TurandotinBeijing教学讲解课件

Unit2TurandotinBeijing

Unit2TurandotinBeijing1Readthepassagequicklyandanswerthesequestions.

1.WhatisTurandot?2.WhowroteTurandot?3.Wastheperformance(演出)indoorsoroutdoors?Readthepassagequicklyanda2

WhatisTurandot?

Turandotisanoperathattellsthestoryofacold–heartedChineseprincess,namedTurandot,wholivesintheForbiddenCity.Toavoidmarriage,shesaysthatanypotentialhusbandmustanswerthreeriddlescorrectlyordie.WhatisTurandot?3WhowroteTurandot?

GiacomoPucciniwrotetheopera.ThefinalscenewascompletedbyFrancoAlfano,oneofhisstudents,basedonPuccini’snotesafterhedied.Wastheperformance(演出)indoorsoroutdoors?Outdoors.WhowroteTurandot?4Readthereviewagaintofindthebackgroundinformationoftheopera.Maincharactersofthestory:

Settings:

Plot:

Director:

Conductor:

Actorsandactresses:Readthereviewagaintofind5Maincharactersofthestory:

Turandot---aChineseprincessCalaf---aprinceLiu---calaf’sfather’sslaveSettings:Beijing’sForbiddenCity

Director:

ZhangYimou.

Conductor:

ZubinMehta,aninternationallyfamousconductorborninIndia.Maincharactersofthestory:6Plot:

ThestorytakesontheclassiclovetriangleofthethreemaincharactersTurandot,CalafandLiu.LiulovesCalaf,butCalafhasfalleninlovewithTurandot.BecauseTurandotdoesnotwanttogetmarried,shedeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustanswerherthreequestions.Iftheonecannotanswerthequestions,hewillbekilled.Plot:7Actorsandactresses:SharonSweet----TurandotBarbaraHendricks----LiuKristjanJohannsson----CalafOthersingersandmusiciansfromabroadandchinaActorsandactresses:8ReadcarefullyandanswerthequestionsWhatkindofpersonisTurandot?Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?Whatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?Readcarefullyandanswerthe9WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?Sheiscold-heated.Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?Hewaskilled.WhatkindofpersonisTurando10WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?Becauseshefeltthatshecanfeelthehistory.WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?HepromisedtoallowTurandottochooseherownhusband.Whydoesthewriterthinkthat11WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?Shedoesnothavetomarryhim.HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?Eight.WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappe12WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?

TurandotwasplayedbySharonSweet LiuwasplayedbyBarbaraHendricks CalafwassungbyKristjanJohannssonWhatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?

Thebringingtogetherofthegroupofpeoplefrommanycountries,themusicandsetting.Whotookpartinthisperforma13

LanguagepointsofthispassageLanguagepoints14Lastnight,IwitnessthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini’sworld-famousopera,Turando,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.Witnessv.meaning“toseewithone’sowneyes”.Wecanallwitnessthisamazingscientificdevelopment.

Lastnight,Iwitnessthefirs15Didyoureallywitnessthecaraccidentthathappenednearourschool.witnessn.meaning“apersonwhoseeswithhis/herowneyeswhathashappened”.Myfatherwasaskedtoactasawitnesstotheagreementbetweenmytwouncles.Thewitnessisanine-line-year-oldboy.Didyoureallywitnessthe16Itstarredsomeoftheworld’sgreatestoperasingers.ManygreatChinesemusicians,actorsandsingerswerealsocast.Herestar

isavt.withthemeaning“由…担任主角，由…主演”eg.

