令人激动的；使人兴奋的*worthwhilea.值得花时间（金钱）的draman.戏剧（艺术）careern.生涯；职业1“获奖者是……”2走上台去领我的艾美奖“最佳儿童节目”奖是多么令人兴奋啊！所有为了《布偶宝贝》付出的漫长时间和辛苦工作都是值得的。3在成为艾美奖得主之前很久，我还是圣地亚哥州立大学戏剧系的学生。该系每个大四学生都要执导并制作一出戏剧。这是其大学生涯里最重大的一项任务。当时，我也在等候轮到自己的那一刻，去创作和执导我自己的戏剧作品。知行英语4Myplay,TheLifeoftheParty,wasacomedy.Ichosemycastcarefully,andwehadseriousrehearsals.Wewerecertainaboutoursuccess.Finally,ourplaywasreadyforitsdressrehearsal.Itwasourfirsttimetoaddsoundeffects,lightingandcostumes,anditwasmycast’sfirsttimetoactbeforeasmallaudience.5Westartedourdressrehearsal,andthetechniciansdidtheirjobswell.Myactors,ontheotherhand,werehavingadifficulttime.Somehow,withcostumesandunderhotlights,thiscomedydidn’tplayveryfunny.Myactorsexpectedtohearlaughsfromthetechnicians,butthelaughsnevercame.Werethetechnicianstoobusy?Didn’ttheyhaveasenseofhumor?Myactors’confidencewasshaken,andsowasmine.comedyn.喜剧；戏剧性事件castn.全体演员；演员表*rehearsaln.排演；排练successn.成功；成功的事物；取得成就的人*lightingn.灯光；布光*costumen.戏装；（特定场合穿的）成套服装audiencen.（戏剧、音乐会或演讲等的）观众，听众*techniciann.技术员；技师actorn.（男）演员somehowad.由于某种未知的原因funnya.滑稽的；有趣的；好笑的humorn.幽默；幽默感confidencen.信心4我的戏剧《派对人生》是出喜剧。我仔细地挑选演员，然后我们认真地排演。对于成功我们信心十足。终于，我们的戏剧可以彩排了。这是我们初次加上声效、灯光和戏服，也是我的演员初次面对一小群观众表演。5我们开始了彩排，技术人员做得很好。而我的演员却遇到了一些麻烦。不知怎么地，加上戏服，在炽热的灯光下，这出喜剧演得不那么有趣了。我的演员期待着听到技师的笑声，但笑声始终没有出现。是技师们太忙了？难道他们缺乏幽默感吗？演员们的信心动摇了，我也一样。知行英语6Onetechniciansaidtome,“Youknowtheoldsaying:Abaddressrehearsalmakesforagreatopening!”Itriedtosmileback.7Thenextday,Iwatchedasthetheaterfilledwithstudentsandteachers.Thelightswentdownandthemusiccameup.IchosethemusicfromTheBugsBunnyShow.Justhearingthemusic,theaudiencestartedlaughing.Irelaxed.Whatwastheretoworryabout?8Myactorsentered,and,inthebeginning,therewasalittlelaughter.Theaudiencewasencouragingthem.Astheshowcontinued,however,thelaughsbecamefewerandfewerbeforetheydisappearedcompletely.Soon,myactorsweresweating—anditwasn’tbecauseofthehotlights.Therewerelongperiodsofinappropriatesilence.Nothingwasworking.Theplaywastoounpleasanttowatch.Theaudienceglancedattheirwatches,coughed,androlledtheireyes.Assoonastheplaywasover,theymovedforthenearestexit.*sayingn.俗语；谚语relaxv.放松;(使)松弛laughtern.笑；笑声encouragev.鼓励；激励disappearv.消失sweatv.出汗；流汗n.汗；汗水*inappropriatea.不适当的；不合适的silencen.寂静；沉默unpleasanta.令人不快的；不舒服的rollv.（使）滚动；原地打转exitn.出口；通道6一位技师对我说：“你知道那句老话‘糟糕的彩排会带来成功的开场’吗？”我努力地回以微笑。7第二天，我注视着剧场里逐渐坐满了师生。灯光暗下来，音乐响起。我挑选了《兔八哥集锦》里的音乐。一听到这音乐，观众便笑了起来。我松了口气。有什么好担心的呢？8我的演员上场了，开始时，能听到一点笑声。这是观众在鼓励演员。可是，随着演出的继续，笑声变得越来越少，直到完全消失。很快，我的演员流起汗来——而这并非聚光灯的缘故。台下有长时间的不对劲的沉默。一切都失去了效果。这出戏剧枯燥得让人无法看下去。观众开始看表、咳嗽、东张西望。演出一结束，他们便向最近的出口走去。知行英语9Atthatmoment,Iwantedablackholeintheuniversetoswallowme.Howdidthishappen?Howdidmycomedybecomeatragedy?Inmymind,thisdayhadalwaysbeenbrightandsunny,notadarkstorm.10Iwentbacktomydormwithtears.Icalledmyparents.Mymother,wantingtocomfortmebutnotsurehow,saidsimply,“Honey,isn’titbettertofailnowthanlaterinyourprofessionalcareer?”11Whatcareer?Couldn’tsheseemyprofessionaldreamsgoingupinsmoke?Howcouldshehavesucharidiculousidea?12Timepassed.Lifewenton.Istartedtoseethewisdominmymother’swords.Yes,frommyfailurecameanopportunity—anopportunitytoexaminemymistakes,anopportunitytostudyWoodyAllen’sfilmsoverandoveragain.Istudiedcomedyinaseriousmanner.Itriedtounderstandwhatwasfunnyandwhyitwasfunny.momentn.片刻；瞬间；时刻universen.宇宙；世界swallowv.吞没；吞；咽tragedyn.悲剧；惨事；灾难comfortv.安慰；慰问professionala.职业的；专业的*ridiculousa.可笑的；荒谬的wisdomn.智慧；明智；正确的判断failuren.失败；失败的人或事examinev.检查；调查9当时，我真希望在宇宙中能有一个黑洞把我吞进去。怎么会这样？我的喜剧怎么会成了悲剧？在我心里，这一天曾一直是阳光明媚的，而不是一场黑暗的风暴。10我噙着泪水回到宿舍，给父母打了电话。母亲想要安慰我，又不确定该怎么说，仅仅说了句：“亲爱的，现在失败不比将来在职业生涯受挫要好吗？”11什么生涯？她难道看不出我的职业梦想正在化为泡影吗？她怎么还会有这么可笑的想法？12时光一点点流逝，生活一天天继续。我开始体会到母亲话语中的智慧。没错，失败带给了我机会——让我去反思自己的错误，让我去一遍又一遍地研究伍迪·艾伦的电影。我以