马戏团商业
<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="The">The</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="business">business</span> 马戏团商业 <span word="Sunstroke">Sunstroke</span> 日射热 <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="du">du</span> <span word="Soleil">Soleil</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clusteraround">clusteraround</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span> 太阳马戏团或许正处于苦斗之中，但围绕其四周的星团正熠熠发光。 <span word="No">No</span> <span word="lions">lions</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bearded">bearded</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> 没有狮子，没有胡子的女士 <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="deconsecrated">deconsecrated</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span>-<span word="Esprit">Esprit</span>, <span word="jugglers">jugglers</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="fluorescent">fluorescent</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="altar">altar</span>, <span word="trapeze">trapeze</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="soar">soar</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="saints">saints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wobbly">wobbly</span> <span word="unicyclistsuse">unicyclistsuse</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="repurposed">repurposed</span> <span word="pews">pews</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="handrails">handrails</span>. 在蓬圣埃斯普里神圣的教堂里，杂耍艺人们在从前的祭坛前抛掷橙色荧光棒，高空表演者在石像圣人的凝视下飞来飞去，摇摆的骑独轮自行车表演者用两条赋予了新用途的教堂长凳作为扶手。 <span word="Declared">Declared</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Quebeckers">Quebeckers</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="Catholicism">Catholicism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="droves">droves</span>, <span word="thechurch">thechurch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecole">ecole</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="which">which</span> 20,000 <span word="aspiring">aspiring</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span> <span word="passeach">passeach</span> <span word="year">year</span>. 在魁比克人成群结队地公然宣布放弃天主教后，教堂被余下来，通过每年录取20000多个有抱负的艺人，成为了现在的魁比克马戏团学校。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="Yves">Yves</span> <span word="Neveu">Neveu</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="jokingly">jokingly</span>, <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archbishopshould">archbishopshould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="m">m</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="church">church</span>. 学校的主任，伊夫?奈芙，半开玩笑地表示，有人说大主教应该嫉妒，因为我正填满我的教会。 <span word="Nearby">Nearby</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>. 而在不远的蒙特利尔，还有一间更大的杂技表演学校。 <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circus">circus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theprogrammes">theprogrammes</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="acrobats">acrobats</span>, 尽管仅有少数学生会继续在马戏团的职业生涯，但为想要成为杂技演员的人提供了普及课程， <span word="local">local</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circuscraze">circuscraze</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gripped">gripped</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span>. 当地的孩子，甚至游轮中游客的狂热程度都明显表示马戏团的热潮已经席卷整个魁北克。 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="du">du</span> <span word="Soleil">Soleil</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1984 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="troupe">troupe</span> <span word="ofstilt">ofstilt</span>-<span word="walkers">walkers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Baie">Baie</span>-<span word="Saint">Saint</span>-<span word="Paul">Paul</span>. 浪潮的核心正是由圣保罗湾附近的一个踩高跷戏班子1984年开创的太阳马戏团。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>, <span word="employing">employing</span> 5,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eightpermanent">eightpermanent</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. 现在，太阳马戏团是加拿大最重要的文化输出产业之一，员工达5000人，有八场在拉斯维加斯的固定演出和十二场世界巡演。 <span word="In">In</span> 2012 <span word="its">its</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="C">C</span>1 <span word="billionit">billionit</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>. 2012年其营业额约1000000000加元-其利润并未透露。 <span word="In">In</span> 2005 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Laliberte">Laliberte</span>, <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circus">circus</span>, <span word="couldkeep">couldkeep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>. 2005年杂志向马戏团创始人盖?拉利伯特问道，能否保持马戏团风光下去。 <span word="That">That</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span> 400 <span word="employees">employees</span>,<span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>. 去年年初，蒙特利尔公司总部裁员400人时，这个问题再次被提出。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globalrecession">globalrecession</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="income">income</span>. 太阳剧团将此归咎于加币走强和全球经济衰退的后续效应，削弱了赞助收入。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> 虽然剧团开始削减成本，但坚称并未面临危机。. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reinvented">reinvented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eschewing">eschewing</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="liontamers">liontamers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bearded">bearded</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="ittougher">ittougher</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. 然而，避开马戏团的狮子驯兽师、大胡子女士们等传统表演方式，将目标人群定位在成年人而非儿童，重新改造了的马戏团，现在的处境一定是艰难的。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncontested">uncontested</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whichto">whichto</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="strategists">strategists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="INSEAD">INSEAD</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>. 