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Lara & Eric, School Plays
J: Hello, welcome to American Cafe! I'm Jody!
Y: 各位好，欢迎到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。
J: Hey, Yang Chen, don't forget to keep next weekend free.
Y: Oh, 对，下个周末我们要去看音乐剧。因为Eric要在里面扮演一个角色。说Eric起来，我觉得他可是够忙碌的，又要上学，又要参加学校剧团的演出。
J: He is a very busy 14 -year old. But you know, all kids sooner or later are in a school play.
Y: 是吗，所有的孩子都有机会参加演出啊？
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。那我们就先来认识Eric的妈妈Lara 。
实录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 dramatic1 opportunity that kids can participate in.
Y: 原来我以为只有那些将来想进演艺界的小孩才会参加这种演出呢。
J: Oh no, no, no. Everyone tries out for school plays!
Y: "Try out" 就是参加audition，I mean 参加“演员挑选”
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.
实录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，你来给大家描述一下，如果说个人很nerdy， 那该是什么样子呢？
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 一般来说都是书呆子。 那么artsy呢？
J: Artsy, very creative, artistic2 students. But no matter if you are nerdy or artsy , being in a play makes you busy.
Y: 没错，特别是对一个14岁的孩子来说。 那他有那么时间吗？
J: Well, Yang Chen, that is the negative side of being in a school play - it can really drain3 a student's time.
实录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 个星期的时间来排练。 那这样会不会影响他的学习成绩呢？
J: Well, it probably does influence a student's grades. But I also think it's well worth it.
Y: Jody, 你的意思是说参加演出比取得好成绩还要重要吗？
J: Well, it could be. Acting4 in a play is a wonderful opportunity to develop such things as public speaking abilities, confidence.
实录4: Lara: Well, the pros6 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: 说了半天，Eric到底参加的是那一部戏的演出？
J: Eric performed in the Music Man.
实录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 con5 artist. A con artist is someone who tricks people into giving them money. And so Harold is selling boys bands.
Y: Con artist, 就是诈骗犯的意思。
J: In the Music Man boys bands means a marching band with lots of instruments!
Y: Marching band，该怎么解释呢？
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里面的男主角大骗子Harold Hill，对不对？
J: Well ... not exactly.
实录6: Eric: I was Man #2. I was a non-important character who said three lines and had one musical solo7 line.
Y: 不过不要紧，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.
实录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 enormously8 proud.
J: Lara does sound like a proud parent, doesn't she?
Y: 没错。
J: That's all for American Cafe. Thanks for joining us and see you next time.
Y: 谢谢大家收听美语咖啡屋。我们下次节目再见。
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dramatic
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| adj.引人注目的；戏剧的；演戏的 | |
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artistic
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| adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的 | |
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drain
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| n.排水沟，阴沟；消耗，负担；v.排去，放干 | |
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acting
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| n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的 | |
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con
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| n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的 | |
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pros
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| abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物 | |
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solo
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| n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演 | |
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enormously
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