The BBC has established a strong reputation in the field of children’ s drama, although children’ s dramas are almost universally commissioned and / or produced by the BBC’s Children’s Department rather than the Drama Department itself．There are however occasional crossovers Doctor Who, for example, would commonly be regarded as a children’s or family programme, but has always been produced by the main Drama Department．
Throughout much of the department’s history, the emphasis has been on continuing productions of short-run drama serials, including adaptations of classic childrens literature such as Little Lord Fauntleroy, as well as made-for-television productions．Science-fiction has been a popular theme, from Stranger from Space (1951-52) through to the likes of Dark Season (1991) and Century Falls (1993)．Since the middle of the 1980s, children’s dramas with the exception of the Sunday evening classics slot have almost always been screened in the weekday BBC One 3pm-5 : 30pro Children’s BBC (CBBC) strand．
Longer continuing drama series became common from the late 1970s, spearheaded by the 1978 launch of the popular school-set drama series Grange Hill．Created by Liverpudlian dramatist Phil Redmond, the intention of the programme was to present issues relevant to children in a realistic manner, showing characters in a modern Comprehensive school and concentrating on the issues facing children in such schools, The series was a huge success, and in 1989 a similar programme, BykerGrove, set in a youth club, was launched by the BBC’s North-Eastern arm and screened on Children’s BBC．
From the 1990s onwards, in common with BBC programming in other genres, children’s drama has often been commissioned from independent producers as well as being made in-house.Grange Hill switched to independent production after twenty-five years as an in-house programme in 2003, when production was taken over by Mersey Television, the company established by the programme’ s creator Phil Redmond in the early 1980s．Coproductions with foreign broadcasters are also common, with BBC Scotland’s successful 2004 fantasy drama Shoebox Zoo being made in collaboration with the Canadian company Blueprint Entertainment．
As of 2005, the BBC continues to broadcast children’s drama, usually in the weekday afternoon CBBC slot, but also occasional Sunday early evening / late afternoon prestige productions such as the adaptation of Kidnapped (April 2005)．In July 2005, the corporation appointed its first Head of Children’s Drama, Jon East previously commissioning of children’s drama had always been done by the overall head of children’s programming．[404 words]
1．The BBC is famous for its______
A．children’s dramas
B．Drama Department
C．Children’s Department
D．programme Doctor Who
2．The BBC’s Drama Department______
A．mainly produces short-run drama serials
B．has produced a variety of children’s dramas
C．emphasizes on made-for-television productions
