旅游常用英语口语：看戏

 　　At the Theater

　　看戏
　　Key sentences（重点句子）
　　708. How did you enjoy the play？
　　这出戏你认为怎么样？
　　709. Not too bad so far.
　　还不错。
　　710. But seriously， the leading lady seems a little stiff.
　　不过，仔细分析一下，女主角似乎有点生硬。
　　711. I don't know whether she doesn't know how to act or whether it's just because she's a movie star.
　　我真不明白，她是不知道该怎么表演呢，还是因为她是客串的电影明星。
　　712. What did you think of the love scene？
　　你觉得那场爱情戏怎么样？
　　713.They're married in real life， but they're going to get a divorce soon.
　　他们台下是真夫妻，不过他们很快就要离婚了。
　　714. It's all here in the gossip columns.
　　报上闲话栏里登的。
　　715. I perfer straight plays.
　　我喜欢看通俗易懂的话剧。
　　716.This one is very dull，and the production isn't very satifactory either.
　　今天这个不带劲，演出水平也不怎么样。
　　717.To be fair，though， both the costumes and scenery are marvellous.
　　不过话又说回来，服装和布景妙极了。
　　718. We'd better go to a comedy next time.
　　下次我们最好去看场喜剧。
　　719. I think the musical comedy we saw last month was very good.
　　我觉得上个月我们看的那场音乐剧很不错。
　　720.They had constant changes of scenes， and I love variety.
　　剧中舞台布景经常更换。我就喜欢换花样的。
　　Dialogue A
　　A：Morris， how did you enjoy the play？
　　B： Not too bad so far. But seriously， the leading lady seems a little stiff. I don't know whether she doesn't know how to act or whether it's just because she's a movie star；it see ms that she doesn't exert herself enough.
　　A： What did you think of the love scene？
　　B：Both the leading man and woman acted as if they were bored to death with each other.
　　A：Do you know why？They're married in real life，but they're going to get a divorce soon.
　　B：Are you kidding？
　　A：Of course not. It's all here in the gossip columns. I just read it yesterday. I always read reviews about a show be-fore going to it.
　　Dialogue B
　　A：You don't like our plays， do you？
　　B：No，not really. I prefer straight plays. This one is very dull，and the production isn't very satisfactory， either.
　　A：You're absolutely right. I think the acting 1 could be better.
　　B：To be fair，though，both the costumes and scenery are marvellous.
　　A： Well， I don't like the men's costumes， but the women's dresses are lovely.
　　B： Who's the actor who plays the doctor？
　　A：That's Frederick Veal 2. He was in a movie I saw last week. He played the hero， but I didn't like that either.
　　B：Well， we'd better go to a comedy next time. I think the musical comedy we saw last month was very good.
　　A：Yeah， they had constant changes of scenes， and I love variety.
　　B：Me，too. I hate to sit there and look at the same stage scenery one act after another.
　　Words and Expressions
　　exert vt.尽（力）；发挥（威力等）
　　love scene 爱情戏
　　divorce n. 离婚
　　gossip columns （报刊等的）闲话专栏
　　satisfactory a. 令人满意的，良好的
　　costume n. 服装；戏装
　　scenery n. ［总称］舞台布景
　　comedy n. 喜剧