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四川省广安市岳池县2024年中考英语三模试卷
You must have read or heard of the sad love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But can you imagine the two singing opera in English instead of speaking poetic Chinese?
Jia and Lin are two characters from the classic Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions (《红楼梦》), written by Cao Xueqin (1715-1763). Now the book has been made into an English-language opera. After being performed in San Francisco, US, the performance came to Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan in 2017.
Many of the opera's creators have backgrounds in both Chinese and American cultures, including the director and playwrights (剧作家). Their understanding of both cultures helped them change a Chinese classic into a foreign-language opera.
The book, which covers the rise and fall of the Jia family, has 120 chapters and hundreds of characters. But opera writer David Henry Hwang cut down the number of characters to just seven. Hwang, a Chinese-American, focused on the love story between Jia and Lin and tried to write a heartbreaking tragedy that everyone would understand.
The art director Timmy Yip, from Hong Kong, tried to help foreign people understand the characters using costumes and stage settings. He compared Lin to water and gave her a light green costume. When Lin showed up on stage, there was usually water around her on the stage.
The creators considered it to be a meaningful job to introduce a Chinese classic to Westen audiences. Hwang told China Daily he was happy to "have made a contribution to the land where my parents were born."
If a person wants to be a gentleman, he should pay attention to what he does and says. Then what are the rules for a gentleman on words and actions? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Confucius said:" If a gentleman, not caring for food or housing, is diligent(勤勉)with what he does, careful with what he says and rectifies(纠正)himself with a worthy, he can be regarded as a good learner. "
In the West, people pay too much attention to being eloquent(能言善辩的). {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. However, Confucius didn't think so. He believed that gentlemen are supposed to choose their words carefully, even if that may make people feel bored.
Confucius had such beliefs because he thought that words are important and that they should follow after etiquette(规矩). {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. He said that gentlemen should not be lazy and need to focus on their work to improve themselves.
These rules for gentlemen's words and actions have influenced Chinese people for a long time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.
Of course, as culture has developed over time, we are also supposed to view(看待)his words critically(批判性地){#blank#}5{#/blank#}.
A. But he also put forward his idea of what gentlemen should do: work hard. B. There are different answers to this question. C. Let's find out the answers from Confucius, one of the greatest teachers in ancient China. D. Today, many Chinese people still prefer to have a practical(务实的) spirit rather than say beautiful words. E. Choosing our words and actions according to the situation is also a form of wisdom(智慧). F. They believe that how someone says something is more important than what is said. G. Nowadays, many Chinese people still would rather say beautiful words than have a practical spirit. |
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