高中英语人教版2000年高二上05

[00:08.80]A journalist (J) is interviewing the director² (D) of a play.
[00:13.84]J:What do you do in the theatre?
[00:17.40]D:I'm a director.I direct¹ plays.
[00:21.84]J:Some of us do not know much about the theatre.
[00:26.28]Could you explain exactly what you do?
[00:30.22]D:Yes.At the very beginning I choose a play and the actors.
[00:36.70]Then for a period of several weeks we practise doing the play.
[00:42.27]At the end of this period we put the play on in a theatre
[00:47.44]J:What do you do as a director.
[00:50.96]D:First,I tell the actors where to stand and where to move.
[00:55.93]We practise entrances and exits.
[00:59.77]J:Do you direct comedies?
[01:03.01]D:Yes,I love doing comedies.You need to practise a lot with the actors before.
[01:10.37]The timing³ is very important,
[01:13.90]not only for the movements but also for the lines of the dialogue.
[01:19.36]J:What do you plan to do next?
[01:23.12]D:There's a particular comedy which I have decided⁴ to do.
[01:28.16]I've chosen the main actors and we intend to put it on next January.
[01:34.01]J:I hope it will be very successful.
[01:37.96]D:It will certainly be very funny!
[01:41.72]Lesson 18 1 Reading comprehension⁵
[01:51.70]Read the passage to find the answers to these questions:
[01:56.74]1.What kind of films did Chaplin act in?
[02:02.31]2.Which were more popular,his early films or his later films?
[02:08.86]CHARLIE CHAPLIN (1)
[02:12.62]Charlie Chaplin,who died in 1977,
[02:17.80]is considered one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinema.
[02:24.04]During his lifetime,he acted in 13 films,
[02:29.50]and he wrote,directed⁶ and acted in 69 other films.
[02:35.98]Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and first acted when he was five years old.
[02:44.34]At the age of eight,he joined a group of child dancers,
[02:49.67]and at seventeen he set off for the USA with a group of comedy actors.
[02:56.43]During a second trip to the USA in 1912,
[03:01.58]an important film director saw Chaplin acting⁷ a very funny part in a play.
[03:08.42]As a result,Chaplin got his first film part in the States.
[03:14.27]As early as his second film,Chaplin had developed his own manner of acting,
[03:21.12]the one that was to become world-famous⁸.
[03:23.96]He wore a small black hat,very wide trousers,
[03:28.54]a moustache⁹ and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.
[03:34.60]Even his way of walking down the street and turning a corner
[03:40.06]could be recognized as his own.
[03:43.71]In less than three months Chaplin acted in 11 films.
[03:49.46]After a short while he started directing¹⁰ films himself.
[03:54.92]During his first year,Chaplin acted in 35 films,
[04:00.98]many of which he wrote and directed himself.
[04:05.42]Chaplin's earliest films were silent¹¹,
[04:09.65]because the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed.
[04:15.90]The development of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin,
[04:21.54]as he was uncertain about making films with dialogue.
[04:26.81]Instead,he continued to make films without dialogue,
[04:32.27]but he added¹² music,which he wrote himself.
[04:36.64]Two of his greatest films,"City Lights" and "Modern Times" were of this kind.
[04:44.08]Chaplin's later films,however,were not well received.
[04:49.52]He made only six films between 1940 and 1966
[04:56.36]and only the first of these is still popular today.
[05:01.51]Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Switzerland,
[05:06.68]where he was buried in 1977.
[05:11.12]Before he died,
[05:14.17]he was honoured in a number of ways for his contributions to the film industry.
[05:20.65]Lesson 19  1 Reading comprehension
[05:31.81]CHARLIE CHAPLIN (2)
[05:35.88]One of Charlie Chaplin's most famous films was "The Gold Rush",
[05:42.36]which was made in 1925.
[05:46.31]The film was set in California¹³ in the middle of the nineteenth century

