Cherry Cox讲故事 22 Meeting the cast

 

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　　Meeting the Cast¹
How would you feel about being² a new cast member?
1 "Before we start discussing ideas for Just for Openers³, I'd like you to meet Carmen," said Ling. "Carmen is our newest and youngest cast member. I asked her to join us today so she could learn about the program and so she could meet the people she will be working with during the year."
2 The cast gathered⁴ around Ling and Carmen. "This is Robert and Cindy," Ling began. "They have been the hosts of the show since it started three years ago. At that time, Robert was just nine years old, and Cindy was ten. Over here is Ben. Ben prepares the travel section⁵ of the show. He started with the show at the same time Robert started. Ben and Robert are twelve now."
3 Ling turned and placed her hands on Kim's and Laurie's shoulders. "Laurie and Kim are the other two cast members. This is their second year with the show. They work on other ideas for the show including sports and entertainment," Ling told Carmen. "You saw the cast in action when you watched the tape of last year's show."
4 "I'm glad to meet you,' Carmen said, smiling. "I know working on Just for Openers will be fun, but l feel pretty nervous right now."
5 "You'll do just fine," said Cindy.
6 "We all felt nervous when we started," said Robert.
7 "I still get nervous when the show starts a new year," Ben said, "and then I relax and just have fun."
8 "Kim and I understand how you feel, Carmen," said Laurie, "because we were new to the show last year. All of us help each other, and Ling and the crew⁶ work hard to make sure everything fits together."
9 Just then the door opened. Everyone turned and watched. Two adults walked into the room. "Carmen, I'd like you to meet the film crew members," said Ling. "James and Nancy tape and record the shows outside the studio⁷. The crew often travels out of the city to tape sections⁸ for the show in other places."
10 James and Nancy smiled at Carmen. "I'm glad we'll be working with you, Carmen," said James.
11 "Since you've all been so nice, I can stop being nervous and start having fun," Carmen said, smiling. 。

1 cast   

vt./vi.(cast,cast)投掷；投射；抛

参考例句：

• You can cast your vote at the local polling station.你可以在当地的投票站投票。
• He cast off fear and decided to make a try.他去掉害怕心理，决定试一试。

2 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

3 openers   

n.开启者，开启工具( opener的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It's in the right-hand drawer, next to the bottle openers. 在右边的抽屉，就在开瓶器旁边。 来自辞典例句
• Radio waves control everything from cellphones to automatic door openers. 从手机到电动门，几乎所有东西都要由无线电波来控制。 来自互联网

4 gathered   

v.（使）聚集( gather的过去式和过去分词 )；集合；推断；了解

参考例句：

• A crowd soon gathered. 很快就聚集起了一群人。
• A great crowd had gathered. 一大群人聚集在一起。

5 section   

n.部分，章节，地段；断面，剖面；部门，科；阶层，界；vt.把…分成段

参考例句：

• There is one section of very long road to leave. 有一段很长的路要走。
• How many people work in your section?你部门有多少人？

6 crew   

n.全体船员，全体乘务员；vi.一起工作

参考例句：

• A captain controls his ship and its crew.船长管理他的船和船上的船员。
• The captain kept his crew at a distance.船长与他的船员总保持一段距离。

7 studio   

n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室

参考例句：

• They are building a modern studio.他们正在修建一座现代化的摄影室。
• He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.他不得不花很长的时间在录音室里。

8 sections   

n.部分( section的名词复数 )；节；部件；部门

参考例句：

• He had the support of large sections of the local populace. 他受到当地大部分百姓的拥护。
• underprivileged sections of the community 社区的弱势阶层