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(Thetextisanautobiographicalnarrationofasuccessfulactorandtelevisionannouncerwhohadseverestutterinhisearlychildhood.)MainContentHowTextIHowIFoundMyVoicePre-readingquestions1.Haveyoueverspokentoalargeaudience?Howdidyoufeel?2.Whatfactorsholdyoubackfromspeakinginthepresenceofacrowd?3.Doyouthinkvoiceisimportanttopersonaldevelopment?TextIHowIFoundMyVoicePreJamesEarlJones詹姆斯·厄尔·琼斯JamesEarlJonesisoneofAmerica’smostdistinguishedandversatileactors.Heisbestknownforhisimpressivebassovoice.Heappearedinmanyroles,includingthevoice-overinStarWarsasDarthVader,KingMufasainLionKing(1994),andforCNN（美国有限电视新闻网CableNewsNetwork）.JamesEarlJones詹姆斯·厄尔·琼斯JamesAbouttheauthor:JamesEarlJoneswasbornin1931inArkabutla,Mississippi,USA.Atanearlyagehestartedtotakedramaticlessonstocalmhimselfdown.Itappearedtoworkashehassincestarredinmanyfilmsovera40-yearperiod.Hasappearedon"TheSimpsons"(1989)acoupleoftimesandplayedMufasainTheLionKing(1994).JamesEarlJonesreturnedasthevoiceofDarthVaderinStarWars:EpisodeIII-RevengeoftheSith(2005).

Abouttheauthor:Awards:NominatedforOscar.Another14wins&16nominationsNominatedOscarBestActorinaLeadingRole

for:TheGreatWhiteHope(1970)

WonEmmyOutstandingLeadActorinaDramaSeries

for:"Gabriel'sFire"(1990)

OutstandingSupportingActorinaMiniseriesoraSpecialfor:HeatWave(1990)(TV)

2001LifetimeAchievementAward

Awards:NominatedforOscar.A琼斯生于美国密西西比州的阿卡布特拉市（Arkabutla）。1953年从密歇根大学毕业。1957年开始演员生涯。1962年他获得奥比最佳非百老汇戏剧演员奖，并因其对百老汇戏剧角色的出演获得两座托尼奖（《拳王奋斗史》。1969年，和《栅栏》，1987年）。在1970年琼斯因其在电影版《拳王奋斗史》中的角色获得了奥斯卡提名。他还以莎士比亚剧中人物的塑造及电视演员及旁白的工作而闻名。琼斯在《星球大战》电影系列中为达斯·维德一角的配音也深入人心。除了给《星球大战》和《狮子王》(LionKing)中辛巴的爸爸配音外，在小荧屏上琼斯也小有成就。2000年他凭借《Summer'sEnd》获得日间艾美奖最佳儿童特别节目表现奖。另外，他还曾获得9次艾美奖提名。1993年他客串当时的热门喜剧《欢乐一家亲》(Frasier)，2004年他还曾客串经典美剧《雪山镇》(Everwood)，凭借在两部剧中的出色表现琼斯在1997年和2004年获得了艾美奖最佳客串明星奖的提名。2008年12月，获得美国演员工会终身成就奖。2012年2月，获得84届奥斯卡终生成就奖。琼斯生于美国密西西比州的阿卡布特拉市（Arkabutla）。BackgroundInformationBackgroundInformationStarWarsisasciencefantasysagaandfictionaluniversecreatedbywriter/producerdirectorGeorgeLucasduringthe1970s.ThesagabeganwiththefilmStarWars(laterretitledStarWarsEpisodeIV:ANewHope),whichwasreleasedonMay25,1977bythe20thCenturyFox.SixfeaturefilmscomprisetheStarWarsfilmseries.Thesefilmsaregenerallysplitintotwotrilogies:The“originaltrilogy”ofEpisodesIV-VI(releasedbetween1977and1983)andthe“trilogy”ofEpisodesI-III(releasedbetween1999and2005).StarWarsisasciencefantasyThefilms,whicharegenerallycenteredaroundtheSkywalkerfamily,dealswithaseriesofpersonalandintragalactic(银河系内的)warsthathaveamajorimpactonthefateoftheStarWarsgalaxy(星系,银河).GeorgeLucasembracesastyleofepicstorytellingthathereferstoas“motifs”,commonthemesandconceptswhichheadjustsslightlyeachtimetheyrecur.Thefilms,whicharegenerallyDarthVaderisthecentralantagonistinGeorgeLucas‘sfirstthreeStarWarsfilmsandRevengeoftheSith,voicedbyJamesEarlJonesandportrayedphysicallybyDavidProwseintheoriginalStarWarstrilogyandbyCanadianactorHaydenChristenseninStarWarsEpisodeIII:RevengeoftheSith.Vaderisoneofthemosticonicvillainsofalltime.DarthVaderisthecentralantWilliamShakespeare(baptised26April1564–23April1616)wasanEnglishpoetandplaywright,widelyregardedasthegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguageandtheworld‘spreeminentdramatist.HeisoftencalledEngland’snationalpoetandthe“BardofAvon”(orsimply“TheBard”吟游诗人).Hissurvivingworksconsistof38plays.

