Role play 角色扮演

Directions:   Understand the following scenes and finish the annotation（注释）exercise. Then role play it in groups.

▲Selected Scene 1（时长1:10）

角色   ①Mufasa     ②Simba

(Mufasa teaches Simba how to be a king.)

MUFASA: Look, Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom.

SIMBA:  Wow.

MUFASA: A king’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king.

SIMBA:  And this will all be mine?

MUFASA: Everything.

SIMBA:  Everything the light touches. What about that shadowy place?

MUFASA: That’s beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba.

SIMBA:  But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.

MUFASA: Oh, there’s more to being king than getting your way all the time.

SIMBA:  (awed) There’s more?

MUFASA: (chuckling)Simba ...

MUFASA:  Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As a king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures — from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.

SIMBA:   But, Dad, don’t we eat the antelope?

MUFASA:  Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass. And the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life. 

Explain the following wordsand expressions in Chinese:

1.shadowy

2.border

3.there’s more to being king than getting your way all the time 

4.awed

5.chuckling

6.delicate

7.balance

8.crawling

9.leaping

10.antelope

▲Selected Scene 2（时长1:41）

角色   ①Simba      ②Scar

(Scar incites Simba to go to the elephant graveyard.)

SIMBA: Hey Uncle Scar! Guess what!

SCAR:  I despise guessing games.

SIMBA: I’m going to be king of Pride Rock.

SCAR:  (sarcastically) Oh goody.

SIMBA: (looking out over the edge of the rock) My dad showed me the whole kingdom; (greedily) and I’m going to rule it all.Heh heh.

SCAR:  Yes.Well ... forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know.

SIMBA: Hey, Uncle Scar? When I’m king, what will that make you?

SCAR:  A monkey’s uncle.

SIMBA: Heh heh. You’re so weird.

SCAR:  You have no idea … So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?

SIMBA: Everything.

SCAR:   He didn’t show you what’s beyond that rise at the northern border...?

SIMBA: (disappointed) Well, no ... he said I can’t go there.

SCAR:   And he’s absolutely right. It’s far too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there.

SIMBA:  Well, I’m brave! What’s out th …

SCAR:   (interrupting) I’m sorry, Simba, I just can’t tell you.

SIMBA:  Why not?

SCAR:   Simba,Simba, I’m only looking out for the well-being of my favorite nephew.

SIMBA:  (snorting sarcastically) Yeah, right, I’m your only nephew.

SCAR:   All the more reason for me to be protective ... An elephant grave yard is no place for a young prince ... (faking surprise) Oops!

SIMBA:  (enthusiastic) An elephant what? Whoa.

SCAR:   (faking dismay) Oh dear, I’ve said too much ... Well, I suppose you’d have found sooner or later, you being so clever and all ... (pulling Simba near) Oh, just dome one favor —promise me you’ll never visit that dreadful place.

SIMBA:  (thinking) No problem.

SCAR:   There’s a good lad. You run along now and have fun. And remember ... it’s our little secret.

Explain the following words and expressions in Chinese: 

1. despise

2. goody 

3. weird 

4. rise 

5. looking out

6. well-being 

7. Oops!       

8. I suppose you’d have found sooner or later. 

9. do me one favor 

10.There’s a good lad.  

Fragment Dubbing片段配音

Directions: Understand the following scenes and finish the annotation（注释） exercise. Then dub it in groups.

▲Selected scene 3（时长2:02）

角色   ①Simba      ②Nala

(Nala persuades Simba to go back to the Pride Lands.)

SIMBA: Isn’t this a great place?

NALA:  It is beautiful. But I don’t understand something. You’ve been alive  all this time. Why didn’t you come back to Pride Rock?

SIMBA: (climbing into a “hammock” of hanging vines)Well, I just needed to  ... get out on my own. Live my own life. And I did. And it’s great.  (He sounds almost as if trying to convince himself as well as Nala.)

NALA:  We’ve really needed you at home.

SIMBA: (quieter) No one needs me.

NALA:  Yes,we do! You’re the king.

SIMBA: Nala,we’ve been through this. I’m not the king. Scar is.

NALA:  Simba, he let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands.

SIMBA: What?

NALA:  Everything’s destroyed. There’s no food. No water. Simba, if you  don’t do something soon, everyone will starve.

SIMBA: I can’t go back.

NALA:  (louder) Why?

SIMBA: You wouldn’t understand.

NALA:  What wouldn’t I understand?

SIMBA: (hastily) No, no, no. It doesn’t matter. Hakuna Matata.

NALA:  (confused) What?

SIMBA: Hakuna Matata.It’s something I learned out here. Look, sometimes bad things happen ...

NALA:  Simba!

SIMBA: (continuing,irritated) ... And there’s nothing you can do about it. So why worry?

NALA:  Because it’s your responsibility!

SIMBA: Well, what about you? You left.

NALA:  I left to find help! And I found you. Don’t you understand? You’re our only hope.

SIMBA: Sorry.

NALA:  What’s happened to you? You’re not the Simba I remember.

SIMBA: You’re right. I’m not. Now are you satisfied?

NALA:  No, just disappointed.

SIMBA: You know, you’re starting to sound like my father.

NALA:  Good.At least one of us does.

SIMBA: (angry) Listen, you think you can just show up and tell me how to live my life? You don’t even know what I’ve been through!

NALA:  I would if you would just tell me!

SIMBA: Forget it!

NALA:  Fine!

(Nala goes away.)

SIMBA: She’s wrong. I can’t go back. What would it prove, anyway? It won’t change anything.You can’t change the past. (He looks up at the stars.) You said you’d always be there for me! But you’re not. And it’s because of me. It’s my fault. It’s my fault.

