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初対面の人々に名前を尋ね自分の名を名乗ることを学びます。マーティンは夏の休暇期間だけに公演が行なわれるサマーシアターの楽屋を訪ねます。 マーティンが取材に訪れたその日はシェークスピアの「マクベス」公演の初日です。

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MARTIN:

Hello.

BETH:

Ahhh. You frightened me! Good afternoon.

MARTIN:

Lady Macbeth. I should be frightened.

BETH:

Not in this scene. I'm still practicing my big scenes. We open tonight.

MARTIN:

Don't let me interrupt. I'm looking for John Keasy. He's your director, isn't he?

BETH:

Yes. He's in the theater. I saw him a few minutes ago.

MARTIN:

I won't bother you now, but may I ask you some questions later?

BETH:

Of course. Come backstage. We can talk there.

MARTIN:

Thanks.

MARTIN:

Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner. I'm looking for the director, John Keasy.

JOHN:

That's me. I'm John Keasy. You're the reporter?

MARTIN:

That's right. I'm Martin Learner. Is this a good time to talk?

JOHN:

It's never a good time to talk.

MARTIN:

Are you worried?

JOHN:

Yes, of course.

MARTIN:

Why?

JOHN:

I never feel ready. It's never good enough. We need more time. The lights aren't right. The sound isn't good. The actors aren't loud enough. The audience won't come. The actors will get sick. The audience won't like it.

MARTIN:

Will it be bad?

JOHN:

No. It never is. It won't be perfect, but it won't be bad. But it's OK. I have time to talk now.

MARTIN:

I need some information about the actors. Who is that on the stage?

JOHN:

He's playing Macbeth.

MARTIN:

What's his name?

JOHN:

His name is Paul Major. The man coming on stage now is playing Banquo.

MARTIN:

What's his name?

JOHN:

His name is Winston Fishburn.

MARTIN:

Could you show me around the theater?

JOHN:

Sure. The auditorium is small. It has about 250 seats. The seats are new this year.

MARTIN:

The stage is large, isn't it?

JOHN:

It's large for a summer theater. We can perform Shakespeare. We can perform large musicals too. This summer we are doing Kiss Me Kate.

MARTIN:

Have you directed a musical before?

JOHN:

No. That's why we're doing Kiss Me Kate. It's based on Shakespeare you know. I've directed Shakespeare many times. We also had the costumes. It won't cost much.

MARTIN:

Is cost a problem?

JOHN:

Always. Money is our biggest problem. We don't make any money in the summer.

MARTIN:

Do your actors receive a salary?

JOHN:

Most of them. They are professional actors. A few are students. They don't receive a salary, but we pay their expenses.

MARTIN:

What kind of expenses?

JOHN:

Food and lodging. Excuse me Paul. This is Martin Learner. He's the reporter.

MARTIN:

Hi. Don't let me interrupt. I'll talk to you later.

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人に名前を尋ねるときは"What's your name?"と言います。人にほかの人の名前を尋ねるときには次のように言います。

MARTIN:

What's his name?

What's her name?