大家說英語空中2013年

FALLFESTIVALSINMARYLAND-(2-2)-Funinthefall

空中英語教室日期:2013-10-31

關(guān)鍵詞:comedy,pause,spear,cheer,MarylandRenaissanceFestival,joust,opponent

o,and etoStudioClassroom.

MynameisGabe.

AndmynameisCarolyn.

AndyourEnglishwillimprovetodayaswecontinuetalkingaboutFallFestivalsinMaryland.Yesterdaywealreadylearnedabouthoulookherfamilyandtheywenttopicksomeapplesandvegetablesandotherthingslikethat.

Well,todaywe'regoingtobelearningaboutfestivalsthattakeceinMaryland.I'msureyou'vebeentomanyfestivals.

Iwonder,whatmakesagoodfestival?

Orwhat'simportanttoludeifthereisafestival?Whatdoyouthink,Carolyn?

Well,Ithinktherearealotofthingsthatshouldbeludedinafestival.Let'ssee,thereshouldbegoodfood,lotsofgoodfood.

Thereshouldalsobemusic.

It'snicetohaveperformancesatfestivals,somesortofentertainment.And...games!Gamesareafunthingtohaveatafestival.

Iagreewithyouthere,Carolyn.

Actually,Ithinkfood,forme,that...that'sthebestthingaboutanykindoffestival.Butofcourse,therearesomanythingsthatyoucouldseeatfestivals.

Andwe'regoingtolearnaboutaspecialfestivalrightawayhere:theMarylandRenaissanceFestival.

Let'sgetstarted.(Music).

FallFestivalsinMaryland.

ThewonderfulMarylandRenaissanceFestivaltakesceeveryweekendinthefall.WorkersandactorsdresslikepeoplefromtheMiddleAgesand eallvisitors.Comedies,talkshows,children'sysandstagedramasareperformedthroughouttheday.AMidsummerNight'sDreamisabigproductionaswell.

Inaddition,magicshows,swordfightsandmoreattractaudiencesineverycornerofthe"village."Youcanspotthekingandqueengreetingpeopleorpausingforphotos.

Severalsportsandgamesaredemonstratedinthearena.(Music).

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Let'sgobacktothebeginningtolearnaboutthiswonderfulfestival.

ThewonderfulMarylandRenaissanceFestivaltakesceeveryweekendinthefall.That'snotjustoneweekendortwoweekends,everyweekendinthefall.

Andit'stheRenaissanceFestival.WhatistheRenaissance?

Well,that'stheperiodoftim weenthe14thand16thcenturies.Actually,it'satransitionbetweenmedievalandourmoderntimes.Wow!Sothisisaveryspecialfestival,averyspecialtimeperiod.

AndtheyarecelebratingthisinMaryland,theMarylandRenaissanceFestival,everyweekendthisfall.

WorkersandactorsdresslikepeoplefromtheMiddleAgesand eallvisitors.

Well,thissoundsveryfunifpeoplearewearingdressesandcostumestomakethemlooklikethey'refromtheMiddleAges.

Iknow.

Iwouldenjoygoingtothisfestivaljusttoseeeveryonedressinguplikethis.Wecontinuelearningaboutithere:

Comedies,talkshows,children'sysandstagedramasareperformedthroughouttheday.Soit'salotofdifferentkindsofperformanceshere.

Let'stalkaboutoneofthesekindsofperformances-acomedy.Carolyn,comediesalwaysmakemelaugh.

Well,comediesareveryfunnybecausethatiswhattheyaresupposedtodo.They'resupposedtomakeyoulaugh.

Andacomedyisanyfunnyy,TVshowormovie-theycouldallbecalledcomedies.That'sright.Soyoucouldseeastagecomedy.

That'sayatatheater.

Orofcourse,youcouldwatchoneonyourTVathome.

Nowtheopposite,ormaybeanotherkindoftheaterorythatyoucouldseeisadrama.That'salittlemoreserious.

ButIguesstwomaintypesofysarecomediesanddramas.Anotherpopulartypeisatragedy.

Andusuallywhenwetalkaboutcomedies,werefertotragedyasit'sopposite.That'sright,T-R-A-G-E-D-Y.

Isitacomedyortragedy?

Well,we'regoingtoreadaboutacomedyherenextwrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.Hewrotemanycomediesandtragedies.

AMidsummerNight'sDreamisabigproductionaswell.WhatdoyouthinkaboutAMidsummerNight'sDream?Haveyoueverreadthisorseenthisperformed?

Ididreaditinhighschool.

Andit'skindofdifficulttounderstandwhyit'sfunnybecauseShakespearehasaveryunique

writingstyle,andit'snotalwayseasytounderstandhisjokes.Butthisisacomedy.

AndSteveandKenhavesomethingtheywantto lusintheInformationCloudaboutthisauthor,Shakespeare.

Ourlessontodaymentionsaywithoutmentioningtheywright-whowroteit.There'snoneedbecausewealreadyknowwhowroteit-WilliamShakespeare.

AndShakespeareisanamethatneedsnointroduction.He'sthegreatestEnglishwriterever.