MyfavouritefilmstarsMarilynMonroe.ThedirectorwantedtostarMichaelCaineinhisnewfilm.Itstarredsomeoftheworld’s17Castvt.meaning“chooseactorstoplaypartsin(aplay,film,ect.)挑选演员扮演某角色。eg.Hehascastherasalawyerinhisnewfilm.HewascastasOthello.==HewascastintheroleofOthello.Thedirectordecidednottocasthisnewfilmwithfamousactors.Castvt.meaning“chooseactor18HelikedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowrote,MadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.besetin以…为背景ThefilmwassetinWorldWarI.WhichissetinJapan是引导的非限制性定语从句修饰先行词madamButterfly,which不能省略。HelikedEastAsiaverymucha19JustimagineperformingsuchanoperaintheForbiddenCity–therecouldnotbeabettersetting!Therecouldnotbeabettersetting!没有更好的背景了！（1）can/couldnotbe+比较级＋名词“没有…更…”意思是“最好”。否定词与形容词的比较级连用表达最高级的含义。Hecannotbeabetterman!他不可能是更好的人了（他是最好的人.）Justimagineperformingsucha20Yourstoryisperfect;I’veneverheard_________before.A.thebetteroneB.abetteroneC.thebestoneD.agoodone.(2)settingn.环境，背景Thecastlestandsinapicturesquesettingsurroundedbyhills.Yourstoryisperfect;I’vene21Then,inamovingsoloperformance,ayoungslaveofCalaf’sfather,Liu,expressedherloveforCalaf.(1)inamovingsoloperformance在一场令人感动的单人表演中moving令人感动的Thisisamovingstory.Hewasmovedbythemovingstory.(2)expressone’sloveforsb.表达对…的爱慕之情Thestudentsexpressedtheirlovefortheirmotherland.

Then,inamovingsoloperfor22ThestorythentakesonaclassiclovetrianglefeaturingCalaf,Turandot，andLiu,whoseloveforCalaf,isunconditional.takeonmeaning“tohaveacharacteristicorappearanceof”.Withthismeaning,thephrasecannotbeusedinthepassivevoice.Intheplay,myfriendLiuYongtakesontheformofanoldking.Thetemplestakeonagoldencolourwhenthesunsinksinthewest.Thestorythentakesonac23

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthepastfewyears,andnowthecityhastakenonacompletelynewlook.

Takeonhassomeotherdifferentmeanings:Thecompanyisgoingtotakeonsomenewworkers.(toemployorhire)Sheisnotingoodhealththesedays,andcannottakeonmorework.(todoworkoracceptresponsibility)Greatchangeshavetakenpla24Sheevendarestotryandexercisecontroloverherfather,theemperorofchina,whohaspromisedtoallowhertochooseherownhusband.Here

exercise

isusedasaverbwiththemeaning“

touseone’spower,rightorinfluence”(运用权力和影响)Theyoungemployersimplydoesnotknowhowtoexercisehispoweroverhisemployees.Sinceyouareacitizenofourcountry,youshouldexerciseyourrighttovote.Sheevendarestotryandexer25(2)aclassiclovetriangle经典的三角恋爱(3)featuringCalaf,Tuandot,andLiu由卡拉夫，图兰朵和柳儿主演的，现在分词短语作定语修饰aclassiclovetriangle,表主动关系。LetusseethefilmfeaturingLiuXiaoqing.(2)aclassiclovetriangle经典26Theemperorfindsthedeathsofsomanymendisturbing,andalthoughhewouldliketo,hecannotbreakhispromise.(1)findsth.disturbing感到…令人烦恼Ifoundtheirquarreldisturbing.(2)althoughhewouldliketo是一个省略句，意思是althoughhewouldliketo(preventthedeathofsomanymen).AlthoughIwouldliketo(gothere),Ihavenotime.(3)breakone’spromise“食言”.Theemperorfindsthedeathso27TurandotisdesperatetolearnhisnameandthreatensandterrifiesLiubecausesheknowshisname.Thephrasebedesperatetodosomethinginthissentencemeans“tobeeageroringreatneedtodosomething”.Wecanalsousethephrasebedesperateforsomething.Theoldmanwasdesperatetoseehisson,whohadlefthometostudyabroad.Turandotisdesperatetolearn28Theyaredesperatetomakemoney,thoughtheyarenotthatpoor.Theboyisdesperateforanewpairoffootballshoes.desperate

canalsobeusedwiththemeaning“不顾一切的，亡命的，情急拼命的”.Thedesperatethiefshotatthepolice.makedesperateeffortstodosomething拼命的努力去做某事Theyaredesperatetomakemon29ThenCalafsayshisownnamealoud,leavinghisfutureinTurandot’shands.Theverbleavecanbefollowedbyanobjectandanobjectcomplement,whichmeans“toletsomebodydosomethingorbeinastate”or“toletsomethingbeinastate”.ThenCalafsayshisownnamea30Mygrandmaisover80yearsold,sowedonotwanttoleaveheraloneathome.Thepoorfarmerdied,leaving

