昔日
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="Pinter">Pinter</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> 哈罗德品特的《昔日》 <span word="Ah">Ah</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="well">well</span> 是的，我都记得 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memoryreturns">memoryreturns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> 关于记忆之隙的神秘戏剧重登伦敦舞台 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> 她说了番茄，我可什么也没说 <span word="HAROLD">HAROLD</span> <span word="PINTER">PINTER</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="onstage">onstage</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emptiness">emptiness</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Pinter">Pinter</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="diedin">diedin</span> 2008, <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essence">essence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>, <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="ofreckoning">ofreckoning</span>. <span word="Speech">Speech</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="stratagem">stratagem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="nakedness">nakedness</span>, <span word="heonce">heonce</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lapses">lapses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="yawn">yawn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="awkwardly">awkwardly</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="oppressively">oppressively</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expressive">expressive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span>. 哈罗德品特深谙沉默之道。舞台上的沉默有某种危险性，仿佛一道裂缝，一种虚无，一个错误。然而故世于2008年的英国剧作家品特，却深深懂得：这些沉默时刻暗潮汹涌，蓄势待发，正是戏剧的精华所在。他曾经写道，言语仅仅是为掩饰赤裸而经常采用的伎俩。在品特的作品中，对话间的空白尴尬地蔓延开来，甚至压抑得叫人窒息。然而，这些空白却比言语更富表现性。 <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="premiered">premiered</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="productionat">productionat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="Pinter">Pinter</span> <span word="Theatre">Theatre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Rickson">Rickson</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. 《昔日》，这部首演于1971年的作品，就充满了这种火花四射的沉默。在一家最近被命名为哈罗德.品特剧院的伦敦剧院里，由天才的伊恩.瑞克森执导的《昔日》，魅力不减当年。 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="farmhouse">farmhouse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span>, <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="andher">andher</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Deeley">Deeley</span>, <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reminisce">reminisce</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="inLondon">inLondon</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="andmanipulative">andmanipulative</span> <span word="fictions">fictions</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="intimately">intimately</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="notclear">notclear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="share">share</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="recollections">recollections</span> <span word="overlap">overlap</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="confuse">confuse</span> <span word="andcompete">andcompete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="heighten">heighten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="andfrailty">andfrailty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perception">perception</span>, <span word="Kristin">Kristin</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lia">Lia</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="differentperformances">differentperformances</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Rufus">Rufus</span> <span word="Sewell">Sewell</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="anchored">anchored</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Deeley">Deeley</span>. 在英国海滨一间偏远的家舍，女主人凯特和丈夫迪利迎来了一个意外访客：安娜;勾起了三人20年前在伦敦嬉游冒险的回忆。但是记忆这个恶作剧鬼，满是自私自利的念头和操纵人心的捏造。三人似乎曾经过从甚密;然而却无法言明究意有何共同经历。他们的记忆彼此重叠，却又各执一词，让人费解。克里斯汀.斯考特.托马斯和利娅.威廉姆斯在不同场次的演出中会互换角色，以凸显该剧的主题：感觉的威力与脆弱;不过迪利一角，始终由鲁弗斯扮演。 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>! <span word="declares">declares</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="silent">silent</span>? <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="rhapsodisingabout">rhapsodisingabout</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inhospitable">inhospitable</span> <span word="wallof">wallof</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="colourful">colourful</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="vivacious">vivacious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="isnothing">isnothing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. <span word="Undeterred">Undeterred</span>, <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="manically">manically</span> <span word="lobs">lobs</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="morememories">morememories</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>. <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perch">perch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="herhusband">herhusband</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shield">shield</span>. <span word="Deeley">Deeley</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="spectator">spectator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provocateur">provocateur</span>,<span word="stoking">stoking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="aunique">aunique</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="clings">clings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="sensing">sensing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verge">verge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="oneout">oneout</span>. 多么安静啊!安娜感叹，这安静一直如斯吗?这时她刚刚吟诵完他们年轻时在伦敦的浪漫生活，回应她的却是一堵不甚友善的沉默之墙。安娜的记忆缤纷绚烂，栩栩如生;她描述的凯特一点也不像舞台上这个神经质般紧张安静的女人。然而安娜毫不气馁，她像投射武器一般急急匆匆地扔出更多的记忆;凯特总想躲在丈夫身后的沙发上，仿佛他是一个盾牌。迪利既是旁观者又是破坏者，用自己的记忆为这个夜晚煽风点火。作为屋里唯一的男人，他仿佛拥有有了某种特别的力量他感觉自己将要成为被踢出局的格格不入者时，便紧紧攀附着这种力量。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="puzzling">puzzling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="haunting">haunting</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="toPinter">toPinter</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="text">text</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="superb">superb</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Sewell">Sewell</span> <span word="stomps">stomps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sputters">sputters</span> <span word="asthe">asthe</span> <span word="charismatic">charismatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="insecure">insecure</span> <span word="Deeley">Deeley</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="toohandsomehis">toohandsomehis</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="chiselledfor">chiselledfor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nervouslyeffervescent">nervouslyeffervescent</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="steals">steals</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="hoodedgrey">hoodedgrey</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="shine">shine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="brood">brood</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="ricochets">ricochets</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="cheekbones">cheekbones</span>. <span word="Ineither">Ineither</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compelling">compelling</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="whenshe">whenshe</span> <span word="picks">picks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="toes">toes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bath">bath</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="languorously">languorously</span> <span word="drapes">drapes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="farfrom">farfrom</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seductive">seductive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span>. 这出古怪的戏剧，莫明其妙却引人入胜。这不仅归功于品特的剧本，也要归功于舞台上演员出色的演绎。西维尔在舞台上不停哚脚，喋喋不休，正是那个气势逼人却又有轻微不安全感的丈夫。不过对迪利这个角色而言，他实在太英俊了些，脸庞也太轮廓分明了些。威廉姆斯塑造的极富生气的安娜也很成功。然而斯考特.托马斯的表演夺人心魄。她阴影深重的灰眼睛里光芒闪烁，旋即陷入沉思;所有的戏剧性都汇聚到她高耸的颧骨上。无论是安娜或是凯特一角，都被她诠释得天衣无缝。无论是洗澡后拨弄脚趾，或懒洋洋地把脚搭在床上;这些微小的动作在她做来却让人目不转睛，心驰神往。她的沉默远非虚无，却是风情万种，神秘莫测。 词语解释 1.<span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> 返回 <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="standbys">standbys</span>. 不过，现在我们恐怕不得不回到前面老二样上去了。 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="tonormal">tonormal</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="confounding">confounding</span> <span word="position">position</span>. 对一小部分投资者来说，情况恢复正常让他们陷入了另一种惶恐状态。 2.<span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> 易于,倾向于 <span word="Smaller">Smaller</span> <span word="laptops">laptops</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="life">life</span>. 小巧的电脑也趋向更长的电池持续时间。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>. 我往往更喜欢淡颜色。 3.<span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> 似乎 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>. 但你似乎不这么看。 <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="business">business</span>. 欧洲危机看来正在影响到当地的业务。 4.<span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> 与...竞争 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spain">spain</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>? 成本劣势如此明显，西班牙如何竞争? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="pc">pc</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="withapple">withapple</span>. 许多<span word="PC">PC</span>制造商一夜之间回到了起点，又要拼命地与苹果进行竞争。</p>
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