大学英语课堂教学中的表演设计—以“Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth”为例

张 文

(安庆师范大学外国语学院，安徽 安庆 246133)

《新编大学英语综合教程3》第二单元“Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth”是一则神话故事，主要讲述乌龟的贝壳为什么不光滑平整的来历。乌龟能言善辩，十分狡猾，鸟雀们帮助他一起飞到天庭赴宴后发现被欺骗，极为愤怒。鹦鹉为教训乌龟，故意传错口信，致使乌龟从高高的空中摔下后粉身碎骨。老师课堂上可将学生分成若干小组，每组6人，分别扮演乌龟、鸟雀1、鸟雀2、天庭上人、鹦鹉、乌龟妻子，根据故事情节按以下英文对话模式进行表演。

一、乌龟骗取信任

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、乌龟能言善辩

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、鸟群愤怒

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、鹦鹉教训乌龟

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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