ACT 3-1  “我不敢讀。”

【故事梗概】

在展覽正式開幕之后不久，Carlson先生給Richard拿來了登有對他的作品評論的報紙。Richard緊張極了，Marilyn幫他讀了評論的內容。

Richard: What's this?Carlson: Read it.Richard: I can't. [He gives the newspaper to Marilyn.] Would you read it, Marilyn?Marilyn: [She begins to read the review.] “Richard Stewart's show at the Carlson Gallery is a collection of photographs from his new book entitled Family Album, U.S.A. There is power and beauty in Mr. Stewart's work, and his book introduces us to a remarkable new talent.” Oh, Richard, it's wonderful!Carlson: Congratulations!Richard: Wow! I'm overwhelmed.Carlson: Ladies and gentlemen, if I may have your attention for a moment, pleases? I hope you're all enjoying the exhibition. I know that I am. And I would like to introduce the young man who spent the last five years taking these remarkable pictures and writing the background for Family Album, U. S.A -- Mr. Richard Stewart.[They all applaud.]

【語言點精講】

1. I can't.我不敢讀。Richard在這個時候很緊張，他怕報上的評論不好，所以不愿意讀，也不敢讀。

2. Richard Stewart's show at the Carlson Gallery is a collection of photographs from his new book entitled Family Album, U.S.A.Richard Stewart先生在Carlson畫廊展出他的攝影作品，這些作品取材于他的新刊影集，題為《走遍美國》。entitled: 題為……。動詞entitle加-d，再加上書名成文章題目，作后置定語，意思是“題為……”或“名叫……”。

3. There is power and beauty in Mr. Stewart's work, and his book introduces us to a remarkable new talent.Stewart先生的攝影作品展現出力度和美感，他的新書使我們認識了一位不同凡響的新人才。There is power and beauty in … : 在……中展現出力度和美感。remarkable: 不同凡響的，特別的。a new talent: 新秀，新人才。

4. I'm overwhelmed.我簡直不知所措了。overwhelmed: 受寵若驚的，使不知所措的。overwhelme 原意為“打翻淹沒，壓倒”，引申為“制服，使驚恐莫名，使不能反抗或不知所措”。

5. Ladies and gentlemen, if I may have your attention for a moment, pleases? I hope you're all enjoying the exhibition. I know that I am. And I would like to introduce the young man who spent the last five years taking these remarkable pictures and writing the background for Family Album, U. S.A -- Mr. Richard Stewart.女士們！先生們！請各位安靜一下，好嗎？我希望你們都喜歡這個展覽，我知道我自己是喜歡的。我愿向你們介紹Richard Stewart先生，這位年輕人用了過去五年的時間拍攝這些卓越的照片，并寫出了《走遍美國》影集的背景文字說明，Richard Stewart先生！If I may have your attention for a moment, please? : 請各位安靜一下好嗎？這里用一個假設條件句表示要求，比較禮貌，是公共場合常用的說法。writing the background: background 有個人的家庭背景，文化教育經歷，工作經驗的意思。在以畫面為主的出版物中，作為介紹陪襯的文字說明也稱為 background。作為定語，還見于下列短語：background information/color/music/sound/design等。