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29Comedy andCourage
一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,词左右150(即兴表演)(麦克风)I was living in San Francisco and taking a lot of improv classes and going to open mic nights.At thattime,Robin Williamslived in San Francisco,too.Sometimes,he wouldshow upat open mics.One of the improvclasses was taught by Jim Cranna every Saturday afternoon at the FortMason Center.It wasbusiness as usual at the class one day.The usualcast ofcomic actors and some new ones were testingtheir comedyabilities-playing improvcomedy games.The classlasted forthree hours,and wewould goto thenearest minimarket locatedin the building and get a snack orcoffee during breaks.One daythree of us werestanding outside the buildingwhen Robin Williams walkedby.My fellowcomics were completely frozen.They sawhim,but theycouldnt findthe courage to just say“hi”to Robin,who waswitha friend.They keptwhispering,What doI sayWhat doI sayI justcant goup to him and say hi!I frozefor a moment,but then I triedhard tobecome calm.I thought,Its nowor never.Seize themoment!I told them,“Hey,if youguys canthandleit,then Iwill askhim to come andjoin us fbr the second half of class.I couldhear themmumble(喃喃自in)under their breath,“Yeah,sure,right.Youre goingto askRobin Williamsto cometo ourcomedy class.Good luckwiththat one!”So Icalmly wentup to Robin and his friend and I asked him to join us.Were havingan improvcomedy class.Wereon breaknow,but wewould bemost honoredif you would join usfbr thesecond halfof the class.Robin looked directlyin my eyes and said withlittle hesitation,“Okay.It waslike agrown-up childbeing askedto come and play.With that,he andhis friendfollowed meup to the class.At thesight ofRobin,Jim saidexcitedly,uOh my,look whoMicheline isbringing toclass.”What adelight andthankfulness thatSaturday afternoon!
二、原版品读Comedy andCourageTrustthe still,small voicethat says,“this mightworkand riltry it”〜Diane MariechildI waslivinginSanFranciscoandtakingalotofimprovclassesandgoingtoopenmicnights.At thattime,RobinWilliams livedinSanFrancisco,too.He ownedahouse inthe SeaCliff areaof“The City.Sometimes,he wouldshow upatopen mics.One ofthe improvclasses Iattended regularlywastaughtbyJimCrannaeverySaturday afternoonattheFort MasonCenter.It wasa refurbishedmilitary quartersused forvariousand sundrypurposessuch astheatre,dining,and alltypesofartsy classes.Sometimes,as manyas twenty-five tosixty-plus folksshowed up.Jim madesure tofiteveryone inso theycouldimprovetheir craft.It wasbusinessas usualatthe classoneday.The usualcastof comicactorsandsomenewonesweretesting theircomedychops—playing improvisationalcomedy games.The classlasted forthree hours,and wewould gotothenearest minimarket locatedinthe buildingandgetasnackorcoffeeduringbreaks.One daythree ofus werestanding outsidethebuilding,when loand behold.Robin Williamswalkedby,enjoying the fresh bay air.My fellowcomics werecompletely frozen.They sawhim,but theycouldnt summon up thecouragetojust say“hi”to Robin,who waswith afriend.They keptwhispering,“What doI sayWhat doI sayI justcantgo up tohim andsay hi!I frozefor a moment,but thenI