Karen Finley was born in the U.S. in 1956. When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing. She graduated from a performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters. In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world.
伦·芬利1956年出生在美国。当她只有十四岁时,她就对表演产生了兴趣。她于1981年毕业于一所表演艺术学校,然后开始在剧院演出。在她的表演中,她向人们展示了现实生活中的一些问题。
Karen’s first show was performed in New York City in 1986. In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficulties women have experienced because of men. It soon became controversial(有争议的). Many people did not feel comfortable with the performance. They thought that Karen hated men too much and was out of control. She was strongly criticized by the newspapers. But some other people thought differently and spoke for her. They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life.
凯伦的第一场演出于1986年在纽约市上演。在这场表演中,她希望人们注意到一些由于男人而经历过困难的女人。很快就引起了争议。许多人都对表演感到不舒服。他们认为凯伦讨厌男人,失去了控制。她受到报纸的强烈批评。但有些人替她说话。他们说,他们觉得凯伦在这次演出中所表现出来的经历是真实的。
Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happen every day. She believed people would understand her and learn some lessons if they could “read” her performances more carefully.
凯伦希望人们能想起每天发生的悲惨故事。她相信,如果人们能够更仔细地“阅读”她的表演,他们就会理解她,并从中吸取教训。
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How old was Karen Finley when she began to perform in theaters?
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What was Karen’s first performance about?
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Why would the performance be controversial?
A.
Karen seriously criticized men in the performance.
B.
Karen was not well prepared for the performance.
C.
Karen was crazy and out of control in the performance.
D.
Karen said something bad in the performance.
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What did Karen Finley want to do by performing?
C.
To show people her ideas.
D.
To make money for poor people.
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Where can you probably read the passage?