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课件网) 2026 高三一轮复习 词汇复习 Unit 4 Stage and screen 话题： 人与社会 When Hamlet Meets Peking Opera I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main _____ (subject), I have to! Shakespeare’s Hamlet is _____ (probable) the most important play _____ the most important writer in English. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”, right _____ (see) quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of _____ (confident) — until the Peking Opera came to town! subjects probably by Having seen confidence _____ (date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it’s easier than a Shakespeare play _____ (understand) _____ (find) out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan — the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. Dating to understand To find Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera _____ (bring) a completely new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought _____ I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. Then, _____ (see) the main characters come on stage, I was surprised! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course _____ (sing) in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across _____ the audience. brought what seeing sang to The voices themselves sounded really unique — some of the female voices were so high _____ I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a _____ (decorate) whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. _____ (use) such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe. that decorated Using My favourite part of the show was _____ the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was _____ (simple) incredible. It was so dazzling and _____ (energy) that I wasn’t sure _____ the characters were _____ (perform) or athletes! Everyone was clapping. how simply energetic if / whether performers Before _____ (experience) The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat! _____ (feel) the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show _____ combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with _____ (explode) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes! experiencing Feeling that / which explosive opera n. 歌剧 movement n. 运动，动作→move v. 移动；感动 revenge n. 报复，报仇v. version n. 版本 string n.弦；细绳v. 串起，悬挂→ strung adj. 有弦的（string 的过去式和过去分词形式 ）a string of 一串；一系列 exaggerated adj.夸张的→ exaggerate v. 夸张；夸大→ exaggeration n. 夸张；夸大之词 7. mime n. ... ...
