綜合英語(yǔ) book 3 unit15

lWilliam Shakespeare: his life and works l1. dram, play, poem, sonnet, tragedies, comedies, histories, tragic comedies( romances), masterpiece, first night , performance, presentation, folklore, story, action, religious play, theatrical event l2.words or expressions for activities in relation to performing/working:lPlay, acting, performing, singing, dancing, monologue, dialouge, rehearsal, premiere(v.) writng, collaborating, plots, repertoire, manuscript, popular, rage l3.actor, player,performer, director, assistant, singer, playwright, poet, dramatist, musician, playing company, writer, playgoer, theatergoer, audience, ticket gatherer, theatrical company, amateur, professional player , repertory , patron l4.lScene, scenery, setting, costume, backdrop, stage, curtain, lights, prompt, screen, seats, gallery, balcony, backdoor, upstairs, hall, backstage, playhouse, prop, script, manuscript, exit, entry, ticket, admission l (script (戲劇,廣播等的)腳本,底稿;【印】書(shū)寫(xiě)體(鉛字)You cant have good acting without a decent script. 沒(méi)有像樣的劇本是不可能有好的表演的。manuscript 手寫(xiě)本,手稿;打字稿;原稿C(強(qiáng)調(diào)是真跡)Some ancient manuscripts were discovered in the temple.在寺院里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些古代的手稿。 lListening :l1. His works have become highly regarded since the 19th century when Romanticism was at its peak.Since then people have studied them, put them on the stages, turned them into movies and other forms of pop culture because of beautful language and deep thought in his plays and poems l2. He was born and raised in Stratford-upon Avon, a small town in England, on the bank of river Avon. Between 1585 andl1592, he began to act in London, and he was also a writer,part owner of a playing company.He produced most of his known works between 1590 and 1613. l3.Shakespeare was the writer and shareholder of the first playing company called Chamberlains Men. This company was later renamed as Kings Men. They were both famous thanks to the popularity of Shakespeares productions.The new globe Theater is a new replica on the expertise of historical advisor and 20 years of careful planning and designing. l4. Shakespeare borrowed the idea of Hamlet from a Danish story. Yet, the Danish one has no dialogue , no depth in thought. In spite of several challenges on lShakespeares originality for this play,Shakespeares Hamlet has been acclaimed to be a work of genius. lGroup Al1. A little pot and soon hot: a small person is easily roused to anger or passionl2.There is the rub: That is the probleml3. Cowards die many times before their deaths: Cowards are often afraid that they are going to die, so they often feel what it is like to die, while brave people only feel the fear of death when they are really about to die. lGroup B:l1. Its a wise father that knows his own child: Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his.2. My salad days when I was green in judgment: my youthful time characterized by inexperience, excitement, idealism , innocence or discretion.3. Neither a borrower nor a lender be: Loan often loses itself and friends lGroup Cl1. Play fast and loose: to behave in a clever and dishonest wayl2. short shrift: little, no attention or thoughtl3. strange bedfellows: the things or people who are associated or grouped together, which is thought to be unlikely or impossible. lGroup Dl1.There is a tide in the affairs of men: One has to take every possible opportunity if he wants to accomplish something.l2. what is done is done: something like an activity is finished.l3. what is in a name? when people say this sentence, they mean “ what a name tells you is not essential to the most crucial characteristics.” lB. Explain the following quotes from the reading passage.l 1. In Shakespeares play, the stage sets were often mixed up with some of the audiences. These people were not actors, but they had paid a few more pennies so that they could sit on the stage watching the play better. Shakespeares plays were also very popular because they invariably followed the fashion of the pop culture then. For example those “trendy” or “popular” scenes would not be missed out, and those scenes were always “popular” for the audience in those days. Pop songs were always incorporated into the play if possible. The production was so fast that the writing worked out this week would go into the list of performance in the next week. l 2.Shakespeare was an approachable person, never putting up an air as a celebrity. He was very clear and conscious about his responsibility of an artist when he wrote his works because he knew that his works would be subject to the test of history. He knew that human life was short (thats why he often look over his shoulder at the tide of death chasing him), but art was everlasting. Great work of art wouldnt die with their authors passing away. So his greatest pleasure would be seeing his wealth of words have succeeded in tricking death, and becoming immortal in history. lLanguage work:l1. a second Bible: an extreme book/workl2. flocking to .: going there/visiting in great quantitiesl3. a wealth of a great number of l4.meager makings: humble undertakingsl5. a cut-throat competition: a very fierce competitionl6.excursion into: opportunities to experience, see, feel , hear l7. universal appeal: loved by people all over the worldl8.no substitute for seeing: nothing can be compared with seeingl9. far-off times: ancient times, l10.edifying entertainment : pleasure coupled with enlightenmentsl11.glossy fume and adulation: great popularity, shining image or worshipl12. glancing over ones shoulder: look backl13. a world people by.: a world full of such people as characters lDictation:lBy 1592, Shakespeare became known for both an actor and playwright. And in 1594 he became a financial shareholder in the newly formed group called Lord Chamberlains Men after the title of his patron. Like other playwrights, Shakespeare was only paid a small fee for his work, and the manuscripts became the property of the theatrical company. One member of the company , called the book holder, was responsible for the manuscripts. Often lthere was only one copy of the play in existence, and it was used as a prompt book during a performance. The book holder also prepared a scene by scene outline called the plot which summarized the action of the play. The plot was important to the actors because each of them had no more than a partial manuscripts containing only his own lines. Over a period of 5 years, the Lord Chamberlains Men appeared in two or three different theatres. Then in 1599, they moved to their own newly lConstructed theatre which they called the Globe. As a shareholder in the new theatre, Shakespeare was entitled to receive 10% of the admission fees paid by the audience . Like other theatres in London, the Globe had very little scenery. Each setting was established in the minds of the audience by the words the playwright had assigned to the actors.