Module 5 Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing opera

[00:01.10]Lingling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night.我和玲玲昨晚去了老舍茶馆。

[00:04.76]How was¹ it?怎么样?

[00:06.11]It was great!棒极了！

[00:07.56]You know,I wanted to see the Beijing Opera²,你知道,我想去看京剧,

[00:11.20]so Lingling offered³ to take me there.所以玲玲主动提出带我去那儿。

[00:13.53]We drank tea and watched an opera.我们喝了茶，看了一出京剧。

[00:16.55]Did⁴ you understand the opera?你能听懂京剧吗？

[00:18.60]No,it was difficult to understand the words.不,台词很难理解。

[00:22.14]But the actors⁵ and actresses⁶ were excellent⁷.但是男女演员们很优秀。

[00:25.36]How long did you stay?你们待了多长时间？

[00:27.11]We only planned⁸ to watch for an hour,我们原计划只看一个小时，

[00:29.20]but in the end,we stayed for three hours.但是最终,我们呆了三个小时。

[00:32.66]Did you enjoy it?你还喜欢它吗?

[00:34.09]Well,it was interesting - that's the main⁹ thing.嗯，京剧很有趣——那是最重要的。

[00:38.06]I hope¹⁰ to understand more next time.下次我想懂得更多。

[00:40.93]Do you often go to see the Beijing Opear,Lingling?你经常去看京剧吗，玲玲？

[00:43.92]No,I don't. I wanted to take Betty to the teahouse because it's famous¹¹.不，不常去。我想带贝蒂去茶馆，因为它很有名。

[00:49.28]Who is Lao She?老舍是谁?

[00:51.02]No idea.Ask Lingling.不知道。问玲玲。

[00:54.10]Lao She is a great writer¹².老舍是一位伟大的作家。

[00:57.20]He's especially¹³ famous for his play Teahouse.他尤其因为他的戏剧《茶馆》而出名。

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 opera   

n.歌剧

参考例句：

• What do you think of soap opera?你觉得肥皂剧怎么样？
• I quite like some opera music.我颇喜欢某些歌剧乐曲。

3 offered   

v.出（价）( offer的过去式和过去分词 )；提出；演出；做出

参考例句：

• I offered him my commiseration. 我对他表示同情。
• He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision. 他为自己所作的决定提出了各种理由。

4 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 actors   

n.演员（尤指男演员）( actor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The actors were still in costume and make-up. 这些演员仍是戏装打扮。
• the freemasonry of actors 演员的志趣相投

6 actresses   

n.女演员( actress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• hopeful young actors and actresses dazzled by the glamour of Hollywood 为好莱坞的魅力神魂颠倒、怀抱希望的年轻演员
• None of the actresses we have auditioned is suitable. 我们试听的这些女演员都不合适。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 excellent   

adj.极好的；优秀的

参考例句：

• She is an excellent teacher.她是个优秀的教师。
• I'm sure you can make an excellent job next time. 我相信你下次会干得更好。

8 planned   

adj. 计划了的, 根据计划的 动词plan的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• an expedition planned down to the last detail 计划详尽的探险
• Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。

9 main   

adj.主要的；重要的

参考例句：

• The building is the main object of his interest.他最感兴趣的是这栋建筑物。
• This is the main purpose of my coming here.这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。

10 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

11 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

12 writer   

n.作家，记者，撰稿者，抄写员

参考例句：

• Dickens was a famous English writer.狄更斯是英国著名作家。
• He is a very popular writer but I don't like his style.他是个很受欢迎的作家，但我不喜欢他的文风。

13 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。