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第1段
1 .<-NARRATOR:-> Listen to a conversation between two students.
请听两个学生间的对话。
第2段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Hey, Sarah. When does your play open... the one you wrote and are directing?
Sara，你的话剧什么时候开演啊？就是你写的并指导的那部话剧？
第3段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> In one week.
一个星期之后。
第4段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> And how’s it coming along?
情况怎么样？
第5段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Well, the rehearsals have been going pretty well... there's just one problem.
彩排结果还不错，现在就剩一个问题了。
第6段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> What's that?
什么问题？
第7段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> We have a guy named Bill playing one of the supporting roles, one of the minor characters...
我们有一个叫Bill的人，扮演其中一个配角，一个次要角色。
第8段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> [following] OK...
然后呢？
第9段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> And he just can't remember his lines.
他总是记不住台词。
2 .All the other actors have their parts memorized... except Bill.
所有其他演员都把角色台词背熟了，就剩Bill一个人了。
3 .We'll be in the middle of rehearsing a big scene and he'll forget what he's supposed to say next.
我们在排练一个很重要的场景时，他总是忘记下一句该说什么。
4 .I thought he'd eventually improve, but now I'm not sure he'll be ready for opening night.
我以为他慢慢会好一些的，但是现在我不确定他能不能在开演那天晚上之前准备好。
第10段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Oh, no. That's not good.
不是吧！这可不妙。
2 .What can you do at this point?
都这个节骨眼了你还能怎么办呢？
第11段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well...I could replace him.
我可以找人代替他。
2 .There are other actors on campus... actors who could play the part.
学校里还有别的演员，他们可以扮演这个角色。
第12段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Yeah, since it's such a minor role another actor could probably learn the part in time.
对，既然这只是个次要角色，别的演员也许可以及时熟悉这个角色。
第13段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> That's true. It's just that I don't know how he'd feel about that.
没错，只是我不知道他对这件事会怎么想。
2 .Removing him from the play could hurt his feelings. And he was really looking forward to being in it.
把他从话剧中踢出去可能会伤害他的感情，毕竟他真的很期待能够参加这个话剧。
第14段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> I see. Well, could you...
我知道了，也许，
2 .I mean maybe another thing you could do is spend time with him after rehearsals... you know...
我的意思是，也许你能做的另一件事就是在他身上花点时间，
3 .work with him to help him learn and remember his lines.
比如排练完之后再跟他一起对对词，帮他把台词背下来。
第15段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Yeah, I could do that.
嗯，也不是不可以。
2 .But there're other parts of the production I try to take care of after rehearsals.
但是排练结束之后我还要忙话剧中其他的工作。
3 .So it'll take away from other things that I need to do before opening night.
所以这样的话就会耽误我在开演之前要完成的其他事情。