在1967年的日內(nèi)瓦會議上，聯(lián)合國統(tǒng)計委員會提議，應(yīng)該建立一個單獨的游客類別。旅游者至少要逗留24小時，然而，有些游客外出游覽但于當日返回了居住地，這些人被稱為“短期旅行者(Excursionists)”、這類游客包括了不以就業(yè)為目的的一日游者、游船乘客和過境游客。短期旅行者很容易與其他游客區(qū)分開來，因為他們不在目的地過夜。今天學習啦小編為大家精心準備的是：關(guān)于看表演的旅游英語口語相關(guān)練習。內(nèi)容僅供參考，歡迎閱讀!

　　Going To a Circus

　　看馬戲

　　Key Sentences(重點句子)

　　1. Do they have any monkey tricks?

　　他們有猴子耍把戲嗎?

　　2. If the dog trainer says one plus two， one of the dogs goes and brings the board with a“3” on it to the trainer.

　　如果馴狗師說1+2，其中有只狗手拿寫著“3”的木板走過來交給他。

　　3. Clowns play an important role in a circus.

　　小丑在馬戲團起著重要作用。

　　4.They make the circus lively and cause people to laugh.

　　他們使馬戲充滿生氣，使觀眾捧腹大笑。

　　5. What funny faces and costumes!

　　多么滑稽可笑的面孔和服裝啊!

　　7.This is quite a show.

　　表演真棒。

　　7. He poured a big barrel of water into his mouth.

　　他把一大桶水倒進自己的嘴里。

　　8. He didn't really pour the water into his mouth.

　　他并沒有真的把水倒進嘴里。

　　9. He poured it into a big plastic bag.

　　他把水倒進一只大塑料袋里。

　　10. Look，two streams of water are spurting from his nose.

　　看!兩束水流正從他的鼻子里噴出來。

　　Dialogue A

　　(A and B are going to circus. )

　　A：It will be Sunday tomorrow. Why not go to a circus?

　　B：What do they have?

　　A：Oh，they have a lot of animal acts. “Tiger act jumping through a fire ring”。 “A seal that does tricks with a ball”， and so on.

　　B：Do they have any monkey tricks?

　　A：Yes. And also dog tricks.

　　B：What kind?

　　A：For instance，a group of cute little dogs sit in a line. They can calculate. If the dog trainer says one plus two， one of the dogs goes and brings the board with a“3” on it to the trainer.

　　B：Oh，can we see them tomorrow?

　　A：Maybe. Shall we plan to go tomorrow?

　　B：Mm…are you sure that we can see all these?

　　A：No， but we can go ask Wang Li. He went to see some of them yesterday.

　　B：Will you go ask him and let me know your decision after supper?

　　A：Can we go together?

　　B：I'm sorry I can't. I have an appointment with Mr Li.

　　A：O.K. in that case I've go to by myself.

　　B：By the way，would you please ask him whether there are horse tricks?I like them very much.

　　A：Yes，I like them，too. I used to go to see horse tricks with my mum before.

　　B：I'll be expecting you after dinner then.

　　A：O. K. Bye!

　　Dialogue B

　　(A and B are talking about the clowns. )

　　A：Clowns play an important role in a circus.

　　B：Yes，they make the circus lively and cause people to laugh.

　　A：Look. There come two of them. What funny faces and costumes!

　　B：And funny performances!

　　A：Oh，this is quite a show. Ah，he pretends to be dead.

　　B：The other is pouring water into his mouth.

　　A：That's incredible. He poured a big barrel of water into his mouth. How can he drink so much water? What a big stomach he has!

　　B：No，he didn't really pour the water into his mouth. He poured it into a big plastic bag.

　　A：Oh，yeah. Where's the bag then?

　　B：Inside his coat in the front，he's taking it out.

　　A：Oh，I see. Look，two streams of water are spurting from his nose. I must tell Bill about all this.

