必修二Unit4课文挖空教师版

DevelopingideasGoodBook,BadMovie?Theysaythat“apictureisworthathousandwords”,butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemovies(基于...的)themwouldhaveanyonequestioningthismonsaying.(通常),greatwords(结果)beingturnedintocinematic“turkeys”.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer’sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas“great”?Moviesofcourseneed(动人的形象),sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”?Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanlose(情节细节)andcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan’t(逃避),withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavouritecharactersinthe(电影版本).Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon’tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer’sTheIliadandwas(遭受)mixedreviewsfromtheaudience.The(最可疑的问题)wastheactresschosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn’t(不辜负，实现)Helen’stitleof“themostbeautifulwomanintheworld”,influencingopinionsofthemovie(在某种程度上).(一千个人心中有一千个哈姆雷特).(而且),booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisinmind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnot(违背其本源).(有趣的是),audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedto(电视剧)suchasSherlockorMadMen,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,readersofF.ScottFitzgerald’s(最令人崇敬的作品)willfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesofTheGreatGatsby.必修二Unit4Stageandscreen课文挖空答案UnderstandingIdeasWhenHAMLETmeetsPEKINGOPERAIthoughtIknewalotaboutHamlet.AsahighschoolstudentwithEnglishliterature(英国文学)asoneofmymainsubjects,Ihaveto!Shakespeare’sHamletisprobablythemostimportantplaybythemostimportantwriterinEnglish.Almosteverybodyknows“Tobe,ornottobe”(生还是死),right?Havingseen(曾看过)quiteafew(许多)productionsofHamletandreadtheplaymanytimes,IwasfullofconfidenceuntilthePekingOperacametotown!Datingbackto(起源于，追溯到)the18thcentury,PekingOperahasovertwohundredyearsofhistory.Doesthismeanit’seasierthanaShakespeareplaytounderstand?Tofindout(弄清楚)theanswer,IjusthadtogoandseeTheRevengeofPrinceZidanthePekingOperaversionofHamlet.Startingwith(以...开始)anorchestraplayingtraditionalChineseinstruments(传统中国乐器),theoperabroughtapletelynew(全新的)soundtomyWesternears.Atfirst,IthoughtwhatIheardwasaviolin,butlaterIlearntthatitwasaninstrumentwithtwostringscalledjinghu.Then,seeingthemaincharacters(主角)eonstage,Iwassurprised!Thecostumesandmaskswereamazing.TheperformersofcoursesanginChinese,butthemusic,exaggeratedmovements(夸张的动作)andmimehelpedgetthemeaningsacrossto(传达意义到...，使意义被...理解)theaudience.ThevoicesthemselvessoundedreallyuniquesomeofthefemalevoicesweresohighthatIwassuretheycouldbreakglass!Andthestagewasreallysimple:adecoratedwhip(一条装饰性的鞭子)representedahorse,andascreenwithChinesecharacters(汉字),astudy(书房).Usingsuchtechniques,theoperahadtransformed(转变)asmallstageintothewholeuniverse.Easilymyfavouritepartoftheshowwashowthecharactersmovedonstage.IhadneverseenPrinceHamletdoabackflipbefore!Thatwassimplyincredible(难以置信的).Itwassodazzlingandenergeticthat(如此炫目而积极以至于)Iwasn’tsureifthecharacterswereperformersorathletes!Everyonewasclapping.BeforeexperiencingTheRevengeofPrinceZidan,Iwasn’tsureifIwouldenjoyit.But,infact(实际上),Iwasontheedgeofmyseat!Feelingthestrongemotionsoflove,anger,fearandgriefintheperformance,IcouldeasilyrecognisethethemeofHamlet.So,ifyouwanttoseeashowthatbines(结合)music,singing,drama,poetryandcostumedesignwithexplosiveeffect(剧烈的效果),TheRevengeofPrinceZidanticksalltherightboxes(满足所有标准)!DevelopingideasGoodBook,BadMovie?Theysaythat“apictureisworthathousandwords”,butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemoviesbasedon(基于...的)themwouldhaveanyonequestioningthismonsaying.Alltoooften(通常),greatwordsendup(结果)beingturnedintocinematic“turkeys”.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer’sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas“great”?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages(动人的形象),sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”?Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetails(情节细节)andcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan’tescapefrom(逃避),withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavouritecharactersinthemovieversions(电影版本).Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon’tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer’sTheIliadandwasmetwith(遭受)mixedreviewsfromtheaudience.Themostquestionableissue(最可疑的问题)wastheactresschosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn’tliveupto(不辜负，实现)Helen’stitleof“themostbeautifulwomaninthe