Fourhundredyearsafterhisdeath,we'restillreadinghispoetry,staginghisysandmakingmoviesbasedonhisworks.

Shakespeare'scontributiontotheEnglishlanguagewasmassive.

Heintroducedover1,700newvocabularywordsintoEnglish,manyofwhichwestillusetoday.

FromAMidsummerNight'sDream,forexample,camethewordsflowery,rivalandmimic.AndthentherearethemanywordsandphrasesandcommonexpressionsthatShakespearecoined.

Fromthesamedramacamethenowfamiliarwordsandphrases:pale-faced,swiftasashadowandfancy-.

Shakespearewasalsogoodattakinganexistingwordandcreatinganewformofit.AnexamplewhichalsocomesfromAMidsummerNight'sDreamisthewordmoonbeam.OK.Shakespearehadatremendousvocabulary.

Heusedalmost18,000differentwordsinhiswritings,atenthofwhichhadneverbeenusedbefore.

Nowimagine,ifeverytenthwordyouusedwasanoriginalword!().

Thankyou,guys.

ShakespearecertainlydidcontributealottotheEnglishlanguage.Continuingonhere:

Inaddition,magicshows,swordfightsandmoreattractaudiencesineverycornerofthe"village."OK.

Soyoucangoandseeperformanceslikeysandmaybesometragediesanddifferentkindsofdrama.

Oryoucanseepeoplekindoffighting,inayfulway.That'sright.

Andthey'reallinthis"village."Soit'snotarealtownorrealvillage.Butit'spartofthisfestivalsetup.

Nowwesawaphrasethere:ineverycornerof.Thatmeansinallparts,right,Gabe?

It'snotthatthevillageisasquare.That'sright,soeverycorner.

Sometimesacornerishardtoreachinto,right?

Ifsomethingisinthecorner,itmightbedifficulttograsp.

Butwe'retalkingaboutthingsfromeverycornerofthevillage.Thatmeanseventhosethingsyoucanfindhere.

Soyoumightusethisphraseinotherways.

Youcouldtalkaboutpeoplefromeverycorneroftheworld.Thatmeansallovertheworld,everycorneroftheworld.

Thatmeansthattheyareeverywhere.

Sohere,ineverycornerofthevillage,youcanfindthesetypesofperformances.Thatmeansthattheyarealloverthevillage,notjustinonesinglece.

Nowcontinuing:

Youcanspotthekingandqueengreetingpeopleorpausingforphotos.Andthere'sanotherwordfromtheWordBank,thewordpause.

Nowifyoupause,thatmeansthatyoustopbutonlyforashorttime,right,Gabe?Yes...there!

That...thatwasanicepause,Gabe.

Youwaitedforamoment,andthenyouanswered.

Andactually,itisgoodtopausebeforeyousaysomethingtomakesurethatyoureallywanttosayit.

That'sright.OK.

Somaybeyouwanttopausetothinkforalittlewhilebeforeyoucontinuespeakingaboutsomething.

Ormaybeyouwanttopauseinthemiddleofyourspeechto...tothankcertainpeople.Soyoucanuse"pause"indifferentways.

Actually,thereisapausebuttononyourremotecontrol.

Ifyou'rewatchingaDVDorsomething,youcouldjustpauseit,gotothebathroomandcomebackandpressy.

That'sright.

Well,severalsportsandgamesaredemonstratedinthearena.Soyoucanwatchgames,sportsinthearenainthevillage.

Rightnowit'stimeforustolearnsomethingwithMiceintheLanguageLab.Hi,everyone.I'mMice.

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WeareontheseconddayofthearticleFallFestivalsinMaryland.

AndtodaywearelearningallabouttheMarylandRenaissanceFestival.It'saveryfunfestival,anditgoesoneveryweekendinthefall.

Soifyouare thisweekend,youcouldgoandattendthisfestival.

Nowwelearnedthattherearecomedies,talkshows,children'sshowsineverycornerofthevillage.

Youcangotoanypartandenjoysomeformofentertainment.Youcouldalsogotothearenaforsportsdemonstrations.

Well,westillhavealotmoretolearnaboutthisgreatfestival.Let'scontinuewithourlesson.

FallFestivalsinMaryland.

Weactuallytriedusingthebowsandarrowswhileothersparticipatedinthetugofwargame.

Thehighpointisthejousts.

Twoteamscompeteforthehighesthonorandrewardsfromthekingandqueen.Theknightsridehorsesandusespear-likeweaponstoknocktheiropponentsdown.Theaudienceisdividedintotwogroupstocheerfortheirteams.

Thefoodistraditionalandtasty.

Welovedthebigturkeylegsandbarbequeribs.Noforksorknivesareneeded.

(Music).

OK,let'sgobacktothebeginningofthissection.

Paulinewasjustlingusabouthowtheyobservedseveralsportsthatwerebeingdemonstratedinthearena.

Andtheyactuallygottotrytheirhandsatsomeofthese.

Shesays:Weactuallytriedusingthebowsandarrowswhileothersparticipatedinthetugofwargame.

