Part I
Jody: Hi. Great to see you! I'm Jody, and I'll be looking after both of you for the first month you're working here at the Amersham Theatre. I'll tell you something about the theatre now, then take you to meet two of the other staff. It's an old building, and it's been modernised several times. In fact, as you can see, we're carrying out a major refurbishment at the moment. The interior has just been repainted, and we're about to start on the exterior of the building - that'll be a big job. The work's running over budget, so we've had to postpone installing an elevator. I hope you're happy running up and down stairs!When the theatre was built, people were generally slimmer and shorter than now, and the seats were very close together. We've replaced them with larger seats, with more legroom. This means fewer seats in total, but we've taken the opportunity to install seats that can easily be moved, to create different acting spaces. We've also turned a few storerooms over to other purposes, like using them for meetings.noun. all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group全体职工（或雇员）E.g.:We have 20 part-time members of staff.
我们有20名兼职员工。
2. modernize|ˈmɑːdərnaɪz|verb. to make a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time使（制度、方法等）现代化E.g.: The company is investing $9 million to modernize its factories.
这家公司要投资900万元将其工厂现代化。
3. refurbish|ˌriːˈfɜːrbɪʃ|verb. to clean and decorate a room, building, etc. in order to make it more attractive, more useful, etc.再装修；翻新E.g.: We have spent money on refurbishing the offices.
我们已在这些办公室的翻新上花了钱。
adj. thin, in a way that is attractive苗条的；纤细的
E.g.: She was tall and slim.
她是个瘦高个儿。
noun. the amount of space available for your legs when you are sitting in a car, plane, theatre, etc.（汽车、飞机、剧院等座位前的）供伸腿的空间，放腿处E.g.: Tall drivers won't have enough legroom.
高个子的司机没有足够的伸腿空间。
to change the use or function of sth改变，转变（用途或功能）E.g.: The factory was turned over to the manufacture of aircraft parts.
这家工厂转产飞机部件。
We try hard to involve members of the public in the theatre. One way is by organising backstage tours, so people can be shown round the building and learn how a theatre operates. These are proving very popular.What we're finding is that people want to have lunch or a cup of coffee while they're here, so we're looking into the possibility of opening a café in due course. We have a bookshop, which specialises in books about drama, and that attracts plenty of customers. Then there are two large rooms that will be decorated next month, and they'll be available for hire, for conferences and private functions, such as parties. We're also considering hiring out costumes to amateur drama clubs.一种方法是组织后台参观，让人们参观剧院大楼，了解剧院的运作方式。verb. to make sb take part in sth（使）参加，加入
E.g.: Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
父母应当参与孩子的教育。
at the right time and not before在适当的时候；到一定的时候
E.g.: Your request will be dealt with in due course.
你的要求将在适当的时候予以处理。
verb. to pay money to borrow sth for a short time租用；租借
E.g.: to hire a car/room/video
租汽车╱房间╱录像带
noun. the clothes worn by actors in a play or film/movie, or worn by sb to make them look like sth else（戏剧或电影的）戏装，服装
E.g.: She has four costume changes during the play.
她在这出戏里要换四次服装。
adj. doing sth for enjoyment or interest, not as a job业余爱好的
E.g.: an amateur photographer
业余摄影爱好者
Part III
Now I want to tell you about our workshops. We recently started a programme of workshops that anyone can join. Eventually we intend to run courses in acting, but we're waiting until we've got the right people in place as trainers. That's proving more difficult than we'd expected! There's a big demand to learn about the technical side of putting on a production, and our lighting workshop has already started, with great success. We're going to start one on sound next month. A number of people have enquired about workshops on make-up, and that's something we're considering for the future.A surprise success is the workshop on making puppets - we happen to have someone working here who does it as a hobby, and she offered to run a workshop. It was so popular we're now running them every month!很多人询问过关于化妆工作坊的事宜，这也是我们未来会考虑的方向。noun. a period of discussion and practical work on a particular subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and experience研讨会；讲习班E.g.: a drama workshop
戏剧研讨班
working or ready to work在工作；准备就绪
E.g.: All the arrangements are now in place for their visit.
他们来访的一切都安排就绪了。
noun. a film/movie, a play or a broadcast that is prepared for the public; the act of preparing a film or a play, etc.（电影、戏剧或广播节目的）上映，上演，播出，制作
E.g.: a new production of ‘King Lear’
新制作的《李尔王》
noun. a model of a person or an animal that can be made to move, for example by pulling strings attached to parts of its body or by putting your hand inside it. A puppet with strings is also called a marionette 木偶
E.g.: a puppet show
木偶表演
verb. to do or be sth by chance碰巧；恰好
E.g.: She happened to be out when we called.
我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。
Now, a word about the layout of the building. The auditorium, stage and dressing rooms for the actors are all below ground level. Here on the ground floor we have most of the rooms that the public doesn't see. The majority are internal, so they have windows in the roof to light them. Standing here in the foyer, you're probably wondering why the box office isn't here, where the public would expect to find it. Well, you might have noticed it on your way in - although it's part of this building, it's next door, with a separate entrance from the road. For the theatre manager's office, you go across the foyer and through the double doors, turn right, and it's the room at the end of the corridor, with the door on the left. The lighting box is where the computerised stage lighting is operated, and it's at the back of the building. When you're through the double doors, turn left, turn right at the water cooler, and right again at the end. It's the second room along that corridor. The lighting box has a window into the auditorium, which of course is below us. The artistic director's office is through the double doors, turn right, and it's the first room you come to on the right-hand side. And finally, for the moment, the room where I'll take you next - the relaxation room. So if you'd like to come with me.大多数房间都在内部，所以屋顶上有窗户来采光。灯光控制室是操作电脑控制舞台灯光的地方，它位于建筑物的后部。noun. a thing that you say; a remark or statement说的话；话语；言语E.g.: A word of warning : read the instructions very carefully.2. auditorium|ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm|noun. the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc. in which the audience sits（剧院、音乐厅等的）听众席，观众席E.g.: The young men were assessed as either safe or unsafe drivers.noun. a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait（剧院或旅馆的）门厅，休息厅E.g.: I went and waited in the foyer.the place at a theatre, cinema/movie theater, etc. where the tickets are sold售票处；票房E.g.: The movie has been a huge box-office success (= many people have been to see it).
