2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 18 Buying Theater Tickets

Buying Theater Tickets

Susie: I can’t believe I’m going to get to see my favorite actor in a play. I want front row seats! 

David: I’m looking at the venue’s seating plan right now and all front row seats are taken for the entire run. I’m guessing that season ticket holders¹ got those. 

Susie: Damn! All right. Let’s try to get seats as close to the stage as possible, preferably in the orchestra. 

David: The only orchestra tickets still available have partially² obstructed³ views. 

Susie: Okay, we’ll take those. 

David: But we won’t be able to see the entire stage. These tickets in the loge or mezzanine, or even the balcony will give us a better view of the play. 

Susie: I don’t need to see every part of the play. I just want to get as close to him as possible. 

David: Wait one second. I see two seats in the second row still available for the matinee performance. Oh no, those are seats for wheelchair access. 

Susie: That’s great! We’ll take those. 

David: But neither of us needs wheelchair access. 

Susie: I’ll break a leg if I have to to get that close to him. 

David: Do the words “obsessed fan” mean anything to you? 

Susie: You can call it obsession⁴, but I call it devotion! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

2 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

3 obstructed   

阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着，他看不到道路。
• The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁，或受到了严重阻碍。

4 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。