Wu Hsing-kuo 英雄不卸甲 吳興國

As a young boy, Wu Hsing-kuo lost his father in the Chinese civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists.❶ On the strength of his singing voice, he was accepted to the National Fu Hsing Dramatic Arts Academy at the age of 11. Over the next eight years, he received 1)intensive training in Beijing opera, learning to perform both wusheng (male 2)warrior) and laosheng (old male) roles. In university, Wu was 3)exposed to the Western 4)theatrical tradition, studying Shakespeare and other classics. He also came to the attention of famous Taiwanese 5)choreographer Lin Huai-min, who invited him to join his Cloud Gate Dance Theater. Wu learned modern dance under Lin’s instruction, and eventually became a lead dancer with the 6)troupe. It was there that he met his future wife, Lin Hsiu-wei, who was also a lead dancer. （節錄自 EZ Talk 美語會話誌，完整內容請見 10 月號）

中譯 Translation

吳興國還是個小男孩時，父親就在國共內戰中喪生。由於嗓音出色，他在十一歲獲准進入國立復興劇校。接下來八年，他接受密集的京劇訓練，學習扮演武生及老生的角色。大學時代，吳興國接觸到西方戲劇傳統，研讀莎士比亞和其他經典。他也引起了台灣知名編舞家林懷民的注意，並受邀加入雲門舞集。吳興國在林懷民的指導下學習現代舞，最後成為舞團的首席舞者。他也在那裡結識未來的妻子，同為首席舞者的林秀偉。

英檢字彙 Vocabulary Bank

1) intensive (a.) 加強的，密集的
Craig has signed up for an intensive Japanese course this summer.
2) warrior (n.) 戰士
The warrior went to battle with his shield and sword.
3) expose (v.) 使接觸到，使暴露於 (phr.) expose to 暴露於
The goal of the program is to expose students to art.
4) theatrical (a.) 戲劇的，戲劇性的
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are going to see a theatrical performance tonight.
5) choreographer (n.) 編舞者
The singer hired a famous choreographer for her new video.
6) troupe (n.)（劇團等）一班，一團
The acting troupe is performing a Shakespeare play.

EZ好用句型 Tongue-tied No More

❶ on the strength of… 因……之故 表示做決定的原因，一般用於有證據支持，或是得到承諾而做的決定。
A: I heard that murder suspect is a free man now.
聽說那個殺人嫌犯現在是自由之身。
B: Yeah. According to the paper, his case was dismissed on the strength of his testimony.
對啊，報上說他的案子因他的證詞而被撤銷。