写作中华传统文化之戏曲.docx

写作中华传统文化之戏曲
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一、（2019年天津卷）
假设你是李津，你的美国朋友Chris就读于天津某国际学校。他熟悉中国文化，特别是戏曲文化。8月5日下午2：00在新落成的天津大剧院将上演越剧《梁山伯与祝英台》。请你Peter家的目的；
2、介绍京剧；
3、询问什么时候方便，再约时间观看。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：quintessence精华，精粹；ornate华丽的
【参考范文】
Dear Peter,
I came to see you but you were out. I’d liketo invite you to see Beijing Opera with me next week, since you have always wanted to know more about Chinese culture since the first day to China.
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With a history of nearly 200 years, Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre, which is considered as the quintessence of Chinese culture. The performers in ornate costume perform various stories happened in history to audience by singing, dance and motions. I can tell you more about it when we meet.
Please let me know when you will be free and I will buy the tickets in advance. I sincerely hope that you can accept my invitation and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Yours,
Li Hua
Traditional Chinese opera (Chinese: 戲曲; pinyin: xìqǔ; Jyutping: hei3 kuk1), or Xiqu, is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is a composite performance art that is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more than a thousand years, reaching its mature form in the 13th century during the Song Dynasty. Early forms of Chinese theater are simple, but over time they incorporated various art forms, such as music, song and dance, martial arts, acrobatics, as well as literary art forms to become traditional Chinese opera.
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There are numerous regional branches of traditional Chinese opera, including the Beijing opera, Shaoxing opera, Cantonese opera and kunqu and Lvju.
附：Chinese Opera 戏曲
In his ‘Civilization of China’ (1911) Herbert Giles wrote “For pleasure pure and simple, independent of gains and losses, the theater occupies the warmest place in every Chinaman's heart.”. It was for centuries the top form of