單字課 042

action　[ˋækʃən]　名 - 情節，動作，行動
n., the series of events that form the plot of a story or play

The director decided that the second act needed more action and asked the playwright to review the book.

導演認為第二幕需要更多的情節，所以要求編劇再回去複習原作。

The action on stage was spellblinding.

舞台上的劇情引人入勝。

詞組：

• 動 - act
  (Roger's dream is to act in a Broadway play.)
• 名 - action
  (There isn't much action in the play, but it is captivatiing nonetheless.)
• 名 - actor
  (There quite a few well-known actors in the cast.)

approach　[əˋprotʃ]　動 - 接近，著手處理
v., to go near; to move award

The performance approaches perfection.

表演已臻完美。

The director approached the play from an unusual angle.

導演以獨特的角度切入這部戲。

詞組：

• 動 - approach
  (The actress approached me with the idea for a new play.)
• 名 - approach
  (The informal approach to the play was unconventional.)
• 形 - approachable
  (Despite his great fame, the director was friendly and approachable.)

audience　[ˋɔdɪəns]　名 - 觀眾
n., the spectators at a performance

The audience cheered the actors as they walked off the stage.

演員步下舞台時全場歡呼。

The playwright expanded his audience by writing for film as well as for stage.

劇作家的作品包含電影跟舞台劇，增加了他的觀眾群。

creative　[krɪˋetɪv]　形 - 創造性的，有創造力的
adj., imaginative or artistic

The writer's creative representation of the Seven Deadly Sins  was astounding.

那作家的創作代表《七宗罪》讓人驚奇震驚。

There are a number of creative people writing for the theater these days.

這些年很多有創意人為劇院寫戲劇。

詞組：

• 動 - create
  (The playwright created a realistic town and townspeople with the senery and dialogue.)
• 名 - creation
  (The creation of the elaborate costumes took months.)
• 形 - creative
  (The director is one of the most creative people I know.)

dialogue　 [ˋdaɪə͵lɔg]　名 - 對畫，對白
n.,  a conversation between two or more persons

The actors performed the dialogue without using scripts.

演員不看劇本，即興發揮。

The written dialogue seemed great, but was hard to perform.

寫好的對話看起來很棒，但是很難演。

element　[ˋɛləmənt]　名 - 元素
n., fundamental or essential constituent

The audience is an essential element of live theater.

觀眾是舞台劇的基本元素。

By putting together all the elements of theater into one play, he overwhelmed the critics.

在戲劇中融合了劇院的各種元素，他終於戰勝了評論家。

experience　[ɪkˋspɪrɪəns]　名 - 經驗
n., an event or a series of events participated in or lived through

The experience of live theater is very thrilling.

舞台劇的經驗讓人非常興奮。

Going to the theater was not part of Claude's experience growing up.

Claude小時候不曾去過戲院。

詞組：

• 動 - experience
  (The actor experienced great self-doubt before he became famous.)
• 名 - experience
  (Directors bring their experience of the world onto the stage.)
• 形 - experienced
  (The experienced make-up artist transformed Maxine into an old woman in a matter of minutes.)

occur　[əˋkɝ]　動 - 發生
v., to take place; to come about

The murder in the play occurs in the second act.

劇中的謀殺案發生在第二幕。

It never occurred to me that the wife whom the character referred to was imaginary.

我沒結過婚，所以對於妻子角色我是靠想像來詮釋的。(?)

perform　[pɚˋfɔrm] 　動 - 表演，演出
v., to act before an audience, to give a public presentation of 

The theater group performed a three-act play.

劇團演出了三幕的戲。

Juan performed the role without forgetting any lines.

Juan在整部戲中都沒忘詞。

詞組：

• 動 - perform
  (The popular actress was hired to perform Shakespeare on a world tour.)
• 名 - performance
  (I booked tickets for the performance the day they went on sale.)
• 名 - performer
  (The performers each had three costume changes.)

rehearse　[rɪˋhɝs]　動 - 排練，敘述
v., to practice in preparation for a public performance; to direct in rehearsal

The players rehearsed for only three weeks before the show opened.

演員在開演前只排演了三個禮拜。

The director rehearses with the actors ten hours each day.

導演每天陪著演員排練10個小時。

詞組：

• 動 - rehearse
  (The cast had to rehearse the scene over and over again until the director was finally satisied.)
• 名 - rehearsal
  (The actors spent several months in rehearsal before they performed the play.)
• 形 - rehearsed
  (Lydia's acceptance speech for her award sounded more rehearsed than natural.)

review　[rɪˋvju]　名 - 評論，複審；動 - 評論，再檢查
n., a critical estimate of a work or performance; v., writing a criticism of a performance

The critics' influential review of the play was so negative that it sank the entire production.

那個劇評給的負評對這部戲的票房影響很大。

The newspaper sent a rank amateur to review the play.

報紙的評論認為這部劇很外行。(?)

sell out　動 - 售罄，售完

v., to sell all the tickets

The Broadway opening sold out months in advance.

百老匯的票在開演幾個月前就被訂光了。

We expect that this play will be a smash and sell out quickly.

我們期望這部劇很轟動，票能銷售一空。