20161029有关昆曲的英语原著和英译本的词汇级别之三.docVIP

有关昆曲的英语原著和英译本的词汇级别之三 张铁城 2016、10、29 发送 No.12第十一章 在跨文化交际中探索运用真实英语 之二No.12A1第一节 昆曲简介（维基百科 英语文本） （二）Kunqu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia的词汇级别统计如下【续】 This is only a broad outline（★★）of the plot（★★） of an opera（★★）which typically（★★）runs for 20 hours.[citation（★★） needed] The play has a total of 55 scenes.[2] Comments Albeit【/??l?bi??t US ??l-/ conj formal used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said= although】conventional in its narrative（★）structure, notably for its deus ex machina【剑桥高级学习词典deus ex machina deus ex machina /?de?.?s.eks?m?k.?.n?/ US/-?mɑ?.k?-/ n [S] FORMAL an artificial or very unlikely end to a story or event, which solves or removes any problems too easily 韦氏大学词典de·us ex ma·chi·na 1 : a godintroduced by means of a crane（★）in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome2 : a person or thing (as in fiction（★★）or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble（/?n?s?lj?b?l US ?n?sɑ?l-/ adj an insoluble problem is or seems impossible to solve） difficulty】ending, The Peony Pavilion features highly refined and subtle（★★）lyrics and is hailed（★）[by whom?] as a high point in Chinese literature. Aided（★★）by the then newly developed Kun music, the lyrical proses（★） of the Peony Pavilion weave（★）a fabric of nuances【/?nju?ɑ?ns US ?nu?-/ n [C] a very slight, hardly noticeable（★） difference in manner, colour, meaning etc→subtlety】and metaphors（★）that elegantly transgresses the divide between the beauty of nature and mans inner cosmos of emotions and desires（★★★）. Through the lights and shadows（★★）of its lyrical fabric transpire a ravishing sensitivity（★★）and intoxicating effeteness and, almost antithetically【朗文当代英语词典antithetical an·ti·thet·i·cal /??nt??θet?k?l/ adj also an·ti·thet·ic /-?θet?k/ formal exactly opposite to something, a persistent（★★）tone of youthful optimism（★）. The magic（★★）of the plays language quickly carries the