美語咖啡屋第44課聲音
美語咖啡屋第44課聲音
Lara & Eric, School Plays
J: Hello, welcome to American Cafe! I'm Jody!
Y: 各位好，歡迎到美語咖啡屋。我是楊晨。
J: Hey, Yang Chen, don't forget to keep next weekend free.
Y: Oh, 對，下個週末我們要去看音樂劇。因為Eric要在裏面扮演一個角色。說Eric起來，我覺得他可是夠忙碌的，又要上學，又要參加學校劇團的演出。
J: He is a very busy 14 -year old. But you know, all kids sooner or later are in a school play.
Y: 是嗎，所有的孩子都有機會參加演出啊？
J: Oh sure. And today we'll hear from Eric and his mom Lara about what it means to be in a school play.
Y: 好啊。那我們就先來認識Eric的媽媽Lara 。
實錄1: Lara: It's, I think fairly common, almost every junior high school and high school in the country has some sort of play or dramatic opportunity that kids can participate in.
Y: 原來我以為只有那些將來想進演藝界的小孩才會參加這種演出呢。
J: Oh no, no, no. Everyone tries out for school plays!
Y: "Try out" 就是參加audition，I mean 參加“演員挑選”
J: That's right. Everyone tries out. The nerdy students try out, the artsy students try out and just the plain ol' average students try out. Again here is Lara.
實錄2: Lara: Everyone tries out. Anyone who's interested can try out. The more nerdy kids, if you will, the artsy kids, and just plain ol' average kids. Anyone can try out.
Y: 哎， Jody，你來給大家描述一下，如果說個人很nerdy， 那該是什麼樣子呢？
J: OK. A nerd is anyone who studies too much, never gets into any trouble and carries around lots of pens and pencils. That is a nerdy student.
Y: Nerdy kids 一般來說都是書獃子。 那麼artsy呢？
J: Artsy, very creative, artistic students. But no matter if you are nerdy or artsy , being in a play makes you busy.
Y: 沒錯，特別是對一個14歲的孩子來說。 那他有那麼時間嗎？
J: Well, Yang Chen, that is the negative side of being in a school play - it can really drain a student's time.
實錄3: Lara: The negatives are... it's a very large drain on a kid's time. For an individual play it's several weeks of practice - maybe six weeks of practice.
Y: 要花 6 個星期的時間來排練。 那這樣會不會影響他的學習成績呢？
J: Well, it probably does influence a student's grades. But I also think it's well worth it.
Y: Jody, 你的意思是說參加演出比取得好成績還要重要嗎？
J: Well, it could be. Acting in a play is a wonderful opportunity to develop such things as public speaking abilities, confidence.
實錄4: Lara: Well, the pros are that it's a wonderful opportunity for kids to develop public speaking ability and confidence. That's a definite plus - building a positive self-image.
Y: 說了半天，Eric到底參加的是那一部戲的演出？
J: Eric performed in the Music Man.
實錄5: Eric: My name is Eric. And... I was in a play called the Music Man. It's about this man named Harold Hill and he's a con artist. A con artist is someone who tricks people into giving them money. And so Harold is selling boys bands.
Y: Con artist, 就是詐騙犯的意思。
J: In the Music Man boys bands means a marching band with lots of instruments!
Y: Marching band，該怎麼解釋呢？
J: I've got an idea. Bring in the band!
[Enter music here.]
Y: 哎，我想Eric一定演的是Music Man裏面的男主角大騙子Harold Hill，對不對？
J: Well ... not exactly.
實錄6: Eric: I was Man #2. I was a non-important character who said three lines and had one musical solo line.
Y: 不過不要緊，我相信Eric下次一定能演主角。
J: Oh, sure! He is very talented. And to a parent it doesn't matter if you're the lead role or Man #2.
實錄7: Lara: It doesn't matter if they're in the big part or they're just Man #2; every parent who sees their child on stage feels enormously proud.
J: Lara does sound like a proud parent, doesn't she?
Y: 沒錯。
J: That's all for American Cafe. Thanks for joining us and see you next time.
Y: 謝謝大家收聽美語咖啡屋。我們下次節目再見。