D．has been producing the popular programme Doctor Who
3．Such programmes as______are regularly screened in the weekday CBBC slot．
A．prestige productions
B．popular science fictions
C．dramas produced for children
D．longer continuing drama series
4．The adaptation of Kidnapped______
A．has enjoyed high prestige all over the world
B．has been produced by the BBC’s Drama Department
C．has been broadcast in the Sunday evening classics slot
D．is as attractive as most children’s dramas produced by BBC
5．The text is mainly about______
A．children’s BBC strand
B．children’s dramas made by BBC
C．continuing productions of drama serials
D．dramas adapted from classic children’s literature
難句透析
①There are however occasional crossovers--Doctor Who，for example，”would commonly be regarded as a children’S or family programme，but”has always been produced by the main Drama Department．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】破折號后面的句子是對前面主句的補充說明。破折號后面句子的主語是“Doctor wh0”，后面跟有用逗號和“but”連接的兩個并列的謂語動詞“would commonly be regarded as”和“has always been produced”。
【釋義】不過，偶爾也有交疊的情況。比如，《神秘博士》通常被看做少兒或家庭節(jié)目，但卻一直都是戲劇總部制作的。
②Throughout much of the department’S history，the emphasis has been on[continuing productions of short—run drama serials，(including adaptations of classic children’S literature such as Little Lord Fauntleroy，as well as made-for-television productions)]．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】方括號所標示的動名詞短語“continuing…made-for-television productions”是介詞“on”的賓語。圓括號所標示的現(xiàn)在分詞短語“including adaptations…productions”在動名詞短語中，用做補充說明狀語。
【釋義】回顧少兒部的制作歷史，該部一直主要強調(diào)持續(xù)制作短播期的連續(xù)劇，其中包括改編經(jīng)典兒童文學名著，比如《小爵爺方特洛》，以及專門為電視制作的節(jié)目。
③[Created by Liverpudlian dramatist Phil Redmond]，the intention of the programme was to present issues rele— vant tO children in a realistic manner]，showing characters in a modern Comprehensive school and 2’concentrating on the issues[facing children in such schools]．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】方括號所標示的過去分詞短語“Created by…PhilRedmond”是“programme”的定語。方括號所標示的形容詞短語“relevant to…manner”是第一個“issues”的后置定語。用“and”連接的兩個現(xiàn)在分詞短語“showing…”和“concentrating…”用做補充說明狀語。方括號所標示的現(xiàn)在分詞短語“facing…schools”是第二個“is— sues”的后置定語。
【釋義】由利物浦戲劇家菲爾·瑞蒙創(chuàng)作的這部少兒電視劇，旨在用現(xiàn)實主義手法表現(xiàn)與少兒相關(guān)的話題，劇中角色是現(xiàn)代綜合學校中的人物，集中探討這些學校中的兒童所面對的問題。
④Grange Hill switched tO independent production after twenty-five years as an in-house programme in 2003， when production was taken over by Mersey Television，the company(established by the programme’S creator Phil Redmond in the early l980s)]．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】方括號所標示的“when production…early l980s”是狀語從句。后置的名詞短語“the company…early1980s”補充說明“Mersey Television”。圓括號所標示的過去分詞短語“established…early 1980s”是“company”的后置定語。
【釋義】《格蘭其山》在室內(nèi)制作25年后，于2003年轉(zhuǎn)讓給了獨立制作商莫西電視臺。這個電視臺是由該劇創(chuàng)作人菲爾·瑞蒙于20世紀80年代初期創(chuàng)立的。