两位法国<span word="INSEAD">INSEAD</span>商学院的战略管理专家表示，剧团能够享受到早期快速的成功，是因为其建立了一个没有竞争的蓝海。 <span word="That">That</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Gilles">Gilles</span> <span word="Ste">Ste</span>-<span word="Croix">Croix</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="stilt">stilt</span>-<span word="walkers">walkers</span>, <span word="whois">whois</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="guide">guide</span>. 现如今那片海满是鲨鱼。最初的高跷步行者之一,现公司年代艺术指导，吉尔斯圣克鲁瓦如是说。 <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="circuses">circuses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="acts">acts</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="RinglingBros">RinglingBros</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barnum">Barnum</span> <span word="Bailey">Bailey</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="variousdisciplines">variousdisciplines</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="acrobats">acrobats</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="operas">operas</span>. 剧团的竞争压力不仅来源于更新表演内容的旧有马戏团,如林林兄弟巴纳姆贝利马戏团,而且也来自于在多种学科融合的一个艺术趋势，比如让杂技走进歌剧。 <span word="Smaller">Smaller</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="du">du</span> <span word="Soleil">Soleil</span> <span word="casts">casts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span>. 小型竞争竞争者也在太阳马戏团投射在魁北克巨大的阴影下崛起。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="troupe">troupe</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> 7 <span word="doigts">doigts</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="la">la</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span>-<span word="office">office</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="theatrewhere">theatrewhere</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Pippin">Pippin</span>. 剧团七指马戏团在百老汇剧院表演彼平正传，创造了票房纪录。 <span word="Flip">Flip</span> <span word="FabriQue">FabriQue</span>, <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. 由一群朋友就在两年前创立的<span word="FabriQue">FabriQue</span>也开始世界巡回。 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="Alfonse">Alfonse</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="spectaclecalled">spectaclecalled</span> <span word="Timber">Timber</span>!, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="chainsaw">chainsaw</span>-<span word="juggling">juggling</span> <span word="lumberjacks">lumberjacks</span>. 阿尔冯斯马戏团2013年带着真正的加拿大表演伐木乐园游历了欧洲、亚洲和美国，该剧充分展现电锯杂耍伐木工人的特点。 <span word="These">These</span> <span word="newer">newer</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="duSoleil">duSoleil</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. 表演者来来去去，这些新的组织既是太阳马戏团的竞争者也是合作对象。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="collaborates">collaborates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="talents">talents</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="LePage">LePage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="director">director</span>,<span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Ex">Ex</span> <span word="Machina">Machina</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span> <span word="City">City</span>. 此外，马戏团与当地的知名人才合作，如罗伯特-勒帕热，一位公司总部位于魁北克市的导演，演员和剧作家。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reinforced">reinforced</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span>. 强化魁北克的娱乐产业。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Neveu">Neveu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="du">du</span> <span word="Soleil">Soleil</span> <span word="alumnus">alumnus</span>, <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="formeremployer">formeremployer</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manysmaller">manysmaller</span> <span word="troupes">troupes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. 太阳马戏团的校友奈芙先生认为，学校的很多学生将直接在新的小团中工作而不是为其前雇主轮流演出，他也相信这是一个好的趋势。 <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="Cirque">Cirque</span> <span word="du">du</span> <span word="Soleil">Soleil</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span>. 即便如此，太阳马戏团仍是其他团体围绕旋转的太阳。 词语解释 1.<span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> 进入;持续 <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="german">german</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="todual">todual</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 344 <span word="trades">trades</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tanner">tanner</span> <span word="todental">todental</span> <span word="technician">technician</span>. 在344个行业中，从鞣革工人到牙科技师，几乎一半的高中生都会去参加双规培训。 <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="thesubjects">thesubjects</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span>. 肖宇说教学方法很大程度上影响到学生继续选择的一些学科。 2.<span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> 提供 <span word="President">President</span> <span word="ali">ali</span> <span word="abdullah">abdullah</span> <span word="saleh">saleh</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>. 总统阿里阿卜杜拉萨利赫提出建立联合政府的方案并没有平静动荡的局势。 <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span>. 如果你主动帮助别人，你最终会得到回报。 3.<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> 例如;譬如;诸如 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>? 诸如欧元联盟之类的未来计划怎样? <span word="Imaginary">Imaginary</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. 像这样的臆想的问题通常隐藏真实性的。 4.<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> 根据，按照 <span word="Again">Again</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="declassified">declassified</span> <span word="information">information</span>. 这也还是根据最近解密的信息得知的。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. 这个妥协方案并没有按计划执行。</p>
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