Module 5 Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society（在线收听）

[00:00.00]Teahouse is one of Lao She's most famous plays.《茶馆》是老舍最有名的戏剧之一。

[00:05.25]He wrote it in 1957.他在1957年写的。

[00:08.74]The play has three acts这出戏有三幕

[00:10.74]and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century.展现了19世纪末期到20世纪中期中国普通百姓的生活。

[00:18.84]It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing.它向我们讲述了北京的王利发和他的茶馆顾客之间的故事。

[00:26.56]It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.它描述了过去五十年来中国社会的变迁。

[00:32.11]Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899.老舍1899年出生于北京。

[00:37.68]His mother sent him to a teacher's school in 1913.1913年，他的母亲把他送到一所师范学校学习。

[00:42.37]After finishing school in 1918,1918年学校毕业后,

[00:45.00]he became a head teacher of a primary school.他成为了一名小学校长。

[00:49.09]In 1924,Lao She left home and went to England.1924年,老舍离开了家,去了英格兰。

[00:54.68]He taught Chinese at a college in London他在伦敦的一所大学教中文

[00:58.01]and returned to China five years later.五年之后回到中国。

[01:01.76]He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people's lives,他写了很多关于人民生活的戏剧、小说和短篇故事，

[01:07.00]and was named "the People's Artist".被誉为“人民艺术家”

[01:10.51]Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.老舍是二十世纪中国最伟大的作家之一。

[01:17.27]At Lao She Teahouse today,在今天的老舍茶馆，

[01:19.71]Customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food.客户可以喝茶和吃美味的北京食物。

[01:24.86]If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows,如果你喜欢京剧、传统音乐或魔术表演，

[01:29.93]you can enjoy them at the teahouse.你可以在这家茶馆里欣赏到。

[01:32.76]Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.老舍茶馆热情欢迎来自世界各地的人们。