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Shakespeare’s Globe: A Theater For All 伟大的艺术殿堂：莎士比亚环球剧院

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For the elites and the poor alike, a trip to the theater in early-16th-century London was guaranteed to be a wild and wonderful experience. If you were heading to the Globe Theater to catch William Shakespeare’s latest play, it would need to have been a fine, dry afternoon because the famous amphitheatre had no lighting and no roof above the stage. ___1___ The whole event could get pretty wild, too, as people often drank, jeered, argued, and fought. After the performance, there might even be some bear baiting or cock fighting to entertain the spectators.

对于权势之士与贫穷的人来说，前去16世纪初期的伦敦剧院观戏一定会是个狂野又美好的经验。如果你前往环球剧院欣赏威廉．莎士比亚的最新剧作，一定得选个晴朗干燥的好天气，因为这间知名的半圆形剧场舞台上没有灯光与屋顶。舞台上也没有背景，演员以对白来暗示场景变化。观戏过程也会相当混乱，因为观众会喝酒、嬉闹、争吵与打架。表演后，甚至还会有斗熊与斗鸡的表演来娱乐观众。

___2___ The round, open-air theater got the nickname the “Wooden O,” and staged many of the Bard’s play. Inside, the stage was surrounded by a standing area. People who watched from the “pit” paid a penny for their tickets. ___3___ Flying above the Globe, a colored flag would indicate what play would be performed that day: a black flag for tragedy, white for comedy, or red for historical drama.

环球剧院在1599年开张，莎士比亚也是拥有人之一。开张时即造成立即轰动。这栋圆形的开放式剧场常被昵称为Wooden O，上演多出莎士比亚剧作。剧场中，舞台由站立区围绕，站立区也称作「池子」，人们花一分钱即可在此区观戏。有座位的回廊票价则较贵，多半坐着有钱人。剧院上方立了根彩旗说明今日演出戏码：黑色表示悲剧；白色表示喜剧；而红色表示历史剧。

___4___ Although it was quickly reconstructed, it would not last. In 1642, the Puritans shut down the theater, and it was torn down two years later. Not until 1997 was the legendary Globe Theatre rebuilt, designed to look as close to the original as possible. ___5___ However, you might have to pay more than a penny to get in – and there won’t be any bear baiting!

因为1613年时的一次严重道具操作不当──一尊大炮使剧院回廊屋顶着火──整座剧院付之一炬。虽然很快地重建此剧院，但不久后，清教徒便于1642年关闭剧院，并于两年后将之拆除。直到1997年后，这座传奇的环球剧院才又得以重建，并尽量设计得如原本面貌般。所以，今日观众可像400年前的观众一般享受莎剧。然而，这可能要付较多的钱，并且看不到斗熊表演。

－by Alice Davis

(A)   The seated galleries were more expensive, accommodating the higher classes.

(B)   There’d be no sets either, the actors signaled scene changes in their speeches.

(C)   Due to a major prop malfunction in 1613 –a cannon set fire to the Globe’s thatched roof above galleries – the playhouse burned to the ground.

(D)  So, theatergoers today can enjoy Shakespeare’s play just as people did over 400 years ago.

(E)   The original Globe, part-owned by Shakespeare himself, opened in 1599, and it was an immediate success.

Vocabulary

单词发音

guarantee [͵gærənˋti] v. 保证

amphitheatre [`æmfəˏɵɪətɚ} n. 圆形露天剧场[竞技场] (= amphitheater)

set [sɛt] n.（舞台）布景 the scenery constructed for a theatrical performance

signal [ˋsɪgn!] v. 发信号

jeer [dʒɪr] v. 嘲笑，弄

spectator [spɛkˋtetɚ] n.（比赛等的）观众

pit [pɪt] n.（剧场）楼下正厅（尤指后座）Chiefly British  the ground floor of a theater behind the stalls

prop [prɑp] n. 道具

thatched [θætʃt] adj. 茅草盖的

Puritan [ˋpjʊrətn] n. 清教徒

theatergoer [ˋθɪətɚ͵goɚ] n. 经常看戏的人；爱看戏的人

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bear baiting 斗熊  an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear

shut down 关闭  cease to operate or cause to cease operating

tear down  拆掉, 拆毁  to demolish

Wooden O

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Shakespeare's Globe theatre London July 27 2011

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