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词汇大师--F-u-n With Broadway's

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  AA:   I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a track from the original Broadway cast recording1 of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
RS:   The show is a musical satire2 of spelling competitions and the pressure to "go to Washington" 鈥?where, in real life, the best young spellers compete in the National Spelling Bee.

  VOICE:   Ms. Peretti. Please spell "syzygy."
RONA:   S-y-z-y-g-y. Syzygy?
VOICE:   We have a winner!
RONA:   Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
CHIP:   At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
My parents keep on telling me
Just being here is winning.
Although
I know it isn't so.
RONA:   But it's a very nice
Very, very nice ...
RONA, CHIP:   Very, very nice
Very nice beginning.
RONA:   Our winner here last year: Chip Tolentino.
SCHWARZY:   Ms. Peretti!
RONA:   And our youngest competitor, Logainne Schwarzandgrubeniere.
CONEYBEAR:   At the 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling game -- Bee!
I'll stand when they announce my
name:
RONA:   Leaf Coneybear.
CONEYBEAR:   And try and keep from shaking.
SCHWARZY:   Alas3
His shaking will not pass
CONEYBEAR/CHIP/RONA/SCHWARZY:
'Cause it's a very big,
Very fraught4
Simple but it's not
It's a very big undertaking5.
RONA:   Returning after last year's tragic6 setback7, William Barfee.
BARFEE:   It's pronounced Barfee, there's an accent egue.
RONA:   I'm not sure who this girl is.
MARCY:   Marcy Park. Recent transfer.
SCHWARZY:   Winner's destination: Washington, D.C.
CHIP/SCHWARZY:   Plasma8 TV
In a fancy hotel.
MARCY/CHIP/SCHWARZY:   Where they treat you well.
ALL:   All because you love to spell.
We spell.
RONA:   It's a marvelous memory
If you win the spelling bee.
One's life improves from A to Z
The minute you are crowned here.
I see a trophy9 held by me!
And when I won
Did I swell10?
Oh the stories I could tell!
But braggarts don't do well
Around here.
OLIVE:   Hi, I'm Olive Ostrovsky. Do you know where I check in?
BARFEE:   Shut up!
CONEYBEAR:   At the 25th Annual
We memorize the manual ...
ALL:   About how to spell these words.
Words that require thought.
People think we're automatons11.
But that is exactly what we're not.
MARCY:   We hear the word.
SCHWARZY:   We breathe.
CONEYBEAR:   We wait.
ALL:   Unlike idiots we ideate.
RONA:   To ideate is to form an image or idea, to think
CONEYBEAR:   At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ...
SCHWARZY:   We feel no animosity.
SCHWARZY/OLIVE:   And yet our heads are spinning.
BARFEE:   We are
The slightest bit bizarre.
MARCY:   But since the time is now ...
CONEYBEAR:   Holy cow!
SCHWARZY:   We shall make a solemn vow12
To concentrate on winning.
ALL:   We concentrate on winning.
At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
We speak so damn convincingly.
RONA:   They're nervous but they're grinning.
GIRLS:   It seems
We're living out our dreams.
BOYS:   Which is a very nice
Very nice, very very very nice
ALL:   Very nice, very nice
Very very very nice
Very nice
Beginning
RONA:   25th Annual
SPELLERS:   25th Annual
ALL:   Putnam County Spelling Bee!
RS:   "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is on stage in New York and San Francisco.  A national tour is scheduled to begin later this year.
AA:   And that's Wordmaster for this week -- online at voanews.com/wordmaster.  Our e-mail address is [email protected].  With Rosanne Skirble, I'm Avi Arditti.


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1 recording UktzJj     
n.录音,记录
参考例句:
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
2 satire BCtzM     
n.讽刺,讽刺文学,讽刺作品
参考例句:
  • The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
  • Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。
3 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
4 fraught gfpzp     
adj.充满…的,伴有(危险等)的;忧虑的
参考例句:
  • The coming months will be fraught with fateful decisions.未来数月将充满重大的决定。
  • There's no need to look so fraught!用不着那么愁眉苦脸的!
5 undertaking Mfkz7S     
n.保证,许诺,事业
参考例句:
  • He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
  • He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。
6 tragic inaw2     
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
参考例句:
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
7 setback XzuwD     
n.退步,挫折,挫败
参考例句:
  • Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
  • She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
8 plasma z2xzC     
n.血浆,细胞质,乳清
参考例句:
  • Keep some blood plasma back for the serious cases.留一些血浆给重病号。
  • The plasma is the liquid portion of blood that is free of cells .血浆是血液的液体部分,不包含各种细胞。
9 trophy 8UFzI     
n.优胜旗,奖品,奖杯,战胜品,纪念品
参考例句:
  • The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
  • He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
10 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
参考例句:
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
11 automatons 4aa1352b254bba54c67a0f4c1284f7c7     
n.自动机,机器人( automaton的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • These docile lunatic automatons are no more trouble to their guards than cattle. 对警卫来说,这些驯良的,机器人般的疯子和家畜一样不会带来多大的麻烦。 来自辞典例句
  • For the most part, automatons are improved while they are off. 对大多数移动机器来讲,它们是在关机状态下得以改良的。 来自互联网
12 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
参考例句:
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
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