Peking Opera has a history of more than 200 years. It was listed as a form of intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产)in 2010.
Peking Opera mixes different art forms, Including singing, dancing, acrobatics(杂技) and martial arts(武术).All these art forms are put into one performance. Facial painting(脸谱) is one of the most important signs of Peking Opera.
Peking Opera is a kind of ancient Chinese art. But few of today’s young people know much about it. Famous Peking Opera artist Wang Peiyu, 40 years old, wants more young people to fall in love with the art.
Wang hosts(主持) a weekly talk show called The Wang Peiyu Peking Opera Show. It started to show on iQiyi on March 27.
On the show, Wang explains Peking Opera through different subjects, such as how to prepare for a show, or something interesting about the art. She explains how to put on clothing and make up. Artists often spend much money on their clothing. It’s said that a set of clothing worn by Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang once cost about 70,000 silver dollars. This would be 3.5 million yuan in today’s money.
To make everything easy to understand, she uses simple language. She tries to use modern slang(现代俚语), such as “freestyle” and zihei, or zichao.
Wang’s show has become popular. “It gives a simple starting point for all of us, whether you know Peking Opera or not.” a fan wrote after watching the show.
1.When was Peking Opera listed as a form of intangible cultural heritage?
2.What’s one of the most important signs of Peking Opera?
3.Do the young people today know Peking Opera very well?
4.How often does Wang Peiyu host her talk show?
5.Why does Wang Peiyu use simple language in her talk show?
(B)阅读下面的短文,将短文中画线部分的句子译成中文。
My grandma is an outgoing person. Unluckily, she became ill years ago. She has greatly changed since then.
To help my grandma overcome this difficult time, I decided to teach her to play the guitar and sing in the garden. The small garden was our classroom. 1. We both enjoyed the special time that we spent together. We sat in two old bamboo chairs. The sunlight(阳光)spread everywhere, shining bright. Grandma listened to my melody(旋律) carefully and clapped(拍打)her hands to the beat. She started to gently sing an old song. 2. It was the most beautiful melody in the world. It seemed that grandma was getting better at that moment.
1._____________________________________
2._____________________________________
你曾经去过长城吗?
__________________________?
她的眼中充满希望。
Her eyes_____________ hope.
共有50名同学在图书馆里看书。
50 students_____________ are reading books in the library.
我们的父母总是鼓励我们要坚持梦想。
Our parents always encourage us to_____________ our dreams.