154sonnets十四行诗(averseformconsistingof14lineswithafixedrhymescheme格律),twolongnarrativepoems,andseveralotherpoems.Hisplayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlivinglanguageandareperformedmoreoftenthanthoseofanyotherplaywright.WilliamShakespeare(baptisedMasterpiecesShakespeareancomedyAsYouLikeIt

TheMerchantofVenice

AMidsummerNight'sDream

MuchAdoAboutNothing

TwelfthNightTheTwoGentlemenofVerona

TheWinter'sTale

ShakespeareantragedyRomeoandJuliet

Coriolanus

科里奥兰纳斯TimonofAthens

雅典的泰门JuliusCaesar

Macbeth

Hamlet

KingLear

Othello

MasterpiecesShakespeareancomeShakespeareanhistoryKingJohn

RichardII

HenryIV,part1

HenryIV,part2

HenryV

HenryVI,part1

HenryVI,part2

HenryVI,part3

RichardIII

HenryVIII

ShakespeareanhistoryKingJohn

TimonofAthens(雅典的泰门TheLifeofTimonofAthens)isaplaybyWilliamShakespeareaboutthelegendaryAthenianmisanthrope（愤世嫉俗者）Timon(andprobablyinfluencedbythephilosopherofthesamename,aswell),generallyregardedasoneofhismostobscureanddifficultworks.TimonofAthens(雅典的泰门The剧情:雅典的大财主泰门是一个淳朴的人.一开始,泰门毫无原则的将自己的全部财产散发给所有的人,得了他好处的那些贵族全认为他是一个大傻瓜.后来,泰门破产了,但人人拒绝给他任何帮助,

泰门很愤怒,对人类彻底失望,躲进了森林中以洁身自好.神让他在森林中发现了金子,有人想骗去那些金子,被泰门怒斥.彻底绝望的泰门终于在森林中病倒,他将自己埋葬在预先在海边筑好的坟墓里,墓石刻着自己写下的难解的碑文.而与此同时,雅典导致了内乱,元老们这才想起后悔,跑到洞穴请求泰门说服叛军,但被泰门拒绝.事情发生了意想不到的转折,叛军首领在泰门精神的感召下,反省自己,主动停止的攻打雅典.泰门死了,他亲手撰写的自己的碑文上铭刻着对人性之恶的诅咒和深深的凄凉感,令后世警醒.剧情:雅典的大财主泰门是一个淳朴的人.一开始,泰门毫无原3.Obie:(奥比奖)award,shortfor“Off-BroadwayTheaterAward”非百老汇戏剧奖,areannualawardsbestowedbythenewspaperTheVillageVoiceonoff-broadtheaterartistsperforminginNewYorkcity.DuetotheprominenceofNewYorkintheUnitedStatestheObiehasbecomethemostprestigioustheaterawardsintheUnitedStatesnexttotheTonyAwards.TonyAwards（托尼奖，是戏剧界最知名的奖项之一）aregiventoBroadwayproductions,whileObiearegiventooff-broadwayproductions.3.Obie:(奥比奖)award,shortforChaucer乔叟，anEnglishpeot,“Canterburytales”(坎特伯雷故事集written1387-1400)isregardedasoneofthefinestworksofEnglishliterature.HeisconsideredasthegreatestliteraryfigureofmedievalEnglandandthefirstgreatEnglishpoet.Chaucer乔叟，anEnglishpeot,“CaPilgrimsfromChaucer’sCanterburyTalesPilgrimsfromChaucer’sCanterRobertLeeFrost(1874–1963)anAmericanpoet.HeishighlyregardedforhisrealisticdepictionsofrurallifeandhiscommandofAmericancolloquialspeech.Hisworkfrequentlyemployedthemesfromtheearly1900srurallifeinNewEngland,usingthesettingtoexaminecomplexsocialandphilosophicalthemes.Apopularandoften-quotedpoet,Frostwashonoredfrequentlyduringhislifetime,receivingfourPulitzerPrizesforPoetry.RobertLeeFrost(1874–1963)StructureThisautobiographicalnarrationcomprisesthreeparts.Part1(Para.1-2)

