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　　参考断句：Stories / (myths)/may then grow up arounda ritual.
　　Frequently / the myths include representatives / of those supernatural forces/that the rites celebrate / or hope to influence.
　　Performers may wear costumes and masks/ to represent the mythical characters / or supernatural forces / in the rituals / or in accompanying celebrations.
　　As a people becomes more sophisticated, / its conceptions / of supernatural forces / and causal relationships / may change.
　　As a result,/ it may abandon / or modify some rites.
　　But the myths / that have grown up around the rites / may continue / as part of the group's oral tradition / and may even come to be acted out / under conditions divorced fromthese rites.
　　When this occurs, / the first step / has been taken toward theater / as an autonomous activity, / and thereafter / entertainment and aesthetic values / may gradually replace / the former mystical /and socially efficacious concerns.
　　词汇：
　　representative= rE pri 'zEn di div
　　rite = rait = A rite is a traditional ceremony that is carried out by a particular group or within a particular society.
　　represent= rE pri 'zEnt
　　costume= 'kahs doom
　　mythical = 'mi THi gel
　　causal = 'kaw zel = If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing
　　modify = 'mah de fai
　　oral = 'aw rel
　　autonomous = aw 'tah ne mes = existing or capable of existing independently
　　aesthetic = Es 'THE dik
　　mystical= 'mis di gel
　　efficacious = E fi 'kei shes = Something that is efficacious is effective.
　　原文：
　　Stories (myths) may then grow up around a ritual. Frequently the myths include representatives of those supernatural forces that the rites celebrate or hope to influence. Performers may wear costumes and masks to represent the mythical characters or supernatural forces in the rituals or in accompanying celebrations. As a people becomes more sophisticated, its conceptions of supernatural forces and causal relationships may change. As a result, it may abandon or modify some rites. But the myths that have grown up around the rites may continue as part of the group's oral tradition and may even come to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites. When this occurs, the first step has been taken toward theater as an autonomous activity, and thereafter entertainment and aesthetic values may gradually replace the former mystical and socially efficacious concerns.