第七周：星期一　At the Theater 在剧院

A：Well, now the piece is over. Let us go out for a few minutes.

B：We must get back before the second part begins.

A：Let's go to the lobby. (A moment later)

B：The other piece is starting.

A：Let us return to old places.

B：Well, what did you think of the performances?

A：Not bad. The acting was quite good.

B：Yes, the public seems very pleased with the performance.

A：哦，这幕戏结束了。我们出去休息一会儿吧。

B：我们要在第二幕开场之前回来。

A：让我们到休息室去吧。(过了一会儿)

B：下一场又要开始了。

A：我们回到原座去。

B：呃，你觉得这些节目怎么样?

A：不错。演技相当好。

B：是的，观众好像很喜欢这场演出。

A：I know you are very keen on ballet. Have you been to National Grand Theater of China?

B：Not yet. I've been very busy all this week.

A：I'd suggest a visit to National Grand Theater tonight.

B：That would be great. What's on tonight?

A：Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky.

B：Oh, it's really a great ballet. I saw it several years ago and I'm looking forward to seeing it again. By the way, isn't it hard to get tickets?

A：Yeah, they've been sold out five days in advance. But there happened to be two cancellations.

B：You are a lucky dog.

A：我知道您非常喜欢芭蕾舞。您去过中国国家大剧院吗?

B：还没有呢。这个星期我一直很忙。

A：我邀请您今晚去国家大剧院。

B：那好极了。今天演什么节目?

A：柴可夫斯基的《睡美人》。

B：哦，那可是部很棒的芭蕾舞剧。我几年前看过，正想再看一遍呢。对了，票很难买吧?

A：是啊，票提前五天就售完了。但是碰巧有两张退票。

B：你真幸运。

A：There's a new play at the Capital Theatre.

B：What's its name?

A：Sister Carrie.

B：What is it about?

A：A girl is forced to be a mistress first, and then she becomes a famous star.

B：Sounds interesting.

A：You can bet.

B：I want to see it, do you have tickets?

A：Yes, two for tomorrow evening. Are you free?

B：Yes.

A：Let's go together.

B：Thanks.

A：首都剧院正上演一出新戏。

B：叫什么?

A：《嘉莉妹妹》

B：是关于什么的?

A：讲述一个女孩被迫成为别人的情妇，后来又成了明星的故事。

B：听起来很有趣。

A：当然了。

B：我想去看，你有票吗?

A：有，两张明晚的。你有空吗?

B：有。

A：那我们一起去吧。

B：谢谢。

A：Hello! Is this People's Theater?

B：Yes, it is. May I help you?

A：Yes, are advance tickets for The Nutcracker still available?

B：What date, sir?

A：October 16th.

B：Let me see. Yes, we still have some tickets left. Which performance?

A：7:30 p.m. performance, please.

B：OK. we have tickets at 100 yuan and 50 yuan.

A：I'd like to reserve two seats at 100 yuan, please.

B：All right. May I have your name, please?

A：Du Kun.

B：When would you like to collect the tickets?

A：Tomorrow.

B：We can hold them until one day before the show.

A：How do we cancel, just in case?

B：Just telephone us. and let us know in advance. We don't charge for cancellation.

A：All right, thank you very much. Goodbye.

B：You are welcome. Goodbye.

A：你好!这是人民戏院吗?

B：是的。您有什么事吗?

A：请问《胡桃夹子》的预售票还有吗?

B：要哪一天的，先生?

A：10月16日的。

B：让我看一下。是的，我们还有一些剩票。您要看哪一场?

A：7点半那场。

B：好的。我们有100元和50元的票。

A：我要订两张100元的票。

B：好的。请问您的姓名?

A：杜昆。

B：您什么时候来取票?

A：明天。

B：我们可以留到开演前一天。

A：万一我们要取消订票，该怎么办呢?

B：只需给我们打电话，提前通知我们一下就可以。我们不收取消订票的手续费。

A：好的，非常感谢。再见。

B：不客气。再见。

A：Have you ever been to a Beijing opera before?

B：Not yet. But I know many Chinese are interested in it, aren't they?

A：Yeah, many people are Beijing opera fans, both young and old.

B：I've no idea about the Beijing opera. Could you tell me something about it?

A：Beijing opera is an integrated performing art on Chinese stage. It originated in the Qing Dynasty. In the late 1700s, two bands of performers from Anhui and Hubei Provinces merged and a new kind of opera came into being. That is Beijing opera.

B：You mean Beijing opera did not originate in Beijing, did it?

A：No, but it got its recognition and development in Beijing.

B：Oh, I see.

A：Beijing opera is a unique performing art that integrates singing, dialogue, acting and acrobatics. The characters of Beijing opera are divided into four groups. They are Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou.

B：What do they stand for?

A：Sheng is the male role. Dan is the female role. Jing is the painted face and Chou is the clown. You can easily tell them by their costume and make-up. The colors and patterns on their "painted" face have some symbolic meanings.

B：Like what?

A：For example, when red is the main color of the face, it suggests loyalty, blue suggests cruelty, yellow suggests cunning, and white suggests treachery.

B：It sounds interesting.

A：Another interesting thing about Beijing opera is that there were no female performers in the past and all the roles were played by men. But now things have changed. We have both men and women performers.

B：What theme does Beijing opera have?

A：They mainly come from historical events, fictional tales, folk stories and classical literature. And many modern ones deal with the present reality.

B：Beijing opera seems to be a colorful and diverse art.

A：It is. So you'd better squeeze an evening in to see a Beijing opera.

A：您以前看过京剧吗?

B：没有。但我知道许多中国人对京剧都很感兴趣，是吗?

A：是的。许多人都是京剧迷，年轻人和老年人都有。

B：我对京剧一无所知。您能给我讲讲么?

A：京剧是一门综合性的表演艺术，它起源于清代。18世纪末，来自安徽和湖北的两个戏班子合并，形成了一个新的剧种，这就是京剧。

B：您是说京剧并不起源于北京，是吗?

A：是的，但它是在北京获得认可和发展的。

B：哦，明白了。

A：京剧是一门独特的表演艺术，集唱、念、做、打为一体。角色分为四类：生、旦、净、丑。

B：它们是什么意思?

A："生"是男角，"旦"是女角，"净"是花脸，即武角，"丑"是丑角。您从他们的服装和脸谱就能很容易地分辨出来。"花脸"上的图案和颜色有一定的象征意义。

B：比如说?

A：比如说，当红色是主色时，象征着忠诚;蓝色象征残暴;黄色象征狡猾;白色象征奸诈。

B：听起来真有趣!

A：京剧还有一点有趣的是，过去的京剧演员没有女性，所有角色都是由男性扮演的。但现在有所改变了，我们既有男演员，也有女演员。

B：京剧有哪些题材?

A：京剧主要取材于历史事件、历代传说、民间故事以及古典文学。也有许多现代京剧取材于现实生活。

B：京剧是一门内容丰富的艺术。

A：是很丰富。所以您最好能抽出个晚上去看场京剧。