写作中华传统文化之戏曲

一、（2012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》。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看演出。

☞提出邀请并简述原因；

☞提出观剧后活动建议(如参观附近的博物馆或美术馆等)；

☞请求对方回复。

注意：

1. 请使用规范英语，词数不少于100；

2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：

越剧Shaoxing Opera 《梁山伯与祝英台》Butterfly Lovers

天津大剧院Tianjin Grand Theater

Dear Chris,

I have good news to tell you.

_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________

Yours,

Li Jin

【参考范文】

Western people cry for Romeo and Juliet while the Chinese weep over Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Popular in the southern region near the Yangtze River, the Shaoxing opera originated a century ago around Shengxian county, Zhejiang province. Because it belonged to the Yue Stage in ancient times, it was also called Yueju Opera. Derived from a kind of story-telling, Yueju Opera is noted for its lyricism and sweet tunes that give the performances local color.

One of the most popular repertoires of the Yueju Opera, Butterfly Lovers is a story that begins when Zhu Yingtai, a woman disguised as man, goes to Hangzhou to study. On the way, she meets Liang Shanbo and they become sworn "brothers".

When they have to part after three years in school, Zhu hints that she is a woman, but Liang does not understand. Later, when Liang learns the truth, he hurries to Zhu's family to make an offer of marriage, but finds Zhu's father has married her to the son of the county magistrate.

With grief and indignation, Liang dies of illness. As Zhu stands crying in front of Liang's tomb,

it opens, and Zhu jumps into it - and the two lovers turn into butterflies.

二、

留言条：邀请观看京剧表演

假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友Peter观看京剧表演，但Peter不在家，你给他写张留言条，包括以下内容：

1、你到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.

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