1、标题：voa慢速英语:惩罚未成年犯罪者演出莎士比亚戏剧对应音频：0603a.mp3听力内容：For Young Offenders,a Sentence of Shakespeares SentencesThis is the VOA Special English Education Report.In the American state of Massachusetts, some teenagers who break the law are sentenced - to Shakespeare.ACTOR: A kingdom for a stage . Twelve young a
2、ctors rehearse the opening of Henry the Fifth. They started meeting three and a half weeks ago. They have less than two weeks to go before they must perform the play for the Shakespeare in the Courts program.Fifteen-year-old Tim was not a fan of William Shakespeare. He is here for a violent crime -
3、assault and battery.TIM: You know, the judge sentenced me here, so my first thoughts were kinda, you know, uh, this is kinda, Shakespeares not my thing. You know, plays, kinda, you know, Id rather not. But its a lot easier than picking up trash, you know, and doing that, so, you know, I gave it a tr
4、y.And he discovered there is a lot to like about the English writer who died in sixteen sixteen.KEVIN COLEMAN: So everyone has a sword?TIM: Assault and battery and you hand me a sword in Shakespeare? I didnt think that was going to happen, not at all. Im glad they trust us, though.The young actors r
5、eturn the trust and respect that director Kevin Coleman shows them. They clearly enjoy working with him - and with Shakespeare.KEVIN COLEMAN: If you present it to them in a way that engages their imagination, that engages their playfulness, that engages their willingness, they come alive.Kevin Colem
6、an is education director for Shakespeare and Company, a theater group in Lenox, Massachusetts. Many years ago, the principal of the local high school came to him to develop a theater program for the school.That principal, Paul Perachi, later became a juvenile court judge for Berkshire County. He wan
7、ted to copy the program, to help the teens in court develop self-esteem and communication skills and better control their anger.More than two hundred kids have been sentenced to Shakespeare. The program is ten years old. And it has received a lot of recognition, including an award in two thousand si
8、x from the White House.Paul Perachi left the court last year at seventy, the age when judges in Massachusetts must retire. But Shakespeare in the Courts is still going strong under the direction of Kevin Coleman.KEVIN COLEMAN: Were not there to fix them. So will they get into trouble after theyve do
9、ne this program? Sure, because theyre adolescents. Will they get into as much trouble? No.Fifteen-year-old Tim already sees a change in himself. He says he has more patience to get through long scenes.Paul Perachi says all the hard work is clear in the final performance.PAUL PERACHI: You got family
10、members, parents, siblings, grandparents, friends. A lot of these kids invite their teachers, of all people, to come in. And their lawyers. And the relatives and the teachers and all are proud of these kids. So everybodys got big smiles and flowers for the kids and little gifts.这里是VOA特别英语教育报道。在美国的马萨
11、诸塞州，一些未成年犯罪者被判演出莎士比亚的戏剧。演员：“A kingdom for a stage.”12名年轻的演员正在彩排亨利五世的开幕词。他们在三周半之前开始聚集。他们距离在法院节目中演出这出戏剧还有不到两周的时间。15岁的Tim并不是莎士比亚迷。他在这里演出是因为犯了罪——殴打。TIM：“你知道，法官判我到这里来，所以，我的第一个感觉就是，就好像是，莎士比亚关我什么事。你知道，我不是很喜欢戏剧。但是，无论如何，总比捡垃圾轻松一些。你知道，所以，我决定尝试一下。”他慢慢发现，这位在1616年已经辞世的英国戏剧家有许多令人喜欢的方面。KEVIN COLEMAN：“每
12、个人手中都有剑了吗？”TIM：“我犯了斗殴罪，在演出莎士比亚的戏剧时你们却给我一把剑？我原本认为这是绝对不可能的。然而，我很高兴他们能够信任我。”对于导演Kevin Coleman对他们表现出的信任和尊敬，这些年轻的演员们给出了回报。很明显，他们很喜欢跟他一起工作，同意喜欢与莎士比亚一起。KEVIN COLEMAN：“如果你能够满足他们的想象力，满足他们爱玩的天性，满足他们的意愿，他们就会非常有活力。”Kevin Coleman是马萨诸塞州伦诺克斯莎士比亚戏剧公司的教学主管。多年前，当地一所高中的校长找到他，要求他为学校开设剧场项目。这位校长Paul Perachi后来成为伯克郡的青少年法庭法
13、官。他希望能够复制该项目，帮助年轻人在法庭上培养自尊和沟通技巧，同时更好地控制自己的愤怒情绪。目前已有120多名青少年被判处演出莎士比亚戏剧。该项目目前已经历经了十年的时间，得到了诸多认可，包括2006年白宫授予的奖项。去年，70岁高龄的Paul Perachi离开法庭，因为马萨诸塞州的法官在70岁必须退休。但是在Kevin Coleman的指导下，该法庭的莎士比亚项目依然茁壮成长。KEVIN COLEMAN：“我们的主要目的不是矫正他们的行为。参加了该项目之后，他们是不是还会出现问题？当然，因为他们是青少年。但是他们还会不会有如此多的问题？不会的。”15岁的Tim已经看到自身发生的变化。他说，在进行比较长的场景时，他已经更加有耐心。Paul Perachi说，在最后演出时，所有的努力工作都会得到体现。PAUL PERACHI：“你有家人，父母，兄弟姐妹，祖父母，朋友。许多孩子邀请他们的老师，以及所有人来观看，包括他们的律师。亲戚，老师，所有的人都为这些孩子感到自豪。所以，每个人看到的都是微笑，并收到了鲜花和礼物。”
