Unit4StageandscreenUnderstandingideas课件-高一英语(1).pptx

Unit4WhenHAMLETmeetsPEKINGOPERAAuthor:MissLiu

Activity1:Lookatthepicturesoftwoperformancesandtalkabouttheirdifferencesandsimilarities.Considerthefollowing:orchestracostumesandmasksstagesetperformers’movements管弦乐队服装和面具/脸谱舞台布景表演者的动作

IthoughtIknewalotaboutHamlet.AsahighschoolstudentwithEnglishliteratureasoneofmymainsubjects,Ihaveto!Shakespeare’sHamletisprobablythemostimportantplaybythemostimportantwriterinEnglish.Almosteverybodyknows“Tobe,ornottobe”,right?HavingseenquiteafewproductionsofHamletandreadtheplaymanytimes,Iwasfullofconfidence-untilthePekingOperacametotown!我以为我对哈姆雷特了解很多。作为一名以英语文学为主要科目的高中生，我必须！莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》可能是英国最重要的作家创作的最重要的戏剧。几乎每个人都知道“生存还是毁灭”，对吧？看过不少哈姆雷特的作品，也看过很多次这出戏，我充满了信心——直到城里来了京剧表演！文章段落与翻译

Datingbacktothe18thcentury,PekingOperahasovertwohundredyearsofhistory.Doesthismeanit’seasierthanaShakespeareplaytounderstand?Tofindouttheanswer,IjusthadtogoandseeTheRevengeofPrinceZidan-thePekingOperaversionofHamlet.京剧的历史可以追溯到18世纪，已有200多年的历史。这是否意味着它比莎士比亚戏剧更容易理解？为了找到答案，我只需要去看京剧版的《哈姆雷特》——《王子复仇记》。

StartingwithanorchestraplayingtraditionalChineseinstruments,theoperabroughtacompletelynewsoundtomyWesternears.Atfirst,IthoughtwhatIheardwasaviolin,butlaterIlearntthatitwasaninstrumentwithtwostringscalledjinghu.Then,seeingthemaincharacterscomeonstage,Iwassurprised!Thecostumesandmaskswereamazing.从管弦乐队演奏中国传统乐器开始，这部歌剧给我的西方耳朵带来了全新的声音。起初，我以为我听到的是小提琴，但后来我才知道这是一种有两根弦的乐器，叫做京胡。然后，看到主角上台，我很惊讶！服装和面具令人惊叹。

TheperformersofcoursesanginChinese,butthemusic,exaggeratedmovementsandmimehelpedgetthemeaningsacrosstotheaudience.Thevoicesthemselvessoundedreallyunique-someofthefemalevoicesweresohighthatIwassuretheycouldbreakglass!Andthestagewasreallysimple:adecoratedwhiprepresentedahorse,andascreenwithChinesecharacters,astudy.Using