2021_2022学年新教材高中英语UNIT7ART导读话题妙切入学案北师大版必修第三册

UNIT 7 ART

Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

—Picasso

艺术是让我们意识到真理的谎言。

——毕加索

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

—G.J.Nathan

检验一个人是不是真正的喜剧家就在于你是否在他未开口时就笑。

——内森

Speech was given to man to express his thought.

—Moliere

语言赋予人类是为了表达思想。

——莫里哀

No man ever yet became great by imitation.

—Samuel Johnson

没有人能通过模仿别人而成名。

——塞缪尔·约翰逊

The eye is the painter and the ear the singer.

—Emerson

眼睛是画家，耳朵是歌唱家。

——爱默生

Nature contains the elements，in colour and form，of all pictures，as the keyboard contains the notes of all music.

But the artist is born to pick，and choose，and group with science，these elements，that the result may be beautiful—as the musician gathers his notes，and forms his chords，until he brings forth from chaos glorious harmony.

To say to the painter，that Nature is to be taken as she is；to say to the player，that he may sit on the piano...

The dignity of the snow­capped mountain is lost in distinctness，but the joy of the tourist is to recognize the traveller on the top.The desire to see，for the sake of seeing，is，with the mass，alone the one to be gratified，hence the delight in detail.

Beijing Opera or Peking Opera is a form of Chinese opera which arose in the late 18th century and became fully  developed and recognized by the mid­19th century.The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.

Beijing Opera features four main types of performers.Performing troupes often have several  of each variety，as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers.With their elaborate (认真的) and colorful costumes，performers are the only focal points on Beijing Opera's characteristically small stage.They make use of the skills of speech，song，dance，and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive，rather than realistic.Above all else，the skill of performers is evaluated according to the beauty of their movements.Performers also hold a variety of stylistic conventions that help audiences navigate the plot of the production.The layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed in time with music.The music of Beijing Opera can be divided into the Xipi and Erhuang styles.Melodies include arias (唱腔)，fixed­tune melodies，and percussion patterns.The repertoire of Beijing Opera includes over 1，400 works，which are based on Chinese history，folklore，and increasingly，contemporary life.

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1．How long has Beijing Opera become a popular art form?

About one and a half centuries.

2．How many types of performers in Beijing Opera at present?

Four.