presentsastrikingcontrastbetweenhissuccessfulcareerasanactorandtelevisionannouncerandhisseverestutterinhisearlychildhood.Part2(Para.3-22)

recollectshowhishighschoolteacher,ProfessorCrouch,helpedhimtoovercomehisstutterandfindhisvoice.Part3(Para.23-29)tellsthereaderhowhisvoicefoundwiththehelpofProfessorCrouchturnedanewleaftohislifeandbroughthimgreatsuccesses,andhowgratefulheistohisteacher.StructureThisautobiographicalPartI(Para.1-2)Didyouexpectapersonasdescribedinpart1couldhavesufferedfromstutter?Whatkindofrhetoricaleffectsdoestheauthorwanttoachieve?CanyouexpectapersonwithexperienceofstutteringtobecometheoutstandingactorandTVannouncersomeday?Whataccordingtoyourunderstanding,cancausethechange?PartI(Para.1-2)Didyouexpetrilogyagroupofthreedramaticorliteraryworkrelatedinsubjectortheme三部曲E.g.《指环王》三部曲的前两部吸引了5400多万名观众。ThefirsttwofilmsintheLordoftheRingtrilogyattractedmorethan54millionadmissionstrilogyagroupofthreedramaThevoice-overannouncerAnannouncerwhomakesacommentaryorgivesanexplanationwhichisheardaspartoffilmorTvprogramme,buthehimselfisnotactuallyseen.旁白Thevoice-overannouncerAnannstutterstammer,especiallybyinvoluntarilyrepeatingthefirstconstantsofwords.E.g.他思想一不集中，就结结巴巴起来。Themomentherelaxeshisconcentration,hewilllapseintoastutter.n.stutterer

口吃的人stutterstammer,especiallyby

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WhenIwasayoungsterIstutteredsobadlyIwascompletelyunabletospeakinpublic.Para:whenIwasyoung,IstutteredsoseverelythatIwasn’tabletospeakinpublicabsolutely.

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WhenIwasayounPartII(Para.3-22)Whataresupposedtobethecausesofhisstuttering?Whycouldhetalktoallkindsofanimalsonthefarm,butnotinfrontofpeople?WhatattractedProf.Crouchtothewriter’sschool?HowdidProfessorCrouchhelptheauthortofindhisvoice?PartII(Para.3-22)WhataresLanguageworkroundup:gathertogetheranimalsorpeople,oftenwhentheydonowanttobegatheredtogethersavor:tofullyenjoythetasteorsmellofsth./atimeorexperienceShesippedherwine,savoringeverydrop.Shesavoredherfewhoursoffreedom.Languageworkroundup:gatherRoundupRoundsb/sthup:v.causesb/sthtogatherinoneplaceTheguideroundedupthetouristsandledthemtothenextplace.Roundsthout:v.supplysthwithmoredetailsandexplanationHewilltellyousomethingabouttheplan,andlaterIwillrounditout.RoundupRoundsb/sthup:v.caTraumaticTrauma:emotionalshockproducingalastingharmfuleffect;anydistressingorunpleasantexperience;woundorinjuryTraumatic:adj.OurjourneyhomewasprettytraumaticThechildren'semotionaldevelopmenthadbeenretardedbytraumaticexperiences.TraumaticTrauma:emotionalshassess1.tomakeajudgmentaboutsb/sth/situationafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit[=judge]assesstheimpact/extent/effectivenessetcofsomething Thetechniqueisbeingtriedinclassroomstoassesswhateffectsitmayhave.assessManyoftheadultswereassessedashavinglearningdifficulties.2.tocalculatethevalueorcostofsomethingThevalueofthebusinesswasassessedat£1.25million.ManyoftheadultswereassessVent:toexpressfeelingsofanger,hatredetc,esp.bydoingsth.violentorharmfulventsomethingonsomebody Ifhe'shadabadday,Paul ventshisangeronthefamily.Vent:toexpressfeelingsofaventsomethingbydoingsomething Icouldhearmumventing herfrustrationbybangingthepotsnoisily.Themeetinggaveusachancetovent ourspleen(=anger).ventsomethingbydoingsomethprodigious:Thatboxerisaprodigiousfeed.prodigy:Heisaprodigywhohadlearnedseveralforeignlanguageswhenhewasfive.humiliate:Theboyhumiliatestheirparentsbybehavingbadlyinfrontoftheguests.pound:Shepoundedatthedoor.Shepoundeddowntheroad.prodigious:Thatboxerisaprretreat:Thearmyretreatedquickly.sermon:Theministerpreachedalongsermon.wry:Shemadeawryface.dubious:(语气较弱,带有猜疑,半信半疑的含义)Sheknowshereallywantstohelpher,howevershewasdubiousabouthisabilitytohelp.doubtful:(语气较强,明显表示一种怀疑态度.)retreat:Thearmyretreatedqu

