美语咖啡屋 Lesson 44: Lara & Eric School Plays
Lara & Eric, School Plays
J: Hello, welcome to American Cafe! I'm Jody!
Y: 各位好，欢迎到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。
J: Hey, Yang Chen, don't forget to keep next weekend free.
Y: Oh, 对，下个周末我们要去看音乐剧。因为Eric要在里面扮演一个角色。说Eric起来，我觉得他可是够忙碌的，又要上学，又要参加学校剧团的演出。
J: He is a very busy 14 -year old. But you know, all kids sooner or later are in a school play.
Y: 是吗，所有的孩子都有机会参加演出啊？
J: Oh sure. And today we'll hear from Eric and his mom Lara about what it means to be in a school play.
Y: 好啊。那我们就先来认识Eric的妈妈Lara 。
实录1: Lara: It's, I think fairly common, almost every junior high school and high school in the country has some sort of play or dramatic 1 opportunity that kids can participate in.
Y: 原来我以为只有那些将来想进演艺界的小孩才会参加这种演出呢。
J: Oh no, no, no. Everyone tries out for school plays!
Y: "Try out" 就是参加audition，I mean 参加“演员挑选”
J: That's right. Everyone tries out. The nerdy students try out, the artsy students try out and just the plain ol' average students try out. Again here is Lara.
实录2: Lara: Everyone tries out. Anyone who's interested can try out. The more nerdy kids, if you will, the artsy kids, and just plain ol' average kids. Anyone can try out.
Y: 哎， Jody，你来给大家描述一下，如果说个人很nerdy， 那该是什么样子呢？
J: OK. A nerd is anyone who studies too much, never gets into any trouble and carries around lots of pens and pencils. That is a nerdy student.
Y: Nerdy kids 一般来说都是书呆子。 那么artsy呢？
J: Artsy, very creative, artistic 2 students. But no matter if you are nerdy or artsy , being in a play makes you busy.
Y: 没错，特别是对一个14岁的孩子来说。 那他有那么时间吗？
J: Well, Yang Chen, that is the negative side of being in a school play - it can really drain 3 a student's time.
实录3: Lara: The negatives are... it's a very large drain on a kid's time. For an individual play it's several weeks of practice - maybe six weeks of practice.
Y: 要花 6 个星期的时间来排练。 那这样会不会影响他的学习成绩呢？
J: Well, it probably does influence a student's grades. But I also think it's well worth it.
Y: Jody, 你的意思是说参加演出比取得好成绩还要重要吗？
J: Well, it could be. Acting 4 in a play is a wonderful opportunity to develop such things as public speaking abilities, confidence.
实录4: Lara: Well, the pros 6 are that it's a wonderful opportunity for kids to develop public speaking ability and confidence. That's a definite plus - building a positive self-image.
Y: 说了半天，Eric到底参加的是那一部戏的演出？
J: Eric performed in the Music Man.
实录5: Eric: My name is Eric. And... I was in a play called the Music Man. It's about this man named Harold Hill and he's a con 5 artist. A con artist is someone who tricks people into giving them money. And so Harold is selling boys bands.
Y: Con artist, 就是诈骗犯的意思。
J: In the Music Man boys bands means a marching band with lots of instruments!
Y: Marching band，该怎么解释呢？
J: I've got an idea. Bring in the band!
[Enter music here.]
Y: 哎，我想Eric一定演的是Music Man里面的男主角大骗子Harold Hill，对不对？
J: Well ... not exactly.
实录6: Eric: I was Man #2. I was a non-important character who said three lines and had one musical solo 7 line.
Y: 不过不要紧，我相信Eric下次一定能演主角。
J: Oh, sure! He is very talented. And to a parent it doesn't matter if you're the lead role or Man #2.
实录7: Lara: It doesn't matter if they're in the big part or they're just Man #2; every parent who sees their child on stage feels enormously 8 proud.
J: Lara does sound like a proud parent, doesn't she?
Y: 没错。
J: That's all for American Cafe. Thanks for joining us and see you next time.
Y: 谢谢大家收听美语咖啡屋。我们下次节目再见。
- She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes.她饰演一位双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。
- His speech was dramatic.他的演说激动人心。
- The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
- These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
- Drain off the rest of the wine from this barrel.把桶里剩余的酒排出去。
- First,you have to drain the container of all the old oil.首先，你得从油箱中把所有的陈油都抽去。
- 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。
- We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
- The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
- There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。
- He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. 他的研究对我们认识这一疾病贡献很大。 来自《简明英汉词典》