The school drama（戏剧）/ˈdrɑːmə/ club（社团）/klʌb/ had to get ready for（为……做好准备）/ɡet ˈredi fə/ a play（戏剧；演出）/pleɪ/ set in a magic（魔法；有魔力的）/ˈmædʒɪk/ palace（宫殿）/ˈpæləs/. The story mixed an old tradition（传统）/trəˈdɪʃn/ with an imaginary（虚构的；想象中的）/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/ era（时代）/ˈɪərə/ from more than a century（世纪；一百年）/ˈsentʃəri/ ago. Its main roles（角色）/rəʊlz/ were an emperor（皇帝）/ˈempərə/, an empress（皇后；女皇）/ˈemprəs/, a prince（王子）/prɪns/, a princess（公主）/ˌprɪnˈses/, a soldier（士兵）/ˈsəʊldʒə/, and a friendly（友好的）/ˈfrendli/ dragon（龙）/ˈdræɡən/. Ms Hall, the director（导演）/dəˈrektə/, asked the actors（男演员；演员）/ˈæktəz/ and actresses（女演员）/ˈæktrəsɪz/ to take part in（参加）/teɪk pɑːt ɪn/ one costume（戏服；服装）/ˈkɒstjuːm/ fitting（试穿；调整）/ˈfɪtɪŋ/ before the full rehearsal（彩排）/rɪˈhɜːsl/.
Rina was the student artist（艺术家；美术设计者）/ˈɑːtɪst/ on the costume team. She made a creative（有创意的）/kriˈeɪtɪv/ design（设计）/dɪˈzaɪn/ board（板；展板）/bɔːd/ for every role. The emperor had a dark（深色的；暗的）/dɑːk/ suit（西装；套装）/suːt/, a gold（金色的；黄金）/ɡəʊld/ belt（腰带）/belt/, and a bright（鲜艳的；明亮的）/braɪt/ hat（帽子）/hæt/. The empress had a purple（紫色的；紫色）/ˈpɜːpl/ silk（丝绸；丝质的）/sɪlk/ dress（连衣裙；服装）/dres/. The prince wore（穿着）/wɔː/ a blouse（女式衬衫；宽松上衣）/blaʊz/ with a tie（领带；系）/taɪ/, while the princess had a long skirt（裙子）/skɜːt/. The soldier's uniform（制服）/ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/ used strong cotton（棉；棉布）/ˈkɒtn/, and the dragon wore silver（银色的；银）/ˈsɪlvə/ cloth（布；布料）/klɒθ/. Socks（袜子）/sɒks/ went into a named（写有姓名的）/neɪmd/ bag（袋子）/bæɡ/ for each performer（表演者）/pəˈfɔːmə/.
The clothes（衣服）/kləʊðz/ followed the visual（视觉的）/ˈvɪʒuəl/ style（风格）/staɪl/ of the play, but fashion（时尚；款式）/ˈfæʃn/ was not the only goal（目标）/ɡəʊl/. Each performer had to try on（试穿）/traɪ ɒn/ the costume and walk across the stage（舞台）/steɪdʒ/. The princess stepped on the skirt, and part of the dragon suit moved over the actor's eyes（眼睛）/aɪz/. Neither costume was ready. Ms Hall explained that a perfect（完美的；完全合适的）/ˈpɜːfɪkt/ costume had to support safe movement（移动；动作）/ˈmuːvmənt/ as well as show the role.
The team checked the design board before they changed（更换；改变）/tʃeɪndʒ/ anything. An adult shortened（改短）/ˈʃɔːtnd/ the skirt and fixed the edge（边缘）/edʒ/ with thread（线）/θred/. Rina used scissors（剪刀）/ˈsɪzəz/ to cut a lighter dragon shape from card（卡纸；卡片）/kɑːd/. She added paint（颜料；涂色）/peɪnt/, attached（固定；粘上）/əˈtætʃt/ it with glue（胶水；粘合）/ɡluː/, and placed a strip（条状物）/strɪp/ of tape（胶带）/teɪp/ over the back（背面；后部）/bæk/. At the same time（与此同时）/æt ðə seɪm taɪm/, another student tightened（收紧）/ˈtaɪtnd/ the emperor's loose（松的）/luːs/ belt. They put away（收好）/pʊt əˈweɪ/ every sharp（尖锐的）/ʃɑːp/ tool after using it.
The performers tested（测试）/ˈtestɪd/ the costumes again. The princess could walk without touching the skirt, and the dragon actor could see the stage. Every hat, tie, belt, and named bag was in the correct（正确的）/kəˈrekt/ place in time（及时；来得及）/ɪn taɪm/ for rehearsal. The costumes still matched Rina's design, but they now worked during movement. Ms Hall marked the fitting complete（完成的；完整的）/kəmˈpliːt/, and the drama group began the full scene（场景；一场戏）/siːn/ without another clothing change.