ParaphraseGranddad’sIrishheritagecameoutinhisloveforlanguage;duringtheweekheused“everydaytalk”,butonSundayhespokethefinestEnglish.Para:Granddadhadaloveforlanguage,whichmighthavebeeninheritedfromhisIrishancestors.Inweekdays,heusedplainEnglish,butwheninchurchonSunday,hespokeperfectlystandardEnglish.ParaphraseGranddad’sIrishheInstead,onedayasthestudentsassembled,hechallengedme.Onthecontrary,onedaywhenthestudentsallcame,hequestionedme.Instead,onedayasthestuden

Istoodamazedandfloatedbacktomydeskinadaze,amidwildapplause.Para:Istoodthere,amazedatmyperformance,thennotknowinghow,Idriftedbacktomyseat,andmyclassmatesgavemeabigapplause.Istoodamazedandfloatedba

Mosthavenoproblemsingingbecausethelyrics’rhythmicpatternflowsbyitself.Para:Mostpeoplewhostuttercansingwithoutstutteringbecausetheycansingalongwiththerhythmpatternwhichjustflowsbyitself.MosthavenoproblemsingingIfoundthesamecadencesinthepoetry,andbeforelongmyfellowstudentsactuallylookedforwardtohearingmerecite.Ifoundthesamerhythmsinpoetryasinthesongs,andsoonaftermyclassmateswereeagertohearmerecitepoemsIfoundthesamecadencesintHeneverpushedanythingatmeagain,hejustwantedhisstudentstowakeup.Fromthenon,henevergavemeanypressure,andwhathetriedtodoishelpstudentsrealizeandtaptheirpotential.HeneverpushedanythingatmePartIII(Para.23-29)Whydidthewriterwanttoshowhissuccessestohisteacher?Whatkindofcommentsdidthewritermakeabouthisteacher?PartIII(Para.23-29)Whydid

Whycouldhetalktoallkindsofanimalsonthefarm,butnotinfrontofpeople?Shameandhumiliationheldhimbackfrompublicspeaking.

Themoreheworriedaboutbeinglaughedatbecauseofhisstuttering,themoreheretreatedfromotherpeople.Anditgotworseashegrewolder.WhycouldhetalktoallkindLanguageworkManeuver/manoeuvre.Ifyoumaneuversthintooroutofaplace,youskillfullymoveitintooroutoftheplace.Hestartedthecarandmaneuvereditoutoftheparkingspace.Hemaneuveredsuccessfullytogetthemgowithhim.abundant:Wehaveabundantproofwithhisguilt.LanguageworkManeuver/manoeuvParaphrase…Isupportedmyselfbetweenrolesbysweepingfloorsofoff-Broadwaystages.Para:Beforeactinganynewrole,Isupportedmyselfbysweepingthefloorsofoff-Broadwaystages.“CanIflyyouinfromMichigantoseeit?”Para:CanIofferyouaflighttoMichigantoseemyacting