⑤As of 2005，the BBC continues tO broadcast children’S drama，usually in the weekday afternoon CBBC slot，but als0 2’occasional Sunday early evening／late afternoon prestige productions such as the adaptation of Kidnapped(April 2005)．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】“as of”的意思是“自從，自…起”。動詞不定式“to broadcast”后面跟有兩個并列的賓語“children’S drama…”和“…prestige productions”。
【釋義】 自2005年起，英國廣播公司繼續(xù)播放少兒劇，通常在平日下午的少兒節(jié)目時段播放；偶爾在周日傍晚或者下午較晚時候播放一些名劇，比如2005年4月播放了改編的名劇《歷劫孤星》。
全文翻譯
英國廣播公司在兒童戲劇界享有盛名，盡管兒童戲劇幾乎全部由廣播公司的兒童節(jié)目部而非戲劇部委托或者制作。不過，偶爾也有交疊的情況。比如，《神秘博士》通常被看做少兒或家庭節(jié)目，但卻一直都是戲劇總部制作的。
回顧少兒部的制作歷史，該部一直主要強調(diào)持續(xù)制作短播期的連續(xù)劇，其中包括改編經(jīng)典兒童文學名著，比如《小爵爺方特洛》，以及專門為電視制作的節(jié)目。②科幻小說一直是熱點，從《來自太空的陌生人》(1951一1952)到《黑暗的季節(jié)》(1991)以及《適逢世紀》(1993)。從20世紀80年代中期開始，除周13晚上經(jīng)典回放節(jié)目之外，兒童戲劇幾乎總是占據(jù)了平日英國廣播公司下午3點到5點半的兒童劇場時間，考試、大。
時間稍長的戲劇聯(lián)播從20世紀70年代末開始流行，首播的是1978年上演的學校題材戲劇系列《格蘭其山》。
由利物浦戲劇家菲爾·瑞蒙創(chuàng)作的這部少兒電視劇，旨在用現(xiàn)實主義手法表現(xiàn)與少兒相關(guān)的話題，劇中角色是瑚代綜合學校中的人物，集中探討這些學校中的兒童所面對的問題。③該系列戲劇取得了巨大的成功，接著1989年出現(xiàn)了一檔相類似的節(jié)目《柏克·格羅夫》，背景設(shè)在青年俱樂部，由英國廣播公司東北分公司制作，在兒童頻道播出。
自20世紀90年代開始，跟英國廣播公司其他類型的節(jié)目一樣，兒童戲劇經(jīng)常由獨立的制作商委托制作，場景設(shè)在室內(nèi)?！陡裉m其山》在室內(nèi)制作25年后，于2003年轉(zhuǎn)讓給了獨立制作商莫西電視臺。這個電視臺是由該劇創(chuàng)作人菲爾·瑞蒙于20世紀80年代初期創(chuàng)立的。與境外的廣播公司共同制作節(jié)目同樣流行，英國廣播公司蘇格蘭分公司在2004年大獲成功的幻想戲劇《形似動物園》就是與加拿大藍圖娛樂公司合作的作品。
自2005年起，英國廣播公司繼續(xù)播放少兒劇，通常在平日下午的少兒節(jié)目時段播放；偶爾在周日傍晚或者下午較晚時候播放一些名劇，比如2005年4月播放了改編的名劇《歷劫孤星》。2005年7月，廣播公司任命了第一位兒童戲劇的總監(jiān)喬恩·伊斯特——以前兒童戲劇的安排工作都是由負責兒童節(jié)目的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)來完成的。
超綱詞匯
Kidnap vt．綁架，綁票，誘拐(兒童)
adaptation n．改編，改寫本
Crossover n．交疊，交叉，相交
genre n．類型，流派
Prestige n．聲望，威望，威信
slot n．時間段
Commission vt．委任，任命，授權(quán)
Spearhead n．先鋒，前鋒，先鋒部隊
參考答案：1．A 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．B
Throughout much of the department’s history, the emphasis has been on continuing productions of short-run drama serials, including adaptations of classic childrens literature such as Little Lord Fauntleroy, as well as made-for-television productions．Science-fiction has been a popular theme, from Stranger from Space (1951-52) through to the likes of Dark Season (1991) and Century Falls (1993)．Since the middle of the 1980s, children’s dramas with the exception of the Sunday evening classics slot have almost always been screened in the weekday BBC One 3pm-5 : 30pro Children’s BBC (CBBC) strand．
Longer continuing drama series became common from the late 1970s, spearheaded by the 1978 launch of the popular school-set drama series Grange Hill．Created by Liverpudlian dramatist Phil Redmond, the intention of the programme was to present issues relevant to children in a realistic manner, showing characters in a modern Comprehensive school and concentrating on the issues facing children in such schools, The series was a huge success, and in 1989 a similar programme, BykerGrove, set in a youth club, was launched by the BBC’s North-Eastern arm and screened on Children’s BBC．
