18.5.16 【最简美式口语050】Going out to see shows 城市休闲x看演出•小剧场与音乐会

5月16日有趣的免费英语课《英语PK台》京晶主持

节目直播：14：00-15：00 当晚重播：22：00-23：00

周三嘉宾 ： #跟老美学地道美语#

周三主题：Real Life English 【最简美式口语050】【最简美语050】 Going out to see shows 城市休闲x看演出·小剧场与音乐会

了解今日课堂题目：

5.16 地道美语【小剧场与音乐会】微信互动

去剧场看过话剧吗?去音乐厅听过音乐会吗?在北京，大大小小的剧院每天都有各类优秀的作品在上演，音乐场馆里有来自海内外的艺术大师呈现赏心悦目的表演，人生总要看一次莎翁的话剧，听几场高规格的音乐会，享受人类精神文化的滋养，陶冶情志，开拓眼界，触碰大师级艺术家的灵魂。【地道美语050】文化生活英语·小剧场与音乐会

Dialogue : (课堂全文本于微信公众号【英语PK台】课后发送，参与直播互动中译英练习需加京晶微信goingforgold2018 拉入群

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, are you getting out much these days?

Mark:　Not as much as I'd like to—mostly just---- out to eat.

Jingjing:　Same with me.　I wonder if you---- coming to Beijing.

Mark:　I hear about them on the radio sometimes,------- if they sound perfect.

Jingjing:　There was a Shakespeare performance recently.　-----about that?

Mark:　Yes, I did, and I wanted to go. -------to get tickets.

Jingjing:　That's too bad.　------ Shakespeare's plays performed live?

Mark:　Have I?　I've seen four: two productions of Hamlet, and also the Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, and a Winter's Tale.

Jingjing:　Where were they performed?

Mark:　Three different places. ----- modelled after the Globe, with two or three three levels of open-air seating.

Jingjing:　You mean it ------- the Globe Theater?

Mark:　I don't know if they replicated it exactly.　But it was the same basic design, a semi-circle of seating,------backdrop instead of curtains.

Jingjing:　That sounds just about the-------- original venue.

Mark:　Yeah.　------------------------

Jingjing:　That sounds great.　Where was that, in England?

Mark:　England has a better one, I bet. -----------　This one was in Ashland, Oregon.　Every summer, they have a Shakespeare festival.

Jingjing:　Wow, I'll have to check it out.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Hey, last time I ran in to you, we got to talking about live theater.

Mark:　Yeah, I re-----------goings-on in Beijing, though.

Jingjing:　There's so much going on in Beijing.　It's a world-class city.　I feel silly to be living here and missing----------.

Mark:　Right.　I used to go out for that stuff more, ------Living out in the suburbs, it makes it such a late night.

Jingjing:　Past your bedtime, eh grandpa?

Mark:　Hey, go easy on me.　What about you　Do you get out to see much?

Jingjing:　Like you, I hear about the big ones, ------------.

Mark:　Well, it's worth it a few times

Jingjing:　Right.　I saw an Italian modern composer a few years back.　I liked his movie scores.

Mark:　Wait, was that Ennio Morricone?

Jingjing:　Yeah, he gave a concert at the Great Hall of the People.　--------

Mark: ------------------

Jingjing:　Hmm.　Besides that and the National Theater, ---------halls you'd recommend.

Mark:　Try the Forbidden City Concert Hall. -----world-famous solo musicians.　So tickets are reasonable, but you get a --------.

Jingjing:　I'll look in the listings for shows there.　Any others?

Mark:　Well, as for drama, you could -------.　There are two or three.　I'll text you the names or links to their sites next time-----------------

Jingjing:　All right.　I really need to get out more.　So, I'll start paying more attention to upcoming events.

new words and phrases

from dialogue 1

get out much　go out to theater or museums

open-air seating　seats in a theater or a stadium that are not under a roof

backdrop　what you see behind the stage

venue　a theater or stadium

from dialogue 2

goings-on　events, performances

world-class　the best in the world, as good as can be found anywhere (She's a world-class doctor.)

solo musicians　an artist performing alone, rather than with a band or as part of a symphony (also, this can be used if the artist is the only famous one giving a performance but is accompanied by other musicians)