听懂老外聊生活英语对话 娱乐 66：说唱脸谱

　　Topic66 说唱脸谱

　　情境导读

　　中国学生Cathy向外国留学生Frank介绍中国的京剧，并向他解释了京剧脸谱中各种颜色所代表的人物性格。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下C代表Cathy，F代表Frank)

　　C: Hey, Frank, heard of Mei Lanfang?

　　F: Of course, he is the grand master of Peking Opera.

　　C: You know Peking Opera?

　　F: Peking Opera is the cream of the Chinese culture.

　　C: Yes, it has become a must-see item to entertain foreigners. Have you ever enjoyed it?

　　F: Yeah, but I don't like its shrieking singing.

　　C: Me. either.

　　F: But I think its costumes and facial masks are more attractive.

　　C: They are colorful and appealing.

　　F: Why there're so many colors?

　　C: In Peking Opera certain colors represent certain personalities and temperaments of the figures.

　　F: For example?

　　C: For example, the well-known warrior Guan Yu, his facial mask is painted red because red is a color that represents loyalty and courage.

　　F: What about black and white?

　　C: Black represents righteousness. while white treachery.

　　F: I didn't realize that Peking Opera's facial masks are so complicated.

　　英语笔记

　　1.英语口语中，一句完整的话有时只说几个关键词，这与汉语口语相同。此句省略了Have you。

　　2.第一个red 需要重读，第二个red 无需重读。

　　3.这句话后半句的动词与前半句动词相同，都为represents，因此在这里省略了。

　　英语语音语调

　　句子中新信息需要重读

　　在英语句子中，需要强调第一次出现的新信息，所以斯信息词要重读，再次出现时就无需重读了。如：

　　l plan to buy a birthday cake for Jim.This cake should have his name on it.

　　我打算给吉姆买个生日蛋糕，蛋糕上写上他的名字。

　　这句话中，cake第一次出现，强调是要给吉姆买个蛋糕，而不是别的;再次出现的时候要强调的就不是cake了，而是“name”，因此第二句中的cake无需重读。