2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 13 Learning to Act

 

Learning to Act 

Richard: It’s 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Why are you banging those pots and pans? 

Elizabeth: I have an audition¹ coming up and I’m rehearsing. 

Richard: By banging pots and pans? 

Elizabeth: I’m up for a part as a 1950s housewife. I need to learn my lines and be prepared to improvise². That’s why I’m cooking you a 10-course breakfast. I want to practice staying in character. 

Richard: I don’t really want a 10-course breakfast, but if it helps you with your audition... 

Elizabeth: It will. I have to stretch my acting³ chops and really get into the head of the character. 

Richard: Right. Whatever you say. 

Elizabeth: “Yes, dear. Your breakfast will be ready and waiting when you want it.” Did I project enough? Did I emote enough? 

Richard: You were great. What kind of acting job is this? 

Elizabeth: It’s a small one. 

Richard: In a film? 

Elizabeth: No. 

Richard: In a TV show? 

Elizabeth: Not exactly. 

Richard: What is it? 

Elizabeth: It’s a commercial. It’s only a bit part, but you know what they say: There are no small parts, only small actors! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

2 improvise   

v.即兴创作；临时准备，临时凑成

参考例句：

• If an actor forgets his words，he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词，那就只好即兴现编。
• As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。

3 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。