Grade 8 Unit 5 Topic 1 Section D

Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera is our national opera. It came into being ^[1]came into being: 形成；产生 after 1790 and has a history of over 200 years ^[2]has a history of over 200 years: 有超过两千年的历史. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. There are four main roles ^[3]role: US: [roʊl]   UK: [rəʊl] n. 作用；(演员扮演的)角色；社会角 in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is full of ^[4]be full of: 充满… famous stories, beautiful facial ^[5]facial: US: [ˈfeɪʃ(ə)l]   UK: [‘feɪʃ(ə)l]  adj. 面部的 paintings ^[6]painting: US: [ˈpeɪntɪŋ]  UK: [‘peɪntɪŋ]  n. 绘画；油画；作画；涂漆, wonderful gestures ^[7]gesture: US: [ˈdʒestʃər]  UK: [ˈdʒestʃə(r)]   n. 手势；表示；动作；举动 and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can’t agree with ^[8]agree with: 同意，和……意见一致 each other.

They become angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are frightened ^[9]frightened: US: [ˈfraɪt(ə)nd]  UK: [‘fraɪt(ə)nd]   adj. 惊吓的；受惊的；害怕的 and worried ^[10]worried: US: [ˈwʌrid]   UK: [‘wʌrid]   adj. 担心的；担忧的；发愁的. Then they find a way to make peace with ^[11]make peace with: 讲和；与……讲和；与……和好 each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end ^[12]in the end: 终于，最后.

Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China it used to ^[13]used to: 过去常做某事 be popular with ^[14]be popular with: 为……所喜欢；受……欢迎 old people while young people didn’t like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in ^[15]become interested in: 变得对…有兴趣， become与be一样，都是系动词 it nowadays. And more people around the world ^[16]around the world: 世界各地；全世界；环游世界 are learning about ^[17]learn about: 了解；学习有关…知识 Beijing Opera’s special singing, acting and facial paintings.