　　Words and Expressions

　　ring n. 環(huán)，圈

　　seal n. 海豹

　　monkey n. 猴子

　　cute a. 伶俐的;逗人喜愛的

　　calculate vt. 計算

　　plus prep. 加

　　promise v. 允諾;約定

　　pretend vt. 假裝

　　pour vt. 灌(注)，傾(注)

　　barrel n. 桶

　　stomach n. 胃

　　plastic a. 塑料的

　　spurt vt. 噴射

　　costume n. 服裝

　　Going to Acrobatic Performance

　　看雜技表演

　　Key Sentences(重點句子)

　　1. It's very difficult to see Chinese acrobatics at home.

　　在國內(nèi)很難看到中國雜技。

　　2. Oh!They're breathtaking.

　　呵，空中飛人真是驚心動魂。

　　3.Those hair-raising performances can be scary.

　　那些驚險的表演很嚇人。

　　4. It must be very difficult for them to be trained as very skillful acrobats.

　　訓練出技巧高超的雜技演員肯定很難。

　　5.That goes without saying.

　　這是不言而喻的。

　　6. Look at the girl who is building a pagoda of bowls.

　　瞧瞧那個正在頂著一摞碗的姑娘。

　　7. It's almost incredible.

　　簡直令人難以置信。

　　8. Ah，it's bicycle stabilizing feats on a raised platform.

　　噢，這是高臺定車。

　　9. More people do performances on a still bike.

　　還有許多人在一動不動的自行車上表演。

　　10.There might be a performance called trick cycling tonight.

　　今晚也許有稱為車技的節(jié)目。

　　Dialogue A

　　(Mary and Bill are going to an acrobatic performance. )

　　Mary：I'm all dressed up and ready to go.

　　Bill：That was pretty fast. It only took you fifteen minutes.

　　M：I don't dilly dally when there's the prospect of a good acrobatic performance in the offing. Let's go.

　　B：Yes，it's very difficult to see Chinese acrobatics at home. So it's great to have this opportunity since I like them very much.

　　M：So do I. What kind of things do you prefer?

　　B：All kinds. Such as magic shows， flying trapeze acts，tightrope walking， and even the clowns.

　　M：Flying trapeze acts! Oh! They're breathtaking. I'm the nervous type and get too nervous.

　　B：Yes，those hair-raising performances can be scary. I saw a little girl fell off a pyramid of chairs when she was balancing on them.

　　M：Really? Was she hurt?

　　B：Fortunately，she survived the accident because of the safety rope fastened on her.

　　M：That's too bad. It must be very difficult for them to be trained as very skillful acrobats.

　　B：Yes，that goes without saying.

　　M：Oh， it's a hard and very dangerous job. I hope we won'tsee the same thing today.

　　B：I don't think so. It seldom happens.

　　Dialogue B

　　(Mary and Bill are watching the performances. )

　　B：Can you see clearly? If not，we can move to the front.

　　M：No problem. It's very good here.

　　B：Look at the girl who is building a pagoda of bowls. She's stacking the bowls one by one very skillfully.

　　M：Oh，it's almost incredible. How can she do that?

　　B： I heard they are trained when they were very young. Oh，she's finished. Let's applaud her.

　　M：All right. What's next?

　　B：We have to wait for the announcer. Ah，it's bicycle stabilizing feats on a raised platform.

　　M：What's that like?

　　B：Er…one or more people do performances on a still bike. The bike is on a raised platform.

　　M：That's difficult， unless the bike is moving.

　　B：Yeah. It's not easy even on a moving bike. There might be a performance called trick cycling tonight. That's the one with a moving bike. If there is one， you can see it with your own eyes.

　　M：That kind of act would take a lot of skill. Everything is easier when you are skillful at it.

　　B：Yes， just like speaking Chinese. We feel it's difficult，yet the Chinese use it freely.