From the 1990s onwards, in common with BBC programming in other genres, children’s drama has often been commissioned from independent producers as well as being made in-house.Grange Hill switched to independent production after twenty-five years as an in-house programme in 2003, when production was taken over by Mersey Television, the company established by the programme’ s creator Phil Redmond in the early 1980s．Coproductions with foreign broadcasters are also common, with BBC Scotland’s successful 2004 fantasy drama Shoebox Zoo being made in collaboration with the Canadian company Blueprint Entertainment．
As of 2005, the BBC continues to broadcast children’s drama, usually in the weekday afternoon CBBC slot, but also occasional Sunday early evening / late afternoon prestige productions such as the adaptation of Kidnapped (April 2005)．In July 2005, the corporation appointed its first Head of Children’s Drama, Jon East previously commissioning of children’s drama had always been done by the overall head of children’s programming．[404 words]
1．The BBC is famous for its______
A．children’s dramas
B．Drama Department
C．Children’s Department
D．programme Doctor Who
2．The BBC’s Drama Department______
A．mainly produces short-run drama serials
B．has produced a variety of children’s dramas
C．emphasizes on made-for-television productions
D．has been producing the popular programme Doctor Who
3．Such programmes as______are regularly screened in the weekday CBBC slot．
A．prestige productions
B．popular science fictions
C．dramas produced for children
D．longer continuing drama series
4．The adaptation of Kidnapped______
A．has enjoyed high prestige all over the world
B．has been produced by the BBC’s Drama Department
C．has been broadcast in the Sunday evening classics slot
D．is as attractive as most children’s dramas produced by BBC
5．The text is mainly about______
A．children’s BBC strand
B．children’s dramas made by BBC
C．continuing productions of drama serials
D．dramas adapted from classic children’s literature
難句透析
①There are however occasional crossovers--Doctor Who，for example，”would commonly be regarded as a children’S or family programme，but”has always been produced by the main Drama Department．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】破折號后面的句子是對前面主句的補充說明。破折號后面句子的主語是“Doctor wh0”，后面跟有用逗號和“but”連接的兩個并列的謂語動詞“would commonly be regarded as”和“has always been produced”。
【釋義】不過，偶爾也有交疊的情況。比如，《神秘博士》通常被看做少兒或家庭節(jié)目，但卻一直都是戲劇總部制作的。
②Throughout much of the department’S history，the emphasis has been on[continuing productions of short—run drama serials，(including adaptations of classic children’S literature such as Little Lord Fauntleroy，as well as made-for-television productions)]．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】方括號所標示的動名詞短語“continuing…made-for-television productions”是介詞“on”的賓語。圓括號所標示的現(xiàn)在分詞短語“including adaptations…productions”在動名詞短語中，用做補充說明狀語。
【釋義】回顧少兒部的制作歷史，該部一直主要強調(diào)持續(xù)制作短播期的連續(xù)劇，其中包括改編經(jīng)典兒童文學名著，比如《小爵爺方特洛》，以及專門為電視制作的節(jié)目。
