Module 5 Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society

[00:00.00]Teahouse is one of Lao She's most famous¹ plays.《茶馆》是老舍最有名的戏剧之一。

[00:05.25]He wrote² it in 1957.他在1957年写的。

[00:08.74]The play has three acts³这出戏有三幕

[00:10.74]and shows the lives of common⁴ people in China from the end of the nineteenth⁵ century⁶ to the middle of the twentieth⁷ century.展现了19世纪末期到20世纪中期中国普通百姓的生活。

[00:18.84]It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers⁸ of his teahouse in Beijing.它向我们讲述了北京的王利发和他的茶馆顾客之间的故事。

[00:26.56]It describes⁹ the changes in Chinese society¹⁰ over fifty years.它描述了过去五十年来中国社会的变迁。

[00:32.11]Lao She was¹¹ born¹² in Beijing in 1899.老舍1899年出生于北京。

[00:37.68]His mother sent him to a teacher's school in 1913.1913年，他的母亲把他送到一所师范学校学习。

[00:42.37]After finishing school in 1918,1918年学校毕业后,

[00:45.00]he became¹³ a head teacher of a primary¹⁴ school.他成为了一名小学校长。

[00:49.09]In 1924,Lao She left home and went to England.1924年,老舍离开了家,去了英格兰。

[00:54.68]He taught¹⁵ Chinese at a college¹⁶ in London他在伦敦的一所大学教中文

[00:58.01]and returned¹⁷ to China five years later¹⁸.五年之后回到中国。

[01:01.76]He wrote many plays, novels¹⁹ and short stories about people's lives,他写了很多关于人民生活的戏剧、小说和短篇故事，

[01:07.00]and was named "the People's Artist²⁰".被誉为“人民艺术家”

[01:10.51]Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers²¹ of the twentieth century.老舍是二十世纪中国最伟大的作家之一。

[01:17.27]At Lao She Teahouse today,在今天的老舍茶馆，

[01:19.71]Customers can drink tea and eat delicious²² Beijing food.客户可以喝茶和吃美味的北京食物。

[01:24.86]If you like the Beijing Opera²³, traditional²⁴ music or magic²⁵ shows,如果你喜欢京剧、传统音乐或魔术表演，

[01:29.93]you can enjoy them at the teahouse.你可以在这家茶馆里欣赏到。

[01:32.76]Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.老舍茶馆热情欢迎来自世界各地的人们。

1 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。

2 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

3 acts   

n.行为( act的名词复数 )；动作；（一）幕；（搭档）演出短节目的演员v.行动( act的第三人称单数 )；做；表演；起作用

参考例句：

• Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress. 家庭和朋友的支持有助于减缓压力。
• The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning. 教师是学习的诱导者。

4 common   

adj.共同的，平常的，普通的；n.平民，普通，公地，公园

参考例句：

• Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
• Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。

5 nineteenth   

num.第十九

参考例句：

• The story goes back to the middle of the nineteenth century.故事追溯到19世纪中叶。
• It happened in the nineteenth century.这事发生在十九世纪。

6 century   

n.世纪；百年

参考例句：

• As a writer, he really belongs to the 18 th century. 作为一个作家, 他的确属于18世纪。
• We live in the 21st century.我们生活在二十一世纪。

7 twentieth   

n.二十分之一；num./adj.第二十

参考例句：

• Tomorrow is her twentieth birthday.明天是她二十岁生日。
• He is the twentieth on the list.在名单上他是第二十个。

8 customers   

n.[商业]客户( customer的名词复数 )；主顾；[口]家伙；[计算机]用户

参考例句：

• If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper. 如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。
• He enjoyed exchanging banter with the customers. 他喜欢和顾客开玩笑。

9 describes   

v.描写( describe的第三人称单数 )；叙述；画出（图形等）；形容

参考例句：

• A former company executive describes him as the embodiment of Nike's image. 公司前行政主管形容乔丹是耐克形象的化身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack. 他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 society   

n.社会；社团

参考例句：

• He lived a hard life in the old society.他在旧社会日子过得很苦。
• How many people are there in your society?你们社团有多少人？

11 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。

12 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

13 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

14 primary   

n.最主要者；adj.主要的，初期的，根本的

参考例句：

• How long have you studied in primary school?你们在小学学习多长时间？
• The primary reason for advertising is to sell more goods.做广告的根本目的是要多出售货物。

15 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

16 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

17 returned   

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
• The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

18 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

19 novels   

n.（长篇）小说( novel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the cloying sentimentality of her novels 她的小说中令人厌烦的感伤情调
• Her novels are infused with sadness. 她的小说充满哀伤。

20 artist   

n.画家；艺术家

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

21 writers   

n.作家( writer的名词复数 )；作者；著者；写…的人

参考例句：

• The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge. 如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现，这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
• Arthur C Clarke is the doyen of science-fiction writers. 阿瑟∙C. 克拉克是科幻小说作家中的老前辈。

22 delicious   

adj.美味的，可口的

参考例句：

• The apples are big and delicious.苹果又大又好吃。
• The beer tastes very delicious.这啤酒尝起来很可口。

23 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。

24 traditional   

adj.传统的，惯例的

参考例句：

• I prefer traditional chinese music.我更喜欢传统的中国音乐。
• My mother is a traditional woman.我母亲是位传统的女人。

25 magic   

adj.有魔力的；n.魔法

参考例句：

• He is very good at performing magic.他很会表演魔术。
• That was a truly magic moment.那真是不可思议的一刻。