Well,firstofall,Carolyn,whatisabowandarrow?

Well,abowandarrowmeansthatyou'regoingtobeshootingsomething.

Soyouhaveabow,whichiskindoftallandlong,ithasastringattachedtoacurvedpieceofwood.

Andthearrowisastraightpieceofwoodwithasharppoint,andyoupullitbackandletitgo.Haveyoueverusedabowandarrow,Gabe?

Yes,Ihave.

I'mprettygoodatusingabowandarrow.Itcanbeprettyfun.

Butofcourse,Ijusttforfun.

I'mnotfightinganybody;I'mnottryingtokillanybody.

Well,anothergameismentionedhere,thegameoftugandwar...ortugofwar.Sorry.Andactually,thisgamerequiresaropeandtwoteams,twoteamsofhowevermanyyerseach,

andyouhavetotrytopullthelineinthemiddleoftheropeacrosstoyourside.Tugofwar.

Haveyoueveryedthat?

Ihaveyedtugofwarmanytimesduringdifferentfestivals.Andmyteamalwaysdidpretty,Gabe.

Well,interesting.

Maybewecouldbeonthesameteaminthefuturesometimefortugofwar.Well,we'recontinuingtotalkhereaboutthisfestival.

Thehighpointisthejousts.

OK.SoPaulinehasactuallymentionedalotofreallywonderfulthingsaboutthisfestival.Butinheropinion,thisisthehighpointorthebestpart.

That'sright.Andthatisthejoust.Andthisisaveryexcitingsport.

Weread:Twoteamscompeteforthehighesthonorandrewardsfromthekingandqueen.Sothisisprettyimportantiftheygetthehighesthonorsfromthekingandqueenforwinningit.

It'strue,so.

Whoelseisinvolved?

Well,aknight,oracoupleofknights.

Theknightsridehorsesandusespear-likeweaponstoknocktheiropponentsdown.

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Well,let'stakealookatsomewordsinthissentence.OK.Thefirstis"spear."Aspearisakindofweaponthatyouuse.Well,youdon'tuseit.

Butsomepeople,andsomeculturesevennow,usespearsmaybetohuntforanimalssometimes.

It'salongstickwithsomethingsharpat.That'sright.

Soyoucouldsaythattheknightorthehunterheldhisspeartightlybeforethrowingit.Buthereinthejoust,they'reusingspear-likeweapons.

Theydon'thaveasharptip,buttheykindoflooklikeaspear.

Nowlet'stakealookatthatwordthere:ahyphenandtheword"like."Whatdoesthatmean,Gabe?

Well,thatmeansyou'retryingtodescribesomething,butyou'renotexactlysurewhattosay,

andsoyouchoosesomethingelsetohelpyou.OK.Soeveryoneknowswhataspearis.

Well,here'saspear-likeweapon.It'skindoflikeaspear.

Somaybeyoucouldusethisinanotherway.

Iusedaglue-likesubstancetohelpstickthesetwopiecesofpaperItwasn'tglue.

Itwaskindoflikeglue.That'sright.

Soifyouhavesomethingandyou'renotquitesurehowtodescribeit,youcouldtakesomethingthatissimilarandthenaddtheword"like"at .

Youcanusethathyphenbetweentoshowthatthereissomethingsimilaraboutthembuttheyaren'tquitethesame.

Nowtheyusethesespear-likeweaponstoknocktheiropponentsdown.Andtheaudienceisdividedintotwogroupstocheerfortheirteams.

Excellent!OK.

Soweseethatthereareopponents,peoplewhoareopposedtoeachother.Thatmeansthey'refightingeachother.

Andofcourse,they'redividedintogroups.Theaudienceisdividedintogroups.

Andwecancheerforourteams."Cheer"isoneofour .

Whenyoucheerforsomeone,you'resaying,"Go!Go!Youcant!"andotherthingslikethattoencourageyourteam.

That'sright.

Youwanttocheer,soyouwanttomakesurethat...thatyourteamknowsthatyousupportthem.

Soyoucancheerforyourteamandsupportthem.Andcontinuingshewrites:

Thefoodistraditionalandtasty.

Welovedthebigturkeylegsandbarbequeribs.Sothesearegreatfoodsthattheygottoenjoy.Andshesaysnoforksorknivesareneeded.

Theyjustatewiththeirhands!

Yes.Itsoundsalittlebitmessy,butit'scertainlyafunexperience.Well,it'stimeforustoenjoyareviewskit.

Andthenwe'lljoinMiceintheLanguageLab.Ah,Maryland,myMaryland.

Whoareyou?

AreyouthekingofMaryland?

No.ThisistheMarylandRenaissanceFestival.Ah,andthat'swhyyou'redressedlikeaking?Rightyouare.

We'redressedlikepeoplefromtheMiddleAges.Sowhathappenshere?

Lotsofthings!

Actorsperformdramasthroughouttheday.Everyonelovesstories.

Yes!Inaddition,wehavemagicshows,swordfightsandmore.Wow!Wher