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发表于 2012-9-26 12:01:53
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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.
问题
3,what dose the woman imply that she mentioned her experience about reading the play?
D,she has a variety of emotional reaction to the play............(如何看出的?)
4,what is the man's attitude to the assignment?
D, he is optimstic that he will learn to appreciate the play he is researching.(为什么?)
听了好几遍,还是没有明白,是不是我没有把握好文章的重心,跪求大神指导。哪两个问题是如何体现出来的。万分感谢 |
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