hiswifeandthreechildreninpoorerconditions.Whenthecouplewentonholiday,theylefttheirdoginthecareofafriend.TurandotinBeijing教学讲解课件31(2)leavesth.inone’shands把某物交给某人。Theladyloveshishusbandverymuch,leavingallshehasinhishands.分词短语做结果状语，表示必然的结果。动词不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。Thefishcaneatapersoninfiveminutes,leavingonlybones.Wewenttothestation,onlytofindthatthetrainhadgone.(2)leavesth.inone’shands把32Theoperafinisheswithabeautifully-sungfinalduet,whichwassomovingthattheaudiencefellsilent.finishwith以…而结束(endwith)Thepartyfinishedwithaspeech.abeautifully-sungfinalduet一首优美的终曲二重唱which引导的定语从句，修饰名词“duet”.fallsilent陷入沉默theaudience做主语时既可以用第三人称单数形式，也可以用第三人称复数形式，如：Theaudienceis/arequitemovedbytheirperformance.Theoperafinisheswithabeau33Unfortunately,Puccinidiedbeforehecompletedthisfinalscene,butheleftnotesforthefinalduet,whichwascompletedbyoneofhisformerstudents,FrancoAlfano.finalscene终场，最后一场。leavenotesforsth.留下…的注释former以前的，其反义词是：latter以后的。Unfortunately,Puccinidiedbe34TheproductioncombinedtheverybestoftheWesternandChinesetalentsinmusic,staginganddirecting.(1)combinethebestof将…进行最佳结合。Ifyouwanttodowellinstudy,youshouldcombinethebestofyourenergyandtime.(2)talentsinsth.在某方面的人才。Weneedtalentsinplanninganddesigning.Theproductioncombinedtheve35However,inthiswonderfulproduction,ithasbeentransformedintothelocationforabeautifulandheartbreakinglovestory.Thewordtransformmeans“tomakeacompletechangeoftheappearanceorcharacterof”.使改变（外观，性质，机能等）常用结构“transform+n.+into/to+n.”However,inthiswonderfulpro36Plentyofrainmighttransformtheareafromadesertintoaplacefullofplants.Inonlytwentyyears,whatwasonceasmallfishingvillagehasbeentransformedintoamoderncitywithapopulationofamillion.Itissaidthattheoldrailwaystationbuiltabout100yearsagowillsoonbetransformedintoarailwaymuseum.Plentyofrainmighttransform37of

thereadingpartexerciseof

thereadingpartexercise38请根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。昨天我们看了一部由卓别林主演的电影。(star)

YesterdaywesawafilmstarringCharlieChaplin.导演选派我扮演科学家。(cast)Thedirectorcastmeasascientist.约翰对她一见钟情。(fallinlove)

Johnfellinlovewithheratfirstsight.请根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。39丽莎同一位医生结了婚。(marry)Lisamarriedadoctor. 她的脸上露出激动的神情。(takeon) Herfacetookonanexcitedexpression. 他沉醉在成功当中。(bedrunkwith) Heisdrunkwithsuccess. 他掌控了他爸爸的公司。(exercisecontrolover) Heexercisedcontroloverhisfather’scompany.丽莎同一位医生结了婚。(marry)40他答应给我这本书。(promise) Hepromisedmethebook.我不允许发生这样的事。(allow) Ican’tallowsuchathing.他威胁着要见警察。(threaten) Hethreatenedtocallthepolice.他答应给我这本书。(promise)41 这件事现在正由我的律师处理。(inthehandsof) Thematterisnowinthehandsofmylawyer. 他的话不是针对你的。(bedirectedat) Hisremarkswerenotdirectedatyou. 不要把窗户开着。(leave) Don’tleavethewindowopen. 任何严刑拷打都不能使他开口。(torture) Notorturewouldmakehimspeak. 这件事现在正由我的律师处理。(inthehandso42Unit2TurandotinBeijing

Unit2TurandotinBeijing43Readthepassagequicklyandanswerthesequestions.

1.WhatisTurandot?2.WhowroteTurandot?3.Wastheperformance(演出)indoorsoroutdoors?Readthepassagequicklyanda44

WhatisTurandot?

Turandotisanoperathattellsthestoryofacold–heartedChineseprincess,namedTurandot,wholivesintheForbiddenCity.Toavoidmarriage,shesaysthatanypotentialhusbandmustanswerthreeriddlescorrectlyordie.WhatisTurandot?45WhowroteTurandot?

