2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(十八)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Pier">Pier</span> 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>-<span word="goers">goers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wailing">wailing</span> <span word="seagulls">seagulls</span>, <span word="frying">frying</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enchanting">enchanting</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="Spiegelworld">Spiegelworld</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="spicy">spicy</span> <span word="cabaret">cabaret</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="acrobatics">acrobatics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burlesque">burlesque</span>. <span word="Called">Called</span> <span word="Absinthe">Absinthe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Vie">Vie</span> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anachronistic">anachronistic</span> <span word="opulence">opulence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spiegeltent">spiegeltent</span> .</p><p> <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="pavilions">pavilions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20. <span word="Built">Built</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>, <span word="spiegeltents">spiegeltents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="assemblies">assemblies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teak">teak</span>, <span word="velvet">velvet</span>, <span word="stained">stained</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bevelled">bevelled</span> <span word="mirrors">mirrors</span>, <span word="created">created</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="halls">halls</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Vallejo">Vallejo</span> <span word="Gantner">Gantner</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="spiegeltent">spiegeltent</span> <span word="aficionado">aficionado</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="boutique">boutique</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="art">art</span>-<span word="nouveau">nouveau</span> <span word="faade">faade</span>, <span word="lends">lends</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="about">about</span> 350 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banquettes">banquettes</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span>, <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="intimacy">intimacy</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="proximity">proximity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>. <span word="Erotic">Erotic</span> <span word="contortionists">contortionists</span>, <span word="balletic">balletic</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="balancers">balancers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bawdy">bawdy</span> <span word="jugglers">jugglers</span> <span word="emanate">emanate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweaty">sweaty</span>, <span word="tangible">tangible</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gantner">Gantner</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="troupes">troupes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="du">du</span> <span word="Soleil">Soleil</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gritty">gritty</span> <span word="authenticity">authenticity</span>.</p>
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