　　Words and Expressions

　　dillydally vi. [口] 磨蹭，吊兒郎當?shù)叵?/p>

　　磨時間

　　prospect n. 前景

　　acrobatics n. 雜技;[軍] 特技飛行

　　offing n. 在附近，不遠的將來

　　magic n. 魔術(shù)

　　trapeze n. 高秋干

　　clown n. 小丑

　　breathtaking a. 驚險的;驚人的

　　hair-raising [口]恐怖的，使人毛發(fā)豎起的

　　scary a. 嚇人的;(馬等)易受驚的

　　pyramid n. 金字塔形;金字塔現(xiàn)象;金字塔

　　balance n. v. 平衡

　　skillful a. 熟練的

　　acrobat 雜技演員(尤指走鋼絲者)

　　pagoda n. 塔，寶塔

　　incredible a. 難以置信的

　　applaud vt. vi. 喝彩;叫好

　　announcer n. 報幕員;(電視、電臺)播音員;

　　(比賽等的)解說員

　　stabilize vt. 穩(wěn)定

　　feat n. 技藝

　　platform n. 平臺;臺

　　trick-cycling n. 車技

　　trick n. 特技;花招;巧技

　　stack vt. 堆積，堆起

　　At the Theater

　　看戲

　　Key sentences(重點句子)

　　8. How did you enjoy the play?

　　這出戲你認為怎么樣?

　　9. Not too bad so far.

　　還不錯。

　　10. But seriously， the leading lady seems a little stiff.

　　不過，仔細分析一下，女主角似乎有點生硬。

　　1. I don't know whether she doesn't know how to act or whether it's just because she's a movie star.

　　我真不明白，她是不知道該怎么表演呢，還是因為她是客串的電影明星。

　　2. What did you think of the love scene?

　　你覺得那場愛情戲怎么樣?

　　3.They're married in real life， but they're going to get a divorce soon.

　　他們臺下是真夫妻，不過他們很快就要離婚了。

　　4. It's all here in the gossip columns.

　　報上閑話欄里登的。

　　5. I perfer straight plays.

　　我喜歡看通俗易懂的話劇。

　　6.This one is very dull，and the production isn't very satifactory either.

　　今天這個不帶勁，演出水平也不怎么樣。

　　7.To be fair，though， both the costumes and scenery are marvellous.

　　不過話又說回來，服裝和布景妙極了。

　　8. We'd better go to a comedy next time.

　　下次我們最好去看場喜劇。

　　9. I think the musical comedy we saw last month was very good.

　　我覺得上個月我們看的那場音樂劇很不錯。

　　10.They had constant changes of scenes， and I love variety.

　　劇中舞臺布景經(jīng)常更換。我就喜歡換花樣的。

　　Dialogue A

　　A：Morris， how did you enjoy the play?

　　B： Not too bad so far. But seriously， the leading lady seems a little stiff. I don't know whether she doesn't know how to act or whether it's just because she's a movie star;it see ms that she doesn't exert herself enough.

　　A： What did you think of the love scene?

　　B：Both the leading man and woman acted as if they were bored to death with each other.

　　A：Do you know why?They're married in real life，but they're going to get a divorce soon.

　　B：Are you kidding?

　　A：Of course not. It's all here in the gossip columns. I just read it yesterday. I always read reviews about a show be-fore going to it.

　　Dialogue B

　　A：You don't like our plays， do you?

　　B：No，not really. I prefer straight plays. This one is very dull，and the production isn't very satisfactory， either.

　　A：You're absolutely right. I think the acting could be better.

　　B：To be fair，though，both the costumes and scenery are marvellous.

　　A： Well， I don't like the men's costumes， but the women's dresses are lovely.

　　B： Who's the actor who plays the doctor?

　　A：That's Frederick Veal. He was in a movie I saw last week. He played the hero， but I didn't like that either.

　　B：Well， we'd better go to a comedy next time. I think the musical comedy we saw last month was very good.

　　A：Yeah， they had constant changes of scenes， and I love variety.

　　B：Me，too. I hate to sit there and look at the same stage scenery one act after another.

　　Words and Expressions

　　exert vt.盡(力);發(fā)揮(威力等)

　　love scene 愛情戲

　　divorce n. 離婚

　　gossip columns (報刊等的)閑話專欄

　　satisfactory a. 令人滿意的，良好的

　　costume n. 服裝;戲裝

　　scenery n. [總稱]舞臺布景

　　comedy n. 喜劇