(完整word版)牛津英语上海版高一下期第一课

牛津英语上海版高一下期第一课课文分析

A Trip to the Theatre

课文分析：The Phantom of the Opera

【歌剧魅影】成就：

The Phantom of the Opera is a Broadway music drama compo sited by Andrew Lloyd Webber(安德鲁·洛伊·韦伯). Its original form was written by Gaston Leroux(加斯通·勒鲁).

It was first performed in 1986, and then in 1988 it was awarded seven Tony

Awards(托尼奖), one of the greatest musicals in history. Now there have been 16 different versions around the globe.

could be seen as a work that reflects the charm of postmodernism. First of all, it successfully adapted the original novel: it not only kept the original style but also made it more suitable for stage performance so that promoted the watching enjoying.

Secondly, the crafty “drama in the drama” set the audience wander between the reality and the transience(顷刻;稍纵即逝), especially the scene in which the actors ran after the phantom was absolutely fantastic. All through the opera echoed the voice of the phantom, on and down the stage, and from all directions, which made audience feel being there. It’s really a great design!

【故事情节】

In a theatre lives a mysterious person, who is called the phantom. He is a musical genius and can control the operation of the theatre. There is a dancing girl named Christine that he has loved for a long time. However, nobody has seen the phantom, even Christine. With the help of the angel of music in Christine’s mind, she can sing well since she was a little girl. One day, there comes a new investor and a new owner of the theatre. Surprisingly, Christine finds that the new investor was her childhood-sweetheart, Raoul. And the phantom catches the chance to replace the original soprano（女高音）by Christine. Then, the story begins.

【language points】:

1.Read this short story adapted from the novel.

== which is adapted from…

Adapt:

• 1. 改编Vt.

•This novel has been adapted for radio from the Russian original.

•他们把哈利波特系列书改编成电影并且取得了巨大成功。

•They adapted the Harry Potter series of books for the big screen and made a great success.

• 2. 使适应（新的环境、情况等）Vi. / Vt.

•adapt oneself/sth. to sth. / adapt to sth.

•When we moved to France, the children adapted (themselves) very well to the change.

be adapted to…

(be used t o… )

•不知道新同学适应这里的氛围了吗？

•I wonder whether the new student has adapted (himself/herself) to the atmosphere here.

•I wonder whether the new student is adapted to the atmosphere here.

2. On this lake was an island.

=An island was on this lake.

= On this lake there was an island

介词短语+(there) be/live/sit/stand

+名词

树下站着一个中年人。

Under the tree (there) stands a middle-aged man

3. At birth he was so ugly

He was born ugly.

He was born an ugly man.