Voice training for drama students

文章大意

Fiona是学院戏剧系主任，与新导师Ed讨论他即将为戏剧学生开设的声音训练工作坊。Ed计划让学生以星形或圆圈等座位模式开始，进行快速走动、结对练习等活动，学习在舞台上投射声音，Fiona则观察并评估他的实践与理论能力，作为其声音教练文凭的最终考核。

题目与答案

1. 21 Ed is giving the voice coaching workshop in order to get
   • a new job
   • a qualification
   • a promotion

   答案：a qualification

   原文定位：I'll be evaluating how you cope with the practical activities as well as the theory. And if all goes well, you'll then have finished the final stage of your voice coach diploma

   同义替换：「qualification」↔「diploma」

2. 22 According to Fiona the seating pattern that Ed chooses
   • should be illustrated visually
   • has to be explained in detail
   • is not particularly important

   答案：should be illustrated visually

   原文定位：but actually, all these can be represented diagrammatically, which would be clearer than going into lots of detailed explanations like you've done here

   同义替换：「illustrated visually」↔「represented diagrammatically」

3. 23 Fiona and Ed agree that in the first activity the students
   • may feel uncomfortable
   • like to make group contact
   • must focus on themselves

   答案：must focus on themselves

   原文定位：they learn to move within a confined space, aware of other people, but primarily concentrating on their own thoughts

   同义替换：「focus on」↔「concentrating on」

4. 24 Fiona and Ed agree that in the second activity Ed should
   • insist which students work together
   • tell students to prepare a speech
   • include a focus on breath control

   答案：include a focus on breath control

   原文定位：get them to think about their posture because that governs their lung capacity and most crucially, their breathing

5. 25 What does Fiona suggest about working in a big space?
   • It could be outside or inside
   • It is best to go to somewhere like a park
   • It is useful for getting actors to shout

   答案：It could be outside or inside

   原文定位：Ideally, an enclosed space, but there's no reason why you couldn't go somewhere outdoors. Although I'd avoid a very public space like a park

6. 26 What does Fiona think of Ed's selection of texts?
   • It should include more classical texts
   • It needs to focus on a single emotion
   • It has to cover a wider range

   答案：It has to cover a wider range

   原文定位：your selection of texts for the students to experience emotional depth leaves a little to be desired. It's not enough to include a few extracts that you find enjoyable. You need to consider the different kind of emotion that each extract should present, from sorrow through to ecstasy

   同义替换：「a wider range」↔「different kind of」

7. Vocal Instruction
   • too expensive
   • too limited
   • prejudiced
   • unrealistic
   • out of date
   • too detailed

   答案：out of date

   原文定位：Take Vocal Instruction. I know I recommended it for you to read for its historical perspective, but bear in mind it was written thirty years ago, and it shows

   同义替换：「out of date」↔「thirty years ago」

8. Improve Your Accent
   • too expensive
   • too limited
   • prejudiced
   • unrealistic
   • out of date
   • too detailed

   答案：too limited

   原文定位：I thought Improve Your Accent was interesting, but it's very narrow in its outlook, don't you think

   同义替换：「too limited」↔「very narrow in its outlook」

9. Actors` Handbook
   • too expensive
   • too limited
   • prejudiced
   • unrealistic
   • out of date
   • too detailed

   答案：unavailable

   原文定位：Well, I'm not sure it's interesting. And another one you need to warn people about is The Actor's Handbook. It's an expensive book, very useful, but according to the publishers, they're going to reissue it with new color photos, and at the moment it's out of print. There aren't any secondhand copies out there, so tell them not to waste time looking for it

10. Confident Voice Delivery
    • too expensive
    • too limited
    • prejudiced
    • unrealistic
    • out of date
    • too detailed

    答案：prejudiced

    原文定位：There's one more that I want to mention, and that's Confident Voice Delivery. It exaggerates its claims on how to be successful to such an extent that I think it is positively misleading. But maybe I'm biased

    同义替换：「prejudiced」↔「biased」