1、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 i
2、mitation.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 elem
3、ents，that the result may be beautifulas 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
4、 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 beca
5、me 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 a
6、s numerous secondary and tertiary performers.With their elaborate (认真的) and colorful costumes，performers are the only focal points on Beijing Operas characteristically small stage.They make use of the skills of speech，song，dance，and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive，rather than re
7、alistic.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 m
8、usic 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.探索发现1How long has Beijing Opera become a popular art form?About one and a half centuries.2How many types of performers in Beijing Opera at present?Four.