③[Created by Liverpudlian dramatist Phil Redmond]，the intention of the programme was to present issues rele— vant tO children in a realistic manner]，showing characters in a modern Comprehensive school and 2’concentrating on the issues[facing children in such schools]．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】方括號所標示的過去分詞短語“Created by…PhilRedmond”是“programme”的定語。方括號所標示的形容詞短語“relevant to…manner”是第一個“issues”的后置定語。用“and”連接的兩個現(xiàn)在分詞短語“showing…”和“concentrating…”用做補充說明狀語。方括號所標示的現(xiàn)在分詞短語“facing…schools”是第二個“is— sues”的后置定語。
【釋義】由利物浦戲劇家菲爾·瑞蒙創(chuàng)作的這部少兒電視劇，旨在用現(xiàn)實主義手法表現(xiàn)與少兒相關(guān)的話題，劇中角色是現(xiàn)代綜合學校中的人物，集中探討這些學校中的兒童所面對的問題。
④Grange Hill switched tO independent production after twenty-five years as an in-house programme in 2003， when production was taken over by Mersey Television，the company(established by the programme’S creator Phil Redmond in the early l980s)]．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】方括號所標示的“when production…early l980s”是狀語從句。后置的名詞短語“the company…early1980s”補充說明“Mersey Television”。圓括號所標示的過去分詞短語“established…early 1980s”是“company”的后置定語。
【釋義】《格蘭其山》在室內(nèi)制作25年后，于2003年轉(zhuǎn)讓給了獨立制作商莫西電視臺。這個電視臺是由該劇創(chuàng)作人菲爾·瑞蒙于20世紀80年代初期創(chuàng)立的。
⑤As of 2005，the BBC continues tO broadcast children’S drama，usually in the weekday afternoon CBBC slot，but als0 2’occasional Sunday early evening／late afternoon prestige productions such as the adaptation of Kidnapped(April 2005)．
【結(jié)構(gòu)】“as of”的意思是“自從，自…起”。動詞不定式“to broadcast”后面跟有兩個并列的賓語“children’S drama…”和“…prestige productions”。
【釋義】 自2005年起，英國廣播公司繼續(xù)播放少兒劇，通常在平日下午的少兒節(jié)目時段播放；偶爾在周日傍晚或者下午較晚時候播放一些名劇，比如2005年4月播放了改編的名劇《歷劫孤星》。
全文翻譯
英國廣播公司在兒童戲劇界享有盛名，盡管兒童戲劇幾乎全部由廣播公司的兒童節(jié)目部而非戲劇部委托或者制作。不過，偶爾也有交疊的情況。比如，《神秘博士》通常被看做少兒或家庭節(jié)目，但卻一直都是戲劇總部制作的。
回顧少兒部的制作歷史，該部一直主要強調(diào)持續(xù)制作短播期的連續(xù)劇，其中包括改編經(jīng)典兒童文學名著，比如《小爵爺方特洛》，以及專門為電視制作的節(jié)目。②科幻小說一直是熱點，從《來自太空的陌生人》(1951一1952)到《黑暗的季節(jié)》(1991)以及《適逢世紀》(1993)。從20世紀80年代中期開始，除周13晚上經(jīng)典回放節(jié)目之外，兒童戲劇幾乎總是占據(jù)了平日英國廣播公司下午3點到5點半的兒童劇場時間，考試、大。
時間稍長的戲劇聯(lián)播從20世紀70年代末開始流行，首播的是1978年上演的學校題材戲劇系列《格蘭其山》。
由利物浦戲劇家菲爾·瑞蒙創(chuàng)作的這部少兒電視劇，旨在用現(xiàn)實主義手法表現(xiàn)與少兒相關(guān)的話題，劇中角色是瑚代綜合學校中的人物，集中探討這些學校中的兒童所面對的問題。③該系列戲劇取得了巨大的成功，接著1989年出現(xiàn)了一檔相類似的節(jié)目《柏克·格羅夫》，背景設(shè)在青年俱樂部，由英國廣播公司東北分公司制作，在兒童頻道播出。
自20世紀90年代開始，跟英國廣播公司其他類型的節(jié)目一樣，兒童戲劇經(jīng)常由獨立的制作商委托制作，場景設(shè)在室內(nèi)?！陡裉m其山》在室內(nèi)制作25年后，于2003年轉(zhuǎn)讓給了獨立制作商莫西電視臺。這個電視臺是由該劇創(chuàng)作人菲爾·瑞蒙于20世紀80年代初期創(chuàng)立的。與境外的廣播公司共同制作節(jié)目同樣流行，英國廣播公司蘇格蘭分公司在2004年大獲成功的幻想戲劇《形似動物園》就是與加拿大藍圖娛樂公司合作的作品。
自2005年起，英國廣播公司繼續(xù)播放少兒劇，通常在平日下午的少兒節(jié)目時段播放；偶爾在周日傍晚或者下午較晚時候播放一些名劇，比如2005年4月播放了改編的名劇《歷劫孤星》。2005年7月，廣播公司任命了第一位兒童戲劇的總監(jiān)喬恩·伊斯特——以前兒童戲劇的安排工作都是由負責兒童節(jié)目的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)來完成的。
超綱詞匯
Kidnap vt．綁架，綁票，誘拐(兒童)
adaptation n．改編，改寫本
Crossover n．交疊，交叉，相交
genre n．類型，流派
Prestige n．聲望，威望，威信
slot n．時間段
Commission vt．委任，任命，授權(quán)
Spearhead n．先鋒，前鋒，先鋒部隊
參考答案：1．A 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．B