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秋雨荆州 发表于 2012-6-20 15:52 ![]()
笔记lecture和conversation我觉得大同小异的吧,而且coversation似乎会比较容易一点。
conversation的笔 ...
嗯,我明白些了。版主,能麻烦你拿TPO4 conversation1 做个示范吗?我想看看你是怎么记得,和我的对比下。
以下是conversation的原文
Narrator
Listen to a conversation between a student and a librarian.
Librarian
Can I help you?
Student
Yeah, I need to find a review. It’s for my English class. We have to find
reviews of the play we are reading. But they have to be from when the play
was first performed, so I need to know when that was and I suppose I should
start with newspaper reviews and…
Librarian
Contemporary reviews.
Student
Sorry?
Librarian
You want contemporary reviews. What’s the name of the play?
Student
It’s Happy Strangers. It was written in 1962 and we are supposed to write
about its influence on American theatre and show why it’s been so important.
Librarian
Well, that certainly explains why your professor wants you to read some of
those old reviews. The critiques really tore the play to pieces when it opened.
It’s so controversial. Nobody had ever seen anything like it on the stage.
Student
Really? Is that a big deal?
Librarian
Oh, sure. Of course the critiques’ reaction made some people kind of curious
about it. They wanted to see what’s causing all the fuss. In fact, we were on
vacation in New York. Oh, I had to be, eh, around 16 or so, and my parents
took me to see it. That would’ve been about 1965.
Student
So that was the year premier, great, but eh, newspaper from back then
weren’t online, so, how do I…
Librarian
Well, we have copies of all the newspapers in the basement, and all the major
papers publish reference guides to their articles reviews, etc. You will find
them in the reference stacks in the back. But I start with 1964, so I think the
play had been running for a little while when I saw it.
Student
How do you like it? I mean just two characters on the stage hanging around
and basically doing nothing.
Librarian
Well, I was impressed. The actors were famous, and besides it was my first
time in a real theatre. But you are right. It was definitely different from many
plays that we read in high school. Of course, in a small town the assignments
are pretty traditional.
Student
Yeah, I’ve only read it but it doesn’t seem like it would be much fun to watch.
The story doesn’t progress in any sort of logical matter, doesn’t have real
ending either, just stops. Honestly, you know, I thought it was kind of slow and
boring.
Librarian
Oh, well I guess you might think that. But when I saw it back then it was
anything but boring. Some parts were really funny, but I remember crying too.
But I’m not sure just reading it. You know, they’ve done this play at least once
on campus. I’m sure there is a tape of the play in our video library. You might
want to borrow it.
Student
That’s a good idea. I’ll have a better idea of what I really think of it before I
read those reviews.
Librarian
I’m sure you will be surprised that anyone ever found it radical. But you will
see why it is still powerful, dramatically speaking.
Student
Yeah, it must be something about it, or the professor wouldn’t have assigned
it. I’m sure I’ll figure it out.
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