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Miss
Li: I am thinking we should go and see Beijing Opera. Would
you like to go?
Bob: Oh,
I’d love to. I have never seen such a performance, but you’ll have
to explain to me what’s going on the stage.
L:
Ok, that’s easy enough.
B:
Miss Li, I would certainly be grateful if you could tell me something
about it.
L: With pleasure. Beijing Opera can be roughly divided
into the
military plays and the singing plays.
B:
Do the actors fight with guns in military plays?
L: in some modern military plays they fight with
guns, but in old plays they fight with spears and swords. “Havoc
in heaven” is a typical military play.
B: I know this is a story about
the Monkey
King. But can you give me an example of a singing
play?
L: “Interrogating
Hong Ninang” is a singing play. In a singing play
singing and acting play an important part.
B:
I know nothing about “Interrogating Hong Niang”.
L:
It is moving love story. The actress who plays the part of Hong Niang
has a beautiful voice and plays very successfully. Now the opera is
on at the People’s Theatre. Perhaps yo eill have no difficulties in
understanding it. Well, it’s time to go.
B:
Let’s go.
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the
military plays and the singing plays