composedmyself.I thought,Ifs nowor never.Seizethemoment!,91toldthem,“Hey,if youguys canthandleit,thenIwill askhim to comeandjoin usfbrthesecond halfof class.I couldhear themmumble undertheirbreath,Yeah,sure,right.Youre goingto askRobin Williamstocometo ourcomedyclass.Good luckwith thatone!”So Icalmlywent up toRobin andhis friendandIaskedhim tojoin us.Were havingan improvcomedy class.Were onbreaknow,but wewould bemost humbledand honoredifyouwouldjoinusfor thesecondhalfofthe class.Robin lookeddirectlyin myeyes andsaid withlittle hesitation,6Okay.,,It waslike agrown-up childbeing askedtocomeand play.Withthat,he andhis friendfollowed meuptothe class.When hesaw Robin,Jim said,“Oh my,look whoMicheline isbringing toclass.Jims eyeswere allaglow in sheerastonishmentand delight.Why,its RobinWilliams!^^Robin andhis friendstayed therest oftheclassand atthe endof theclass,Robin andJim performedaskit.It wasamazingto watch Robin psych up inorder toget intocharacter.Weactuallywatched himshape-shift ashe preppedphysically andmentallyfor his made-up character.He gaveit hisall.Wewere mesmerizedwatching this master comedian perform.It wastruly magical.What adelight fbrall ofus thatSaturday afternoon!All Iknow isthat ifI hadntmustered up the courage to askRobinto joinus,none ofus wouldhave hadthat experience.But somethinginside ofme said,Just approachhim withdignityandrespectand askhimtojoinus.I washumbled byhis graceand humility.Here hewas—an internationallyfamous actorandcomic-but hewas sovery,very nice.He was responsive,unpretentious andkind.That isthe RobinWilliams Iwill always remember and the one I keep in my heart.Im sothankfulthat I found the courage toask,so thatall ofus could meet such a wonderfuland talentedhuman being.加粗的单词为熟记单词,其它认识即可I.Words forunderstanding单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义.相佶冷静地trust[trA st]vt calmly[]adv.静止的谦逊的still[stil]adj.humble fhAmbl]adj.起作用感到荣幸work[wo:k]vi.honor[Dnor]vt.口>艮兴n.adj.vimprov[I mp*ru:v]表演(的)directly[di Yektli]adv.直接地己的犹豫own[oun]adj.fi hesitation[.hezifteij on]n.区域通红的area[srio]n.aglow[ogbu]adj..参加[f io]完全的attend[9,tend]vt sheera.[ostD nijmon t]定期地惊异regularly[Yegjuloli]adv.astonishment n..再磨光,刷新高兴refurbish[.ri:fb:bij]vt delight[dilait Jn.军人的.表演military[*mi liton]adj.perform[pSfb:m]vt(尤指用人或军人的)宿舍、住房滑稽短剧quarters[*kwD:toz]skit[skit]n.各种的使吃惊various[Veorios]adj.amaze[Smeiz]Vt..各式各样]角色sundry[*SA ndri]adj character[kaerokt n..目的事实上purpose[pg pos]n actually[aektj uoli]adv.类型变形type[taip]n.shape-shift.艺术气息的.准备artsy[fa:tsl]adj prep[prep]Vt可容纳身体上地fit[fit]Vt.physically[fl zikli]adv..改善精神上improve[im*pru:v]Vt mentally[mentll]adv.技艺.迷住craft[kraeft]n.mesmerize[mezmoraiz]Vt演员阵容喜剧演员cast[ka:st.kaest]n.comedian[kSmi:djgn]n.喜剧的.真实地,不假comic[fkD mik]adj.truly[!tru:ll]adv喜剧.有魔力的comedy[*kD midi]n.magical[maedj iksl]adj.本事(俚)体验chop[tf Dp]n experience[ikspiori0ns]n.improvisatio[,impravaifzeif onnal91]即兴的尊严a.dignity[*di gnitl]n..位于蹲敬locate[loukeit]Vt respect[rispekt]n.勇气.优雅courage[kA rid3]n grace[greis]n[hjufml litl低声说.谦虚whisper[hwispo]vt.humility1n使呆住.积极反应的freeze[fri:z]vt.responsive[rispD nsiv]adj[A npritenj9s使平静谦逊的compose[kompouz]vt.unpretentious Jadj.,抓住感激的seize[si:z]Vt thankful[]adj.处理.有才能的handle[haendl]Vt.talented[tsel0ntid]adj.喃喃而语mumble[mA mbl]vt短语释义短语释义开麦之夜鼓起openmicnights summonup出现兴奋,做好准备show uppsychup确保振作make suremuster up像往常一样记在心里asusualkeep inmy heartIILRead toappreciate:Fill inthe blanksaccording toChinese translations