Explain the following words and expressions in Chinese:

1.Pride Rock 

2.hammock 

3.get out on my own 

4.We’ve been through this. 

5.hyena 

6.take over 

7.starve 

8.What’s happened to you? 

9.You don’t even know what I’ve been through! 

10.fault

▲Selected scene 4（时长4:56）

角色   ①Simba     ②Rafiki  ③Mufasa’s ghost

(Rafiki, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby.)

SIMBA:   Come on, will you cut it out?

RAFIKI:  Can’t cut it out. It’ll grow right back! (laughing)

SIMBA:   Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you?

RAFIKI:  (in front of Simba, then right in his face.) The question is: whooo ... are you?

SIMBA:   (startled, then sighing) I thought I knew. Now I’m not so sure.

RAFIKI:  Well, I know who you are.Shh, come here. It’s a secret.

SIMBA:   Enough already. What’s that supposed to mean anyway?

RAFIKI:  It means you are a baboon — and I’m not. (laughing)

SIMBA:   (moving away) I think ... you’re a little confused.

RAFIKI:  (magically in front of Simba again) Wrong. I’m not the one who’s confused; you don’t even know who you are.

SIMBA:   (irritated,sarcastic) Oh, and I suppose you know?

RAFIKI:  Sure do; you’re Mufasa’s boy. Bye.

SIMBA:   Hey,wait! ... You knew my father?

RAFIKI:  (monotone)Correction — I know your father.

SIMBA:   I hate to tell you this, but ... he died. A long time ago.

RAFIKI:  Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He’s alive! And I’ll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way. Come on! … Don’t dawdle. Hurry up!

SIMBA:   Hey,whoa. Wait, wait.

RAFIKI:  Come on, come on.

SIMBA:   Would you slow down?

RAFIKI:  Stop! Shh, look down there.

SIMBA:   (disappointed, sighing) That’s not my father. That’s just my reflection.

RAFIKI:  No.Look harder. ... You see, he lives in you.

MUFASA’S GHOST:   (quietly at first) Simba …

SIMBA:   Father?

MUFASA’S GHOST:   Simba, you have forgotten me.

SIMBA:   No. How could I?

MUFASA’SGHOST:    You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become.You must take your place in the Circle of Life.

SIMBA:   How can I go back? I’m not who I used to be.

MUFASA’SGHOST:  Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king. Remember who you are.

SIMBA:   No. Please! Don’t leave me.

MUFASA’S GHOST: Remember ...

SIMBA:   Father!

MUFASA’S GHOST: Remember ...

SIMBA:   Don’t leave me.

MUFASA’S GHOST:  Remember ...

(Mufasa’s ghost disappears with the wind.)

RAFIKI:  What was that? (laughing) The weather —Pbbbah! Very peculiar. Don’t you think?

SIMBA:   Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing.

RAFIKI:  Ahhh. Change is good.

SIMBA:   Yeah,but it’s not easy. I know what I have to do. But, going back means I’ll have to face my past. I’ve been running from it for so long. (Rafiki hit Simba with his stick) Oww! Jeez —What was that for?

RAFIKI:  It doesn’t matter; it’s in the past! (laughing)

SIMBA:   (rubbing head) Yeah, but it still hurts.

RAFIKI:  Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it. Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?

SIMBA:   First, I’m gonna take your stick.

RAFIKI:  No, no, no, no, no! Not the stick! Hey, where are you going?

SIMBA:   (shouting back) I’m going back!

RAFIKI:  Good! Go on! Get out of here! (laughing)

Explain the following words and expressions in Chinese: 

1. cut it out  

2. What’s that supposed to mean, anyway?  

3. nope  

4. dawdle  

5. reflection  

6. You are more than what you have become. 

7. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.

8. I’m not who I used to be.  

9. Jeez.  

10.What was that for?

Paragraph Translation段落翻译

Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese. 

MUFASA: Simba, I’m very disappointed in you. 

SIMBA:  (very quietly and sadly) I know. 

MUFASA: (continuing) You could have been killed.You deliberately disobeyed me. And what’s worse, you put Nala in danger! 

SIMBA:  (borderingon crying, voice cracking) I was just trying to be brave like you.

MUFASA:  I’m only brave when I have to be. Simba ...being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble.

SIMBA:   But you’re not scared of anything. 

MUFASA:  I was today. 

SIMBA:   (disbelieving) You were? 

MUFASA:  Yes... (bends down close to Simba) I thought I might lose you. 

SIMBA:   Oh. (lightening slightly) I guess even kings get scared, huh? 

MUFASA:  Mm-hmm. 

SIMBA:   (whispering conspiratorially)But you know what? 

MUFASA:  (whispering back) What? 

SIMBA:   I think those hyenas were even scarier. 

MUFASA:  (gentle laugh) Cause nobody messes with your dad. Come here, you.

Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English. 

辛巴，动物王国---荣耀大地的王子，他的生活并不总是快乐的。辛巴的叔叔实施了一个邪恶的计划。为了救他亲爱的儿子，老狮子王死了，他的叔叔夺取了王位。辛巴，别无选择只好离家出走。在他漫无目的的逃亡路上，辛巴遇到了两个新朋友，一只猫鼬和一只野猪。辛巴和他们两个之间的友谊给他带来了巨大的安慰。通过辛巴的努力，在朋友们的帮助下，辛巴终于击败了他的叔叔，成为荣耀大地的国王。这部电影告诉我，每个人都必须承担自己的责任，通过履行责任对周围的人和社会做出贡献，这才是一种有意义的生活。

Writing

Directions:You are allowed to write a short composition of about 120 words on the topic of Strengthening the Sense of Social Responsibility. The outline has been given as below in Chinese:

1. 什么是社会责任感　

2. 如何加强社会责任感   

3. 让我们肩负起自己的社会责任

(完）