Traditional puppet show

Jutroduction

溫州90后女孩放棄在大城市的生活，回到家鄉為木偶戲的傳承貢獻自己的一分力量，并且她提出創新木偶戲的新想法，希望木偶戲能被更多年輕人接受。

難詞掃障

1.puppeteer操縱木偶的人

2.the oldest puppetry troupe最古老的木偶劇團

Located in the south of Zhejiang Province's Wenzhou City,Pingyang County is the hometown ofthe amazingprovincialintangible cultural heritage: the Pingyang puppet show. The Pingyang Puppetry Troupe （表演團）isthe oldest puppetry troupein China.The puppets are delicate and vivid.Yet,behind all that are the skillful hands of thepuppeteers.

“Performing a puppet is like playing the piano,”says Lin Si,24.“Attachedto your ten fingers are more than 30 threads.Every single movement of the joints （關節）,the eyes and the mouth,is for you to control.”

Lin is a new-generationpuppeteer of the Pingyang puppet show.Her father,a member of the troupe,used to take her to see the troupe's performance when she was younger.“I found the puppetry very interesting,yet never expected to be sent to study in Shanghai Theatre Academy.”

There were 8 students chosen from the Wenzhou area,7 of whom stayed in Shanghai after graduation.Only Lin went back to her hometown and joined the Pingyang Puppetry Troupe.

“The most difficult part of training was holding the puppets.You have to hold them still for more than half an hour,” says Lin.“I couldn't lift my arms for days after that.”Being shorter than other performers,she has to wear high heels in order to keep the puppets at the same level,which makes it more laborious（辛苦的）for her.Lin can perform and make the puppets.The troupe's puppets can't be mass produced,as each isunique.

Like many other traditionalarts,the Pingyang puppet show has a limited audience.All the other artists of the troupe are in their 40s or 50s.As the only young performer,Lin has to take part in importantannualshows to improve herself.

Lin is actually a fashionable girl off the stage.Flexible fingers make her formidable(難對付的)in some popular mobile games.“If I could make the puppets out of the game characters,perhaps our puppetry would attract more attention of the younger generation,”she says.She hopes that someday that would finally come true.

Reading Check

1.What's required for a good puppeteer?

A.The basic experience to play the piano.

B.Theabilitytoperformandmakethepuppets.

C.The skills to hold puppets and control movement.

D.The flexible fingers to handle mobile games and make the character.

2.What's the hope of Lin Si according to the last paragraph?

A.Pursuing fashion off the stage.

B.Developing the puppets and attracting attention.

C.Making the puppets from the characters of the mobile games.

D.Participating in important annual shows to improve herself.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.attach v.使依附；貼上；使依戀

2.generation n.一代；產生

3.unique adj.獨特的；唯一的

4.annual adj.年度的；每年的

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.

1.The troupe's puppets can't be mass produced,as each is_________.

2.As the only young performer,Lin has to take part in important_________shows to improve herself.

3.If I could make the puppets out of the game characters,perhaps our puppetry would attract more attention of the younger_________.

4.Located in the south of Zhejiang Province's Wenzhou City,Pingyang County is the hometown of the amazing provincial intangible cultural_________.

5._________to your ten fingers are more than 30 threads.

主題應用·語庫構建

I.熱詞積累

professional female職業女性

female leadership女性領導力

gender equality性別平等

gender discrimination性別歧視

women's career development女性職業發展

the protection of women's legal rights and inter

ests保護婦女的合法權益

Wonderful Outstanding Women (WOW)Awards

杰出女性獎

International Women's Day國際勞動婦女節

Women's Federations婦女聯合會

women change-makers女性變革者

women's empowerment女性賦權

female role models女性榜樣

be presented with an award被授予獎項

in recognition of表彰

outstanding achievements杰出的成就

in a bid to better serve the public為了更好地為公眾服務

influential women有影響力的女性

Ⅱ.美句背誦

1.Citizens fromdifferent sections of societysentwarm greetingsthis month incelebration ofthe upcoming 12th National Women's Congress of China.本月，來自社會各界的市民向即將召開的第十二屆全國婦女代表大會致以熱烈的祝賀。

2.Shewas presented with an awardby ChinaWomen'sAssociation forScienceand Technology last yearin recognition ofher outstanding achievements.去年，她獲得了中國婦女科學技術協會頒發的獎項，以表彰她的杰出成就。

3.A three-time winnerof Time Magazine's“Most Powerful Women in the World”,Wu Yi was one of the mostprominent Chinese politiciansof the last decade.吳儀曾三次榮獲《時代》雜志“全球最具影響力女性”獎，是過去十年中國最杰出的政治家之一。

4.She isleading an international teamof membership managers by mentoring and supporting them inachieving their targets.她領導著一支國際性的會員管理團隊，指導和支持他們實現目標。

5.When Swapna came back to India,sheengaged herself inon-ground socio-economic research,and her workgot recognized by organizations abroadwho would invite her to work with them.回到印度后，斯瓦普納從事了實地社會經濟研究，她的工作得到了國外組織的認可，這些組織會邀請她和他們一起工作。

6.These experiencesbroadened Swapna's scopeandher exploration of fieldslike women and poverty researchopened her eyes tothe World's problems.這些經歷拓寬了斯瓦普納的視野，她對婦女與貧困研究等領域的探索也開闊了她對世界問題的眼界。

7.Bhagya beganwith a dream and the burning desire tocreate equity for every childwith access toquality education,regardless ofeconomic and social challenges.巴格亞懷抱為每一個兒童創造接受高質量教育機會的夢想和強烈愿望而開始行動，不管因經濟還是社會造成的障礙。

8.Nandita first began visiting government schools toexplore the possibility ofstudents using theatreas a forumforreflecting on self and society.南迪首先訪問了一些公立學校，探討學生利用戲劇作為反思自我和社會的論壇的可能性。

9.But persistence and hard workpaid off forWilmain the long run.但從長遠來看，威爾瑪的堅持和努力終于得到了回報。

10.Womenare now expected to play diversified rolesin the society.人們現在期望婦女在社會中扮演多樣化的角色。

11.The majority of Marie McPhee's timeis spent working with staff—teaching andpromoting her student-centered vision.瑪麗·麥克菲的大部分時間都花在與教職工一起工作和推廣她以學生為中心的理念上。

12.In the past century,artists from around the world haveadapted it into hundreds ofversions and Yang Liping's is a brand new creation,as she uses her understanding of Chinese tradition,especiallythe relationship between human and naturein Tibetan culture to interpret the storyfrom a completely new angle.在過去的一個世紀,來自世界各地的藝術家已經將這個故事改編成數百個版本，而楊麗萍的版本是一個全新的創造,她用她自己對中國傳統的理解,特別是西藏文化中人與自然之間的關系，從一個全新的角度來解讀這個故事。

Ⅲ.讀后創寫

假定你是李華，于2019年3月被邀請參加中外學生聯誼活動，需要發表一個主題為“中國當代女性”的演講。要點包含：

1.當代貢獻；

2.精神風采；3.尊重和認可。

注意：

1.詞數100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。