1.一天,我们三个人正站在大楼外,你瞧,罗宾・威廉姆斯从旁边走过,他正享受着新鲜的海湾空气One daythree ofus wereoutsidethebuilding,when loand behold,RobinWilliamsby,thefreshbayair.Action.我愣住了一会儿,但随后我镇定了下来我想,“要么现在,要么永远不抓住时机!”2I fora moment,but thenI myself.I thought,Its nowor never.the()moment!”Action罗宾直视着我的眼睛,毫不犹豫地说“好吧”
3.Robin inmyeyesandsaidwith,Okay.”Action+Thinking.他们看到了他,但却鼓不起勇气跟罗宾打声招呼,罗宾当时正和一个朋友在一起4They sawhim,but theycouldnt the couragetojust say“hi toRobin,who waswith afriend.Action吉姆的眼睛因极度的惊讶和喜悦而通红
5.Jims eyeswere allaglow insheer and.Emotion.那个星期六的下午对我们所有人来说是多么令人高兴的啊!6What afbrall ofus thatSaturday afternoon!Emotion相信那个平静而细小的声音,“这可能有用,我来试试”
7.the still,small voicethat says,this mightand Illtry it.”Metaphor.我很感激我有勇气去问,这样我们所有人都能遇到这样一个优秀而有才华的人8Im sothatI foundthecourageto ask,so thatall ofus couldmeet sucha andhuman being.EmotionIV.Language inuse1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences.露丝深吸一口气,鼓起勇气,把真相告诉了他1Ruth tooka deepbreath,her courage,and toldhim thetruth.她吓呆了
2.She withhorror.莉莉深深吸了几口气,使自己平静下来叩
3.Lilly tookseveral debreaths toherself.我走近那栋楼的时候注意到楼上有灯光
4.As Ithe house,I noticeda lighton upstairs..他突然抓住我的手5Suddenly hemy hand.•他不太会调节压力6He doesntstress verywell.我第一次见戴安娜就被她的美貌迷住了
7.The firsttime Isaw DianaI wasby herbeauty.2Imitation ofthe scenesl.My fellowcomicswerecompletelyfrozen.They sawhim,but theycouldnt summonupthecouragetojustsay“hi toRobin,who waswith afriend.They keptwhispering,What doI sayWhat doI sayI justcant gouptohimandsayhi!Ifroze fbramoment,but thenI composedmyself.I thought,Its nowor never.Seize themoment!^^When hesaw Robin,Jim said,Oh my,look whoMicheline isbringing toclass.Jims eyeswereall aglow insheer astonishment and delight.请描写一个粉丝,遇到大明星时的反应Key:
一、读后续写At thesiqht ofRobin,Jim saidexcitedly,“Oh my,look whoMicheline isbrinqing toclass.Jims eyeswidenedin astonishmentand delight.Robin andhisfriendstayed therest oftheclassand atthe endoftheclass,RobinandJimperformed askit.It wasamazing towatchRobinmake himselfready toget intohismade-up characterphysically andmentally.He gaveit hisall.We wereattracted watchingthismastercomedianperform.It wastruly magical.What adelight andthankfulness thatSaturdayafternoon!Im sothankful thatIfoundthecourageto askRobin tojoinus,so thatall ofus couldmeet sucha wonderfuland talentedhumanbeing.Robin wasan internationallyfamous actorandcomic,but hewasresponsive,modest andkind.Iwashumbled byhis graceand modesty.That isthe RobinWilliamsI willalwaysrememberandtheoneIkeepinmyheart.164words
二、原作品读
1.standing,walked,enjoying
2.froze,composed Seize
3.lookeddirectlylittle hesitation
4.summonup
5.aglow,astonishment,delight
6.delight
7.Trust,work,
8.thankful,wonderful,talented
1.When shesaw thesuper star,her eyeswere allaglowinsheerastonishmentanddelight.She frozeforamoment,butthen shecomposed herself.She thought,Its nowor never.Seize themoment!Not allofuscouldmeetsuchawonderfuland talentedhumanbeing.”。