【外研版高中英语新教材必修二】Unit 4 随身课本-Understanding ideas.docx

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1、When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA当哈姆雷特遇上京剧1 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! Shakespeares Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not

2、 to be，right? Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidenceuntil the Peking Opera came to town!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。 几乎所有人都知道“生存，还是毁灭“，对吧？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！2 Da

3、ting back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean its 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.京剧的起源可以追溯到18世纪，距今已有两百多年历史。这是否意味着京剧比莎士比亚的

4、 戏剧更容易理解？为了找到答案，我必须去看看王子复仇记一京剧版的哈姆雷特。3 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 instniment with two strings called jinghu. Then, se

5、eing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised! 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 uniquesome of the female voices w

6、ere 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. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.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。起初， 我以为

7、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。 然后，看到主角登场时，我感到十分惊讶！那些服装和脸谱都很棒。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。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！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。4 Easily my favourite pari of the show was how (he characters moved on stage. I had never s

8、een Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was simply incredible. It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasnt sure if the characters were performers or athletes! Everyone was clapping.亳无疑问，演出中我最喜欢的局部是人物在舞台上的动作。我从没见过哈姆雷特王子表演后 空翻！简直太不可思议了！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 还是运发动！大家都使劲儿鼓掌。5 Before experi

9、encing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasnt sure if 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 performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to sec a show that combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!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）。可事实上，我看得超级 投入！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。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！