GiacomoPucciniwrotetheopera.ThefinalscenewascompletedbyFrancoAlfano,oneofhisstudents,basedonPuccini’snotesafterhedied.Wastheperformance(演出)indoorsoroutdoors?Outdoors.WhowroteTurandot?46Readthereviewagaintofindthebackgroundinformationoftheopera.Maincharactersofthestory:

Settings:

Plot:

Director:

Conductor:

Actorsandactresses:Readthereviewagaintofind47Maincharactersofthestory:

Turandot---aChineseprincessCalaf---aprinceLiu---calaf’sfather’sslaveSettings:Beijing’sForbiddenCity

Director:

ZhangYimou.

Conductor:

ZubinMehta,aninternationallyfamousconductorborninIndia.Maincharactersofthestory:48Plot:

ThestorytakesontheclassiclovetriangleofthethreemaincharactersTurandot,CalafandLiu.LiulovesCalaf,butCalafhasfalleninlovewithTurandot.BecauseTurandotdoesnotwanttogetmarried,shedeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustanswerherthreequestions.Iftheonecannotanswerthequestions,hewillbekilled.Plot:49Actorsandactresses:SharonSweet----TurandotBarbaraHendricks----LiuKristjanJohannsson----CalafOthersingersandmusiciansfromabroadandchinaActorsandactresses:50ReadcarefullyandanswerthequestionsWhatkindofpersonisTurandot?Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?Whatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?Readcarefullyandanswerthe51WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?Sheiscold-heated.Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?Hewaskilled.WhatkindofpersonisTurando52WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?Becauseshefeltthatshecanfeelthehistory.WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?HepromisedtoallowTurandottochooseherownhusband.Whydoesthewriterthinkthat53WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?Shedoesnothavetomarryhim.HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?Eight.WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappe54WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?

TurandotwasplayedbySharonSweet LiuwasplayedbyBarbaraHendricks CalafwassungbyKristjanJohannssonWhatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?

Thebringingtogetherofthegroupofpeoplefrommanycountries,themusicandsetting.Whotookpartinthisperforma55

LanguagepointsofthispassageLanguagepoints56Lastnight,IwitnessthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini’sworld-famousopera,Turando,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.Witnessv.meaning“toseewithone’sowneyes”.Wecanallwitnessthisamazingscientificdevelopment.

Lastnight,Iwitnessthefirs57Didyoureallywitnessthecaraccidentthathappenednearourschool.witnessn.meaning“apersonwhoseeswithhis/herowneyeswhathashappened”.Myfatherwasaskedtoactasawitnesstotheagreementbetweenmytwouncles.Thewitnessisanine-line-year-oldboy.Didyoureallywitnessthe58Itstarredsomeoftheworld’sgreatestoperasingers.ManygreatChinesemusicians,actorsandsingerswerealsocast.Herestar

isavt.withthemeaning“由…担任主角，由…主演”eg.

MyfavouritefilmstarsMarilynMonroe.ThedirectorwantedtostarMichaelCaineinhisnewfilm.Itstarredsomeoftheworld’s59Castvt.meaning“chooseactorstoplaypartsin(aplay,film,ect.)挑选演员扮演某角色。eg.Hehascastherasalawyerinhisnewfilm.HewascastasOthello.==HewascastintheroleofOthello.Thedirectordecidednottocasthisnewfilmwithfamousactors.Castvt.meaning“chooseactor60HelikedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowrote,MadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.besetin以…为背景ThefilmwassetinWorldWarI.WhichissetinJapan是引导的非限制性定语从句修饰先行词madamButterfly,which不能省略。HelikedEastAsiaverymucha61JustimagineperformingsuchanoperaintheForbiddenCity–therecouldnotbeabettersetting!Therecouldnotbeabettersetting!没有更好的背景了！（1）can/couldnotbe+比较级＋名词“没有…更…”意思是“最好”。否定词与形容词的比较级连用表达最高级的含义。Hecannotbeabetterman!他不可能是更好的人了（他是最好的人.）Justimagineperformingsucha62Yourstoryisperfect;I’veneverheard_________before.A.thebetteroneB.abetteroneC.thebestoneD.agoodone.(2)settingn.环境，背景Thecastlestandsinapicturesquesettingsurroundedbyhills.Yourstoryisperfect;I’vene63Then,inamovingsoloperformance,ayoungslaveofCalaf’sfather,Liu,expressedherloveforCalaf.(1)inamovingsoloperformance在一场令人感动的单人表演中moving令人感动的Thisisamovingstory.Hewasmovedbythemovingstory.(2)expressone’sloveforsb.表达对…的爱慕之情Thestudentsexpressedtheirlovefortheirmotherland.

Then,inamovingsoloperfor64ThestorythentakesonaclassiclovetrianglefeaturingCalaf,Turandot，andLiu,whoseloveforCalaf,isunconditional.takeonmeaning“tohaveacharacteristicorappearanceof”.Withthismeaning,thephrasecannotbeusedinthepassivevoice.Intheplay,myfriendLiuYongtakesontheformofanoldking.Thetemplestakeonagoldencolourwhenthesunsinksinthewest.Thestorythentakesonac65

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthepastfewyears,andnowthecityhastakenonacompletelynewlook.

Takeonhassomeotherdifferentmeanings:Thecompanyisgoingtotakeonsomenewworkers.(toemployorhire)Sheisnotingoodhealththesedays,andcannottakeonmorework.(todoworkoracceptresponsibility)Greatchangeshavetakenpla66Sheevendarestotryandexercisecontroloverherfather,theemperorofchina,whohaspromisedtoallowhertochooseherownhusband.Here

exercise

isusedasaverbwiththemeaning“

touseone’spower,rightorinfluence”(运用权力和影响)Theyoungemployersimplydoesnotknowhowtoexercisehispoweroverhisemployees.Sinceyouareacitizenofourcountry,youshouldexerciseyourrighttovote.Sheevendarestotryandexer67(2)aclassiclovetriangle经典的三角恋爱(3)featuringCalaf,Tuandot,andLiu由卡拉夫，图兰朵和柳儿主演的，现在分词短语作定语修饰aclassiclovetriangle,表主动关系。LetusseethefilmfeaturingLiuXiaoqing.(2)aclassiclovetriangle经典68Theemperorfindsthedeathsofsomanymendisturbing,andalthoughhewouldliketo,hecannotbreakhispromise.(1)findsth.disturbing感到…令人烦恼Ifoundtheirquarreldisturbing.(2)althoughhewouldliketo是一个省略句，意思是althoughhewouldliketo(preventthedeathofsomanymen).AlthoughIwouldliketo(gothere),Ihavenotime.(3)breakone’spromise“食言”.Theemperorfindsthedeathso69TurandotisdesperatetolearnhisnameandthreatensandterrifiesLiubecausesheknowshisname.Thephrasebedesperatetodosomethinginthissentencemeans“tobeeageroringreatneedtodosomething”.Wecanalsousethephrasebedesperateforsomething.Theoldmanwasdesperatetoseehisson,whohadlefthometostudyabroad.Turandotisdesperatetolearn70Theyaredesperatetomakemoney,thoughtheyarenotthatpoor.Theboyisdesperateforanewpairoffootballshoes.desperate

canalsobeusedwiththemeaning“不顾一切的，亡命的，情急拼命的”.Thedesperatethiefshotatthepolice.makedesperateeffortstodosomething拼命的努力去做某事Theyaredesperatetomakemon71ThenCalafsayshisownnamealoud,leavinghisfutureinTurandot’shands.Theverbleavecanbefollowedbyanobjectandanobjectcomplement,whichmeans“toletsomebodydosomethingorbeinastate”or“toletsomethingbeinastate”.ThenCalafsayshisownnamea72Mygrandmaisover80yearsold,sowedonotwanttoleaveheraloneathome.Thepoorfarmerdied,leaving

hiswifeandthreechildreninpoorerconditions.Whenthecouplewentonholiday,theylefttheirdoginthecareofafriend.TurandotinBeijing教学讲解课件73(2)leavesth.inone’shands把某物交给某人。Theladyloveshishusbandverymuch,leavingallshehasinhishands.分词短语做结果状语，表示必然的结果。动词不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。Thefishcaneatapersoninfiveminutes,leavingonlybones.Wewenttothestation,onlytofindthatthetrainhadgone.(2)leavesth.inone’shands把74Theoperafinisheswithabeautifully-sungfinalduet,whichwassomovingthattheaudiencefellsilent.finishwith以…而结束(endwith)Thepartyfinishedwithaspeech.abeautifully-sungfinalduet一首优美的终曲二重唱which引导的定语从句，修饰名词“duet”.fallsilent陷入沉默theaudience