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Lady White Snake
a dance production by Shanghai Grand Theater (SGT), will make its first show at the Summer for the City—Shanghai Day event in New York. The event aims to encourage international cooperation and people-to-people exchange through cultural communication.
On July 26 and 27, three shows of the classic Chinese fairy story will be held at the David H. Koch Theater, one of New York City’s most famous theaters. The first U.S. show will be performed by an international team of creators and performers led by a famous Chinese director Tan Yuanyuan. With the creativity of Eastern stage beauty, the performance will show the cultural energy of modern Chinese performing arts to a worldwide audience (观众).
The dance Lady White Snake is a creative adaptation (改编) of China’s famous fairy story, The Tale of the White Snake. It changes a thousand-year-old story into a deep exploration of the human spirit.
Zhang Xiaoding, general manager of SGT, said that Lady White Snake was created in 2021. They wanted to retell the fairy story through the connection of classical ballet (芭蕾) and Chinese classical dance.
During the Shanghai Day event, a Chinese folk music concert about the 12 Chinese zodiac signs (生肖) will also be given. A musical festival and the themed marketplace will bring together Shanghai’s cultural products, cartoon arts, cultural brands, and special foods and drinks. With these performances and activities, audiences will fully enjoy the cultural imagination of Chinese artists.
1.1. What’s the purpose of the Summer for the City—Shanghai Day event?
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解析:选It aims to encourage international cooperation and people-to-people exchange through cultural communication.。原文定位:第一段第 2 句 “The event aims to encourage international cooperation and people-to-people exchange through cultural communication.”
2.2.How will Lady White Snake show the cultural energy of modern Chinese performing arts?
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解析:选It will show the cultural energy of modern Chinese performing arts with the creativity of Eastern stage beauty.。原文定位:第二段最后一句 “With the creativity of Eastern stage beauty, the performance will show the cultural energy of modern Chinese performing arts to a worldwide audience.”
3.3. What does “a thousand-year-old story” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
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解析:选It refers to China’s famous fairy story, The Tale of the White Snake.。原文定位:第三段第 1 句 “The dance Lady White Snake is a creative adaptation of China’s famous fairy story, The Tale of the White Snake. It changes a thousand-year-old story into a deep exploration of the human spirit.”
4.4. According to Zhang Xiaoding, what’s special about the dance Lady White Snake?
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解析:选It retells the classic fairy story through the combination of classical ballet and Chinese classical dance.。原文定位:第四段 “Zