英语口语大赢家Topic201:订票 Reservations

本杰明的美国朋友托德的女儿罗拉来中国玩，住在本杰明家里。雪莉打算这个周末带她去看中国传统戏剧。这不，她现在正在打电话订票呢。

 

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Telephonist: Good morning. Vane Theater, at your service.

Shirley: Hello. I'm thinking about watching a Chinese traditional opera with a foreign girl. What's on this weekend?

Telephonist: Well, there will be charity performance on Saturday night. And also, there will be a solo concert by an opera star on Sunday night.

Shirley: It's a good thing that I have choices here. Can you tell me about the one on Saturday?

Telephonist: Sure. It's to raise money for the homeless.

Shirley: What about the performance itself?

Telephonist: Oh, it's a reserved opera named “The Monkey Creates Havoc¹ in Heaven”.

Shirley: Wow, a story about the clever Monkey King. It's a classic and children's favorite.

Telephonist: It surely is. And the cast is really the best.

Shirley: Wonderful! How much is the ticket?

Telephonist: The price varies according to the seats. 300 for the front, 200 for the middle, and 50 for the back. Which kind would you like?

Shirley: Two for the front. One last thing, are there any English subtitles³ for the show?

Telephonist: Yes, we have subtitles both in Chinese and English on the big-screen just beside the stage.

Shirley: Terrific. May I stop by to get that two tickets tomorrow afternoon?

Telephonist: Sure. And our theater is located on Liberty Avenue, just opposite the biggest guitar store. Can I have your name?

Shirley: Shirley. S-H-I-R-L-E-Y.

Telephonist: Got it. Thanks for calling. Bye.

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接线员：早上好。范恩剧院，愿为您效劳。

雪莉：你好。我打算和一个外国女孩看一场中国的传统戏剧。这个周末上演什么剧？

接线员：嗯，周六晚上会有一场慈善演出，另外，周日晚上，有一位戏剧明星举办一场个人演唱会。

雪莉：真不错，我还可以选择。你可以给我介绍一下周六的那一场吗？

接线员：当然可以。那是为无家可归的人募捐而举办的。

雪莉：演出本身怎么样？

接线员：哦，那是一场保留剧目，名叫“大闹天宫”。

雪莉：哇，是关于聪明的猴王的故事。它是经典之作，而且是孩子们的最爱。

接线员：的确如此。而且这次演出阵容的确很强大。

雪莉：太好了！票价是多少呢？

接线员：票价根据座位的不同而有所不同。前排的300，中间的200，后排的50。您要哪种？

雪莉：两张前排的。还有一件事，这场演出会配有英文字幕吗？

接线员：有的，舞台旁边的大屏幕上会同时呈现中文和英文字幕。

雪莉：真棒。我明天下午过来取票可以吗？

接线员：没问题。我们的剧院位于自由大街，就在那个最大的吉他商店的对面。请问您的姓名是？

雪莉：雪莉。S-H-I-R-L-E-Y.

接线员：知道了。谢谢您打电话预定。再见。

经典背诵 Recitation
Shirley: I'm going to see a traditional opera with a foreign girl this weekend. So I've called the Vane Theater to book two seats. There will be a charity show on Saturday night and it's a reserved opera named “The Monkey Creates Havoc in Heaven”. Moreover, they have subtitles both in Chinese and English on the big-screen just beside the stage. I think we are going to enjoy the show.

生词小结
telephonist n. 电话接线员

charity n. 慈善事业

homeless adj. 无家可归的

reserved adj. 保留的

havoc n. 大混乱

cast n. 全体演员，演员阵容

subtitle² n. 字幕

liberty n. 自由

注释
The Monkey Creates Havoc in Heaven

大闹天宫，四大名著之一《西游记》中的故事。

词汇扩展
关于各类乐器的词汇

基础词汇

drum 鼓

flute⁴ 长笛

gong 锣

guitar 吉他

keyboard 键盘

organ 风琴

piano 钢琴

violin 小提琴

提高词汇

cello⁵ 大提琴

cornet 短号

magic flute 魔笛

oboe 双簧管

piccolo 短笛

pipe organ 管风琴

trumpet⁶ 小号

wood fish 木鱼

家庭总动员 Do it together
两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇的中文和英文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读出来并将句子翻译成中文。

How much is the ( )?

[例]家长读 piano 钢琴

孩子读 How much is the piano? 钢琴多少钱？

1 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

2 subtitle   

n.副题（书本中的），说明对白的字幕

参考例句：

• His new book has a subtitle.他的新书有一个副标题。
• Ah!I don't know why they don't subtitle these movies.唉！我不知道这些电影为什么不打字幕。

3 subtitles   

n.说明字幕，印在外国影片上的对白翻译字幕，译文对白字幕；小标题，副标题( subtitle的名词复数 )；（电影的）字幕

参考例句：

• subtitles for the deaf and the hard of hearing 为耳聋和听力不佳者打出的字幕
• a Polish film with English subtitles 附有英语字幕的波兰影片

4 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

5 cello   

n.大提琴

参考例句：

• The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
• She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。

6 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。