[05:52.47]At that time,gold was discovered in California
[05:57.64]and thousands of people rushed there to look for gold,
[06:02.89]so it became known¹⁴ as "the gold rush".
[06:07.33]People said gold could easily be picked up by washing sand from the river
[06:13.39]in a pan¹⁵ of water.
[06:16.84]This was known as "panning¹⁶ for gold".
[06:21.49]In the film,Chaplin and his friend are in California.
[06:26.95]So far,they have been unlucky in their search for gold and have no money at all.
[06:34.32]Chaplin and his friend are caught on the edge¹⁷ of a mountain
[06:39.49]in a snow storm in a small wooden house.
[06:44.24]They have nothing to eat.
[06:47.30]They are so hungry that they cook a pair of shoes,
[06:52.55]by boiling them in a pan of water.
[06:57.10]Chaplin sits down at the table and eats the shoe with a knife and fork,
[07:03.05]enjoying every mouthful¹⁸.
[07:05.90]He makes it seem as if this is one of the most delicious meals
[07:12.14]that he has ever enjoyed.
[07:15.59]Words and expressions Unit  5
[07:20.56]Charlie Chaplin      direct               director             comedy
[07:24.33]查理.卓别林          vt.导演              n.导演               n.喜剧
[07:28.10]line                 particular           actress              act
[07:31.64]n.台词               特殊的;特别的        n.女演员             vi.表演
[07:35.18]intend               lifetime             set off              moustache
[07:38.76]vt.想要，打算        n.一生               动身                 n.小胡子
[07:42.34]swing(swung swung)   after a (short)while silent               add...to
[07:48.52]挥舞摆动             不久以后             adj.无声的           把…加到…上
[07:54.70]uncertain            be uncertain about   bury                 honour(honor)
[07:58.63]adj.不确定的         对…不确定           vt.埋葬              vt.尊敬
[08:02.56]contribution         appearance           stage                set
[08:06.19]n.贡献               n.出现，露面         n.阶段               vt.设置
[08:09.82]California           search               in (one's) search forstorm

[08:14.05]加利福尼亚           n.搜寻               寻找                 n.暴风雨
[08:18.29]wooden               mouthful             as if                in a hurry
[08:21.97]adj.木制的           n.满口的             好象                 匆忙的
[08:25.65]have...on            piano                play the piano       pianist
[08:29.78]藏着,穿着            n.钢琴家             弹钢琴               n.钢琴家
[08:33.91]excite               exciting             manager              Syd
[08:37.33]vt.使兴奋            adj.兴奋的           n.经理               西德
[08:40.75]film                 Switzerland          bring up             pick out
[08:44.38]vt.拍摄              n.瑞士               教育                 挑出

1 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。

2 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

3 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 comprehension   

n.理解，理解力；领悟

参考例句：

• The teacher set the class a comprehension test.老师对全班同学进行了一次理解力测验。
• The problem is above my comprehension.这个问题超出我的理解力。

6 directed   

adj.有指导的；有管理的；定向的；被控制的v.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导( direct的过去式和过去分词 )；导演（戏剧或电影）；指示方向；把…对准（某方向或某人）

参考例句：

• The firemen directed jets of water at the burning building. 消防队员把水柱喷向燃烧着的楼房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The general directed that the prisoners should be set free. 将军命令释放囚犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 world-famous   

adj.世界闻名的

参考例句：

• A world-famous violinist is playing at tonight's concert.一位世界闻名的小提琴家将在今晚的音乐会上演奏。
• Xi'an is a world-famous city for her ancient culture.西安是一座举世闻名的文化古城。

9 moustache   

n.髭；小胡子；八字胡；触须

参考例句：

• His father shaved off his moustache.他的父亲剃了小胡子。
• Gary has a moustache on his upper lip.加里上嘴唇有一撮小胡子。

10 directing   

v.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导( direct的现在分词 )；导演（戏剧或电影）；指示方向；把…对准（某方向或某人）

参考例句：

• Who was the man directing it? 谁其尸之？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Apparently she was directing traffic. 看样子，她是指挥交通的。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

11 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

12 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

13 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

14 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

15 pan   

n.平底锅；v.严厉批评

参考例句：

• The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了，锅也烧坏了。
• The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。

16 panning   

n.装鱼箱，装鱼盘；淘金

参考例句：

• Some old miners are still panning for gold in the streams. 一些老矿工仍旧在这些河里淘金。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Zooming and panning are navigational tools for exploring 2D and 3D information. 缩放和平移是浏览二维和三维信息的导航工具。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

17 edge   

n.边(缘)；刃；优势；v.侧着移动，徐徐移动

参考例句：

• Sight along the edge to see if it's straight.顺着边目测，看看直不直。
• She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。

18 mouthful   

n.满口，一口，少量

参考例句：

• He wants to eat it up at a mouthful.他要一口把它吃掉。
• He scooped up some water with his hands and took a big mouthful.他捧起水来喝了一大口。