经典E英语教程第三册Unit-5翻译及课后答案.pptVIP

Passage B From Shakespeare to cultural exchanges 3. I found this expression works extremely well. It is known to all and therefore goes well with all. I can drive home the need to reach compromise or agreement without sounding too pushy. 4. With the success of economic progress in recent years and with the growing public demand for cultural entertainment, adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays are growing in popularity. His plays are being adapted into different art forms, including theatrical plays, movies, and even local operas. ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 5 Passage B From Shakespeare to cultural exchanges 5. In the play The Banquet, the Chinese version of Hamlet, performed during the celebrations here, you could find Hamlet not only having a Chinese face, but also a Chinese name and living in an ancient Chinese imperial court. 6. I want to mention here that, in the time of Shakespeare, there was also a great Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu and both men actually passed away in the same year. 7. Tang Xianzu wrote The Peony Pavilion, which has long been an inspiration to generations of Chinese playwrights and novelists, and is highly regarded as a world-class play. Nevertheless, I wonder how many in this country have heard of him, or of his work. 5 Passage B From Shakespeare to cultural exchanges 8. The Peony Pavilion tells much the same story as Romeo and Juliet. It combines drama and fairy tale and presents a sweet and sorrow legend of love that defies the limits of heaven and earth. It is very long, spanning 10 nights in 10 episodes. A shortened three-night version was staged by the Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theatre at Sadler’s Wells last summer and was extremely well received by the British audience who filled the theatre each and every time. 9. However, it is disappointing to note that Tang’s name and his play are little known in the UK, a country which loves history and has a tas