全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
看图 The pictures
图①：大幕拉开前，我拿着剧本，最后一次背台词。
dà mù lā kāi qián wǒ ná zhe jù běn zuì hòu yí cì bèi tái cí
Before the curtain opens, I hold the script and go over my lines one last time.
图②：大幕拉开了，我看到台下的观众，脑子里一片空白。
dà mù lā kāi le wǒ kàn dào tái xià de guān zhòng nǎo zi lǐ yí piàn kòng bái
The curtain opens, I see the audience, and my mind goes completely blank.
图③：演大灰狼的家明走了出来，帮我想起了台词。
yǎn dà huī láng de jiā míng zǒu le chū lái bāng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le tái cí
Jiaming, playing the Big Bad Wolf, walks out and helps me remember my lines.
图④：演出很顺利，观众给我们热烈的掌声。
yǎn chū hěn shùn lì guān zhòng gěi wǒ men rè liè de zhǎng shēng
The play goes well, and the audience gives us warm applause.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：演出开始前，你在做什么？心情怎样？
yǎn chū kāi shǐ qián nǐ zài zuò shén me xīn qíng zěn yàng
What were you doing before the show began? How did you feel?
答：演出开始前，我拿着剧本背台词，心里非常紧张。
yǎn chū kāi shǐ qián wǒ ná zhe jù běn bèi tái cí xīn li fēi cháng jǐn zhāng
Before the show began I was going over my lines with the script, and I was very nervous.
问：大幕拉开后，发生了什么事？
dà mù lā kāi hòu fā shēng le shén me shì
What happened after the curtain opened?
答：大幕拉开后，我看到台下坐满了观众，一紧张就忘了台词。
dà mù lā kāi hòu wǒ kàn dào tái xià zuò mǎn le guān zhòng yì jǐn zhāng jiù wàng le tái cí
After the curtain opened I saw the hall full of people, got nervous and forgot my lines.
问：是谁帮了你？他是怎么帮你的？
shì shéi bāng le nǐ tā shì zěn me bāng nǐ de
Who helped you, and how?
答：演大灰狼的家明走出来，大声地问我要去哪里，让我想起了台词。
yǎn dà huī láng de jiā míng zǒu chū lái dà shēng de wèn wǒ yào qù nǎ lǐ ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le tái cí
Jiaming, the wolf, came out and loudly asked where I was going, which reminded me of my lines.
问：演出的结果怎么样？
yǎn chū de jié guǒ zěn me yàng
How did the show turn out?
答：演出非常成功，观众都给我们热烈的掌声。
yǎn chū fēi cháng chéng gōng guān zhòng dōu gěi wǒ men rè liè de zhǎng shēng
The show was a great success, and the audience gave us warm applause.
问：这次经历让你明白了什么道理？
zhè cì jīng lì ràng nǐ míng bái le shén me dào lǐ
What did this experience teach you?
答：我明白了紧张的时候不要慌，同伴之间也要互相帮助。
wǒ míng bái le jǐn zhāng de shí hòu bú yào huāng tóng bàn zhī jiān yě yào hù xiāng bāng zhù
I learnt not to panic when nervous, and that partners should help each other.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
话剧 剧本 台词 心怦怦直跳 一片空白 鸦雀无声 不知所措 掌声雷动 感激 团队
话剧 huà jù: stage play; 剧本 jù běn: script; 台词 tái cí: lines (in a play); 心怦怦直跳 xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào: heart pounding; 一片空白 yí piàn kòng bái: a complete blank; 鸦雀无声 yā què wú shēng: utterly silent; 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò: not knowing what to do; 掌声雷动 zhǎng shēng léi dòng: thunderous applause; 感激 gǎn jī: grateful; 团队 tuán duì: team
我的心怦怦直跳，手心里全是汗。
wǒ de xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào shǒu xīn lǐ quán shì hàn
My heart was pounding and my palms were full of sweat.
台下鸦雀无声，静得连一根针掉在地上都听得见。
tái xià yā què wú shēng jìng de lián yì gēn zhēn diào zài dì shàng dōu tīng de jiàn
The hall was utterly silent: you could have heard a pin drop.
演出结束后，台下掌声雷动，久久不停。
yǎn chū jié shù hòu tái xià zhǎng shēng léi dòng jiǔ jiǔ bù tíng
When the show ended, the applause thundered and went on for a long time.
范文 Sample composition: 忘词以后
学校的艺术节快到了，我们班要表演话剧《小红帽》。
xué xiào de yì shù jié kuài dào le wǒ men bān yào biǎo yǎn huà jù xiǎo hóng mào
The school arts festival was coming, and our class was to perform the play Little Red Riding Hood.
我被选上演小红帽，心里又高兴又紧张。
wǒ bèi xuǎn shàng yǎn xiǎo hóng mào xīn li yòu gāo xìng yòu jǐn zhāng
I was chosen to play Little Red Riding Hood, and I felt both happy and nervous.
那几个星期，我每天放学后都留下来排练，把剧本背得滚瓜烂熟。
nà jǐ gè xīng qī wǒ měi tiān fàng xué hòu dōu liú xià lái pái liàn bǎ jù běn bèi de gǔn guā làn shú
For weeks I stayed back after school every day to rehearse, until I knew the script inside out.
演出那天，我站在还没拉开的大幕前，拿着剧本，最后一次背台词。
yǎn chū nà tiān wǒ zhàn zài hái méi lā kāi de dà mù qián ná zhe jù běn zuì hòu yí cì bèi tái cí
On the day of the show I stood in front of the closed curtain with the script, going over my lines one last time.
我的心怦怦直跳，手心里全是汗。
wǒ de xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào shǒu xīn lǐ quán shì hàn
My heart was pounding and my palms were full of sweat.
我不停地对自己说：“别紧张，你一定行！”
wǒ bù tíng de duì zì jǐ shuō bié jǐn zhāng nǐ yí dìng xíng
I kept telling myself: "Don't be nervous, you can do it!"
不久，大幕拉开了，灯光照在我身上。
bù jiǔ dà mù lā kāi le dēng guāng zhào zài wǒ shēn shàng
Soon the curtain opened and the light shone on me.
我看到台下坐满了观众，脑子里突然一片空白。
wǒ kàn dào tái xià zuò mǎn le guān zhòng nǎo zi lǐ tū rán yí piàn kòng bái
When I saw the hall full of people, my mind suddenly went completely blank.
我张开嘴巴，却怎么也想不起下一句台词。
wǒ zhāng kāi zuǐ ba què zěn me yě xiǎng bù qǐ xià yí jù tái cí
I opened my mouth, but I just could not remember my next line.
这时，台下鸦雀无声，静得连一根针掉在地上都听得见。
zhè shí tái xià yā què wú shēng jìng de lián yì gēn zhēn diào zài dì shàng dōu tīng de jiàn
Just then the hall was utterly silent: you could have heard a pin drop.
就在我不知所措、急得快哭的时候，演大灰狼的家明从树林后面走了出来。
jiù zài wǒ bù zhī suǒ cuò jí de kuài kū de shí hòu yǎn dà huī láng de jiā míng cóng shù lín hòu miàn zǒu le chū lái
Just as I was so worried I almost cried, Jiaming, playing the Big Bad Wolf, walked out from behind the trees.
他向我眨眨眼睛，大声地说：“小红帽，你要去哪里呀？”
tā xiàng wǒ zhǎ zhǎ yǎn jīng dà shēng de shuō xiǎo hóng mào nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ ya
He winked at me and said loudly, "Little Red Riding Hood, where are you going?"
我一听，马上想起了台词，笑着回答：“我要去外婆家，给外婆送蛋糕！”
wǒ yì tīng mǎ shàng xiǎng qǐ le tái cí xiào zhe huí dá wǒ yào qù wài pó jiā gěi wài pó sòng dàn gāo
As soon as I heard it, I remembered my line and answered with a smile: "I'm going to Grandma's to take her a cake!"
接下来的表演，我越演越顺利。
jiē xià lái de biǎo yǎn wǒ yuè yǎn yuè shùn lì
For the rest of the play, I acted more and more smoothly.
演出结束了，我和家明站在台上，笑着面对观众。
yǎn chū jié shù le wǒ hé jiā míng zhàn zài tái shàng xiào zhe miàn duì guān zhòng
When the play ended, Jiaming and I stood on the stage, smiling at the audience.
台下掌声雷动，久久不停。
tái xià zhǎng shēng léi dòng jiǔ jiǔ bù tíng
The applause thundered and went on for a long time.
下台后，我感激地对家明说：“谢谢你帮了我！”
xià tái hòu wǒ gǎn jī de duì jiā míng shuō xiè xiè nǐ bāng le wǒ
Backstage, I said gratefully to Jiaming, "Thank you for helping me!"
家明笑着说：“我们是一个团队嘛！”
jiā míng xiào zhe shuō wǒ men shì yí gè tuán duì ma
Jiaming smiled: "We're a team, aren't we!"
这次演出让我明白，紧张的时候不要慌，要相信自己。
zhè cì yǎn chū ràng wǒ míng bái jǐn zhāng de shí hòu bú yào huāng yào xiāng xìn zì jǐ
This show taught me not to panic when I am nervous, but to believe in myself.
我也明白了同伴之间互相帮助有多重要。
wǒ yě míng bái le tóng bàn zhī jiān hù xiāng bāng zhù yǒu duō zhòng yào
I also understood how important it is for partners to help each other.
有了同伴的帮助，再大的困难也能克服。
yǒu le tóng bàn de bāng zhù zài dà de kùn nán yě néng kè fú
With a partner's help, even the biggest difficulty can be overcome.
范文二 从大灰狼的角度 From the Big Bad Wolf's side
上个月学校举办艺术节，我们班表演话剧《小红帽》。
shàng gè yuè xué xiào jǔ bàn yì shù jié wǒ men bān biǎo yǎn huà jù xiǎo hóng mào
At last month's arts festival, our class performed the play Little Red Riding Hood.
我演大灰狼，我的好朋友美玲演小红帽。
wǒ yǎn dà huī láng wǒ de hǎo péng yǒu měi líng yǎn xiǎo hóng mào
I played the Big Bad Wolf, and my good friend Meiling played Little Red Riding Hood.
演出前，美玲一直拿着剧本背台词。
yǎn chū qián měi líng yì zhí ná zhe jù běn bèi tái cí
Before the show Meiling kept going over her lines with the script.
她告诉我，她紧张得手都在发抖。
tā gào sù wǒ tā jǐn zhāng de shǒu dōu zài fā dǒu
She told me she was so nervous her hands were shaking.
我拍拍她的肩膀，叫她别担心，如果忘了词，我会帮她。
wǒ pāi pāi tā de jiān bǎng jiào tā bié dān xīn rú guǒ wàng le cí wǒ huì bāng tā
I patted her shoulder and told her not to worry: if she forgot a line, I would help her.
大幕拉开不久，美玲突然站在台上一动不动，脸也红了。
dà mù lā kāi bù jiǔ měi líng tū rán zhàn zài tái shàng yí dòng bú dòng liǎn yě hóng le
Soon after the curtain opened, Meiling suddenly stood still on the stage, her face red.
我在树林后面一看，就知道她忘了台词。
wǒ zài shù lín hòu miàn yí kàn jiù zhī dào tā wàng le tái cí
One look from behind the trees and I knew she had forgotten her lines.
我心想：一定要帮她！
wǒ xīn xiǎng yí dìng yào bāng tā
I thought: I must help her!
于是，我提早走了出去，大声地问：“小红帽，你要去哪里呀？”
yú shì wǒ tí zǎo zǒu le chū qù dà shēng de wèn xiǎo hóng mào nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ ya
So I walked out early and asked loudly, "Little Red Riding Hood, where are you going?"
美玲马上想起了台词，接着演了下去。
měi líng mǎ shàng xiǎng qǐ le tái cí jiē zhe yǎn le xià qù
Meiling remembered her line at once and went on with the play.
演出结束后，观众热烈地鼓掌，美玲对我说了好几次谢谢。
yǎn chū jié shù hòu guān zhòng rè liè de gǔ zhǎng měi líng duì wǒ shuō le hǎo jǐ cì xiè xiè
After the show the audience clapped warmly, and Meiling thanked me again and again.
我觉得，能帮助朋友，比自己得到掌声更开心。
wǒ jué de néng bāng zhù péng yǒu bǐ zì jǐ dé dào zhǎng shēng gèng kāi xīn
I feel that helping a friend makes me happier than getting applause myself.
这次演出让我明白，朋友有困难时，我们要主动伸出援手。
zhè cì yǎn chū ràng wǒ míng bái péng yǒu yǒu kùn nán shí wǒ men yào zhǔ dòng shēn chū yuán shǒu
This show taught me that when a friend is in trouble, we should offer a helping hand.