大學英語課堂教學中的表演設(shè)計—以“Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth”為例

張 文

(安慶師范大學外國語學院，安徽 安慶 246133)

《新編大學英語綜合教程3》第二單元“Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth”是一則神話故事，主要講述烏龜?shù)呢悮槭裁床还饣秸膩須v。烏龜能言善辯，十分狡猾，鳥雀們幫助他一起飛到天庭赴宴后發(fā)現(xiàn)被欺騙，極為憤怒。鸚鵡為教訓烏龜，故意傳錯口信，致使烏龜從高高的空中摔下后粉身碎骨。老師課堂上可將學生分成若干小組，每組6人，分別扮演烏龜、鳥雀1、鳥雀2、天庭上人、鸚鵡、烏龜妻子，根據(jù)故事情節(jié)按以下英文對話模式進行表演。

一、烏龜騙取信任

Bird 1：How stimulating ! All of us are invited to enjoy the delicious food in the sky.

Bird 2：I’m excited.What do you think I should put on ?

Tortoise：Hello! What are you excided about?

Bird 1：We birds are going to the sky.

Bird 2：And we are going to have a big dinner.How fun!

Tortoise：Wonderful! May I go with you?

Bird 1：Yes，but we know you are too cunning and ungrateful.

Bird 2：If we allow you to fly to the sky with us，you will begin to bring us trouble.

Bird 1：We know you for a long time.

Tortoise：O，no! I’ve totally changed myself.I am not the mischievous man you once knew.In fact，I am considerate and helpful.I promise you I will not cause you any trouble.

Bird 1：Maybe he is a changed man now.

Bird 2：OK.Tortoise，now we all agree to take you to the sky.Each of us will lend you a feather so that you can have fly with two wings.

二、烏龜能言善辯

Bird 1：Tortoise is good at making a speech in public.

Bird 2：Let’s recommend him the spokesperson for the party.

Tortoise：I suggest that each of us take a new name on the occasion.

Bird 1：You are such a knowledgeable person，we will each have a new name.I will call myself Handsome-Jerry.

Bird 2：I take a new name as Smart-Ann.

Tortoise：And I am All of You.

Sky People：Welcome to the sky，our dear guests.We are so glad to see you again.

Tortoise：My dear hosts，thank you very much for inviting us to the feast.It is my honor to be here and have great fun.

Sky People：Thank you for your sweet words.Now please help yourselves to the delicious food.Now the dinner is ready.Please enjoy the fish，soup and meat.

Tortoise：Wait a moment.Let me ask you a question：For whom have you prepared this large meal?

Sky People：For all of you，of course.

Tortoise：You remember that my new name is All of You.The custom in the sky is to serve the spokesman first and the others later.You will eat after I finish.Mm.I’m full now.you can start to eat.

三、鳥群憤怒

Bird 1：All of us are cheated by him! I am too angry to eat.I’m Flying home.

Bird 2：Wait.I am going home，too.Return the feather I lent you.

Tortoise：What are you doing? Oh，my God! how am I flying home without a single feather? You can’t treat me like this！

Birds：Good-bye.

Tortoise：Could you help me to send a message to my wife? Tell her to bring out all the soft stuff and cover the ground?

Birds in chorus：No.No.

四、鸚鵡教訓烏龜

Parrot：I’d like to send your wife the message.

Parrot：Mrs.Tortoise’s wife，your husband asked you to bring out all the hard things covering the ground to help him fall on the ground.

Tortoise’s wife：Thank you very much.I will do that.

Tortoise：Oho…(Sound of crashing and sighing) My back，my back，it aches!

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