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@ 51335 民間文藝
A: 快來快來，民間文藝表演要開始了。
kuài lái kuài lái, mínjiān wényì biǎoyǎn yào kāishǐ le.
Come here, come here. The folk art performance is about to start.
B: 哇，真好玩。我在美國的唐人街經常能看到舞龍和舞獅，但從來沒看到過這種表演。
wā, zhēn hǎowán. wǒ zài Měiguó de Tángrén jiē jīngcháng néng kàndào wǔlóng hé wǔshī, dàn cónglái méi kàndào guo zhèzhǒng biǎoyǎn.
Wow, so much fun. When I went to Chinatown in the U.S., I often saw dragon dancing and lion dancing, but I've never seen this kind of performance.
A: 哈哈，今天保證讓你大開眼界。你以前看到的大都是廣東特色的，因為在唐人街廣東人比較多。但中國地大物博，不同地方有不同特色的表演，民間文藝少說也有幾百種。
hāhā, jīntiān bǎozhèng ràng nǐ dàkāiyǎnjiè. nǐ yǐqián kàndào de dà dōu shì Guǎngdōng tèsè de, yīnwèi zài Tángrén jiē Guǎngdōng rén bǐjiào duō. dàn Zhōngguó dìdàwùbó, bùtóng dìfang yǒu bùtóng tèsè de biǎoyǎn, mínjiān wényì shǎoshuō yě yǒu jǐ bǎi zhǒng.
Haha. I guarantee today will broaden your horizons. The kind you saw before was mostly the Guangdong style. That's because there are a lot of people from Guangdong province in Chinatown. But China is a big place. Different places have different, particular styles of performance. There are hundreds of kinds of folk arts.
B: 咦？這些人怎麼這麼高，是雜技演員吧。
yí? zhèxiē rén zěnme zhème gāo, shì zájìyǎnyuán ba.
Huh? How are these people so tall? They're acrobats, no?
A: 他們是在踩高蹺，這種表演在中國有著很悠久的歷史。
tāmen shì zài cǎigāoqiāo, zhèzhǒng biǎoyǎn zài Zhōngguó yǒuzhe hěn yōujiǔ de lìshǐ.
They're doing stilt-walking. This kind of performance has a really long history in China.
B: 這樣應該也很鍛鍊身體吧，哈哈。哎，後面跟著的人怎麼都套著船一樣的道具？應該是在表示划船吧。
zhèyàng yīnggāi yě hěn duànliàn shēntǐ ba, hāhā. āi, hòumian gēn zhe de rén zěnme dōu tào zhe chuán yīyàng de dàojù? yīnggāi shì zài biǎoshì huáchuán ba.
That's gotta be good exercise, as well. Haha. Hey, why are the people following behind all wearing boat-like props? They're acting out rowing a boat, right?
A: 對，那是在跑旱船，這種表演在山西比較流行。
duì, nà shì zài pǎohànchuán, zhèzhǒng biǎoyǎn zài Shānxī bǐjiào liúxíng.
Yeah. That's the 'running-on-land-boat' dance. This kind of performance is quite popular in Shanxi province.
B: 我們去那邊看看吧。哇，今天真是人山人海！
wǒmen qù nàbiān kàn kan ba. wā, jīntiān zhēnshì rénshānrénhǎi!
Let's go over and take a look. Wow, this place is packed today.
A: 好的。看，這個是捏麵人，有二三百年的歷史了。
hǎo de. kàn, zhè ge shì niēmiànrén, yǒu liǎngsānbǎi nián de lìshǐ le.
Okay. Look, this is a dough figurine. It has two to three hundred years of history.
B: 這個是孫悟空吧，捏得真像，我要買一個。
zhè ge shì Sūn Wùkōng ba, niē de zhēn xiàng, wǒ yào mǎi yī ge.
This is Sun Wukong, right? It really looks like him. I'm going to buy one.
A: 我小時候可喜歡這些小玩意兒了，每次看見都要買。
wǒ xiǎo shíhou kě xǐhuan zhèxiē xiǎo wányìr le, měicì kànjiàn dōu yào mǎi.
When I was little, I really liked these little playthings. Every time I saw one, I had to have it.
B: 快看這個，這是什麼啊？像一幅畫，但聞上去又香香甜甜的。
kuài kàn zhè ge, zhè shì shénme a? xiàng yī fú huà, dàn wén shàngqu yòu xiāngxiāngtiántián de.
Quick, look at this. What is this? It looks like a painting, but when you smell it, it's fragrant and sweet.
A: 哦，這是糖畫。
ò, zhè shì tánghuà.
Oh, that's a sugar-painting.
B: 用糖畫出來的？
yòng táng huà chūlái de?
A painting made of sugar?
A: 是啊，不信你嚐嚐。
shì a, bùxìn nǐ chángchang.
That's right. If you don't believe me, try it.
B: 嗯，真的，很甜。真好玩，我看這大街上的每個人都興高采烈的，特別是小孩子。
ng4, zhēnde, hěn tián. zhēn hǎowán, wǒ kàn zhè dàjiē shang de měi ge rén dōu xìnggāocǎiliè de, tèbié shì xiǎo háizi.
Yep, that's right. It's sweet. Fun. Everyone I see on this street is in high spirits. Especially the kids.
A: 是啊，讓我想起了小時候。不過，這些民間文藝也在逐漸地消亡。
shì a, ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le xiǎo shíhou. bùguò, zhèxiē mínjiān wényì yě zài zhújiàn de xiāowáng.
Yeah, it makes me think of when I was young. However, these folk arts are slowly dying out.
B: 啊？為什麼？
ā? wèishénme?
Huh? Why?
A: 你沒發現嗎？我們看到的這些民間藝人都是上了年紀的，沒有一個是年輕人。現在哪個家長願意讓小孩學這個。你去問問那些90後，知道這些民間藝術的真是越來越少了。
nǐ méi fāxiàn ma? wǒmen kàndào de zhèxiē mínjiān yìrén dōushì shàng le niánjì de, méiyǒu yī ge shì niánqīngrén. xiànzài nǎge jiāzhǎng yuànyì ràng xiǎohái xué zhè ge. nǐ qù wèn wen nàxiē jiǔlíng hòu, zhīdào zhèxiē mínjiān yìshù de zhēnshì yuèláiyuè shǎo le.
You haven't noticed? All the folk artists we've seen today are elderly. There isn't even one young person. These days, what parents would let their kid study this? Go ask those kids born in the 90's. Less and less of them even know about these folk arts.
B: 這倒是。我覺得中國應該想辦法保護和弘揚這些藝術，把它發揚光大。畢竟民族的才是世界的嘛。哎，我們去那邊看看吧。很多人都從那道門進去。造型很漂亮，古色古香的。
zhèdàoshì. wǒ juéde Zhōngguó yīnggāi xiǎng bànfǎ bǎohù hé hóngyáng zhèxiē yìshù, bǎ tā fāyáng guāngdà. bìjìng mínzú de cáishì shìjiè de ma. āi, wǒmen qù nàbiān kàn kan ba. hěn duō rén dōu cóng nà dào mén jìnqù. zàoxíng hěn piàoliang, gǔsègǔxiāng de.
Yeah, that's right. I think China should think of a way to protect and develop these arts; bring them forward into the future. After all, ethnic heritage belongs to world, no? Hey, let's go over there and have a look. A bunch of people are going in through that doorway. Their costumes are really beautiful. They have a very antiquated feel.
A: 哈哈，那是廁所。
hāhā, nà shì cèsuǒ.
Haha, that's the bathroom.
Key Vocabulary
民間 mínjiān folk
唐人街 tángrén jiē Chinatown
舞龍 wǔlóng dragon dance
舞獅 wǔshī lion dance
大開眼界 dàkāiyǎnjiè to broaden one's horizons
地大物博 dìdàwùbó a vast territory with abundant resources
雜技 zájì acrobat
踩高蹺 cǎigāoqiāo to walk on stilts
套 tào to cover with
道具 dàojù stage props
跑旱船 pǎohànchuán a folk dance about a boat that runs on land
人山人海 rénshānrénhǎi a sea of people
捏麵人 niēmiànrén dough figurines
捏 niē to pinch
玩意兒 wányìr plaything, trinket
糖畫 tánghuà pictures made of sugar
興高采烈 xìnggāocǎiliè in high spirits
消亡 xiāowáng to die out
藝人 yìrén performing artist
90後 jiǔlíng hòu people born in or after the 90s
弘揚 hóngyáng to promote, to encourage
發揚光大 fāyáng guāngdà to enhance and glorify
造型 zàoxíng costume
古色古香 gǔsègǔxiāng antiquated
Supplementary Vocabulary
扭秧歌 niǔ yānggē to do the yangko dance
唱二人轉 chàng èrrénzhuàn a song and dance duet preformance
拔河 báhé tug-of-war
剪紙 jiǎnzhǐ paper-cut art
刺繡 cìxiù embroidery
划龍舟 huá lóngzhōu dragon boat rowing
踢毽子 tī jiànzi to kick around a Chinese shuttlecock
說書 shuōshū to tell stories
皮影戲 píyǐngxì shadow-play
風箏 fēngzhēng kite
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