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Stage and screen
外研版必修二 Unit 4
Language point
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know-knew-known
I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet.
think-thought-thought
As a high school student with English literature as
one of my main subjects,I have to!
one of +n.复数
Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English.
play v.玩、打 n.剧本、戏剧
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Having seen quite a few productions of
few little 几乎没有
a few a little 有一些
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Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence - until the Peking
Opera came to town!
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Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has
date back to =date from 起源于;追溯到
over two hundred years of history. Does this mean
it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand?
比较级
To find out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidanthe Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
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Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely newsound to my Western ears.
bring-brought-brought
The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the
sing-sang-sung
music,exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
get across 解释清楚,传达;通过,穿过
get down to (doing) sth.开始认真处理/对待,开始做
set about doing sth.
get on/along(well)with....进展(顺利);与...相处得好
get through 通过;完成;接通
Practice
1.Your meaning didn’t really get across.
你的意思并未真正被别人理解。
2.The bridge was destryoyed so we couldn’t_______ the river.
3.It’s time that I got down to________(think)about my future.
4.It’s important to learn how to_____________(与...相处得好)your classmates.
thinking
get along well with
get across
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Easily my favourite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage.
无疑地;容易地
It was so