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Story Theater托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

一、Story Theater托福聽力原文：

NARRATOR:Listen to a conversation between a student and the professor of her theater class.FEMALE STUDENT:So,Professor Baker…about our next assignment you talked about inMALE PROFESSOR:Yes,this time you'll be in groups of three.Each of you will have a chance to direct the other two in a short scene from a play you've chosen yourself…FEMALE STUDENT:Right,and,well…I've been reading about story theatre,and…MALE PROFESSOR:Ah,story theatre.Tell me about whatFEMALE STUDENT:Well…it's a form of theater where folk-or fairy tales are acted out.It was,uh…introduced by the director Paul Sills,in the 1960s.In Sills's approach,an actor both narrates and acts out a tale.So,like,someone will appear on stage,and then they'll start narrating a tale about,say,a king.And then the same person will immediately switch to and start acting out the role of the king.With no props or scenery.MALE PROFESSOR:Sills.Y'know,I actually saw his first story theatre production,in 1968.He did the fairy tale"The Blue Light."

FEMALE STUDENT:Really?So…whatever gave him the idea to produce that?

MALE PROFESSOR:Well…As you know,back in the late 1960s lots of people in the United States were disillusioned with the government.Sills was grappling with how to produce theater that was…relevant in such times.Then he happened to read"The Blue Light,"and he realized it had just the message he wanted.

See,in the story,a man who's lost all hope as a result of the unfortunate events in his life completely turns his life around…with the help of a magical blue light.So,the blue light in the story symbolizes a way out of seemingly unsolvable human problems.And for Sills,that light symbolized an answer to the political turmoil in the U.S.FEMALE STUDENT:But weren't you…um,audiences…bothered that the actors were performing on a bare stage?MALE PROFESSOR:Well,story theatre is a departure from traditional dramatic theater…with its realistic,elaborate props and scenery.But Sills could make us"see"…say,a big,tall mountain…through the facial expressions and body movements of the actors—and their telling of the story.

We were all swept up,energized by such an innovative approach to theater—even if one or two of the critics weren't as enthusiastic.FEMALE STUDENT:Cool.So,uh,anyway…What I really wanted to ask…I'd love to try doing story theatre for my project,instead of just a scene from a traditional play.MALE PROFESSOR:Hmmm…That's possible—a-a short tale can be about the same length as a single scene…Which fairy tale would you do?FEMALE STUDENT:Actually,I was reading about another director of story theatre?RexYou know—he produces plays based on folk tales as well.Maybe I could direct one of those?MALE PROFESSOR:Ohhhhkay,yes—Rex Stephenson.Now,Stephenson's style of story theatre is a little different from Sills's—He'll use simple props…a chair will represent a mountain…but the significant difference is with the narrator…the narrator will play only that role.Let's talk about why…

二、Story Theater托福聽力中文翻譯：

旁白：聽一個學(xué)生和她戲劇課的教授之間的對話。女學(xué)生：那么，貝克教授……關(guān)于你在男教授：是的，這次你將分成三組。你們每個人都有機會從自己選擇的劇本中，在一個簡短的場景中導(dǎo)演另外兩個人…女學(xué)生：對，好吧…我一直在讀故事劇，還有…男教授：啊，故事劇。女學(xué)生：嗯……這是一種表演民間故事或童話的戲劇形式。這是導(dǎo)演保羅·西爾斯在20世紀(jì)60年代介紹的。在希爾斯的方法中，演員既敘述又表演一個故事。所以，比如，有人會出現(xiàn)在舞臺上，然后他們會開始講述一個故事，比如說，一個國王。然后，同一個人將立即切換到并開始扮演國王的角色。沒有道具或風(fēng)景。男教授：窗臺。你知道，我實際上在1968年看過他的第一部劇情片。他創(chuàng)作了童話故事《藍(lán)光》

女學(xué)生：真的嗎？那么……是什么讓他有這個想法？

男教授：嗯……正如你所知，早在20世紀(jì)60年代末，美國許多人對政府的幻想破滅了。希爾斯正在努力研究如何制作在這樣的時代……相關(guān)的戲劇。然后他碰巧讀到了《藍(lán)光》，他意識到這正是他想要的信息。

看，在故事中，一個因生活中不幸事件而失去希望的人，在神奇的藍(lán)光的幫助下，完全改變了他的生活。因此，故事中的藍(lán)光象征著一條似乎無法解決的人類問題的出路。對于西爾斯來說，這盞燈象征著美國女學(xué)生政治動蕩的答案：但你……嗯，觀眾……難道不擔(dān)心演員們在光禿禿的舞臺上表演嗎？男教授：故事劇場是對傳統(tǒng)戲劇的一種背離……有著逼真、精致的道具和場景。但是，通過演員的面部表情和身體動作以及他們講述的故事，希爾斯可以讓我們“看到”…比如說，一座高大的山。

我們都被這種創(chuàng)新的戲劇方式所鼓舞，即使有一兩位評論家并沒有這么熱情。女學(xué)生：酷。所以，呃，無論如何……我真正想問的是……我很想嘗試為我的項目制作故事劇，而不僅僅是傳統(tǒng)戲劇中的一個場景。男教授：嗯……那是可能的——一個短小的故事可以和一個場景的長度差不多……你會講哪個童話？女學(xué)生：事實上，我在讀另一位故事劇場導(dǎo)演的故事？雷克斯你知道他也根據(jù)民間故事創(chuàng)作劇本。也許我可以導(dǎo)演其中一部？男教授：噢，是的，雷克斯·斯蒂芬森?，F(xiàn)在，史蒂芬森的故事劇場風(fēng)格與希爾斯的有點不同——他會使用簡單的道具……椅子代表一座山……但最重要的區(qū)別在于敘述者……敘述者只扮演那個角色。讓我們談?wù)劄槭裁础?/p>

三、Story Theater托福聽力問題：

1.Why does the student go to see the professor?

A.To learn about the background of a director who was discussed in class

B.To ask permission to use a specific type of theater for her class assignment

C.To discuss the symbolism in a play she wants to use for her assignment

D.To find out what scenery she is allowed to use in presenting her assignment

正確答案：B

2.Why does the professor discuss the political environment in the United States in the 1960s?

A.To compare events at that time to events that occurred in one of Stephenson's plays

B.To suggest that the woman do additional research on that period of United States history

C.To point out why political themes are common in folk and fairy tales

D.To explain Sills's inspiration for his first story theatre production

正確答案：D

3.According to the professor,what does the blue light in the fairy tale called The Blue Lightrepresent?

A.A plan that is impossible to follow

B.A conflict between two opposing forces

C.A solution to complex problems

D.A question that has no clear answer

正確答案：C

4.What is the professor's opinion about Sills's production of The Blue Light?

A.He thinks that it was an inventive and powerful performance.

B.He believes that the use of some props would have enhanced the performance.

C.He thinks that the theme is even more relevant today than it was in the 1960s.

D.He believes that it was less effective stylistically than some of Stephenson's plays.

正確答案：A

5.According to the professor,what is the most important difference between Stephenson's and Sills's style of story theatre?

A.The actor who plays the role of the narrator plays only that role in Stephenson's productions.

B.The actors wear elaborate costumes in Stephenson's productions.

C.The stage settings are realistic in Stephenson's productions.

D.Political themes are avoided in Stephenson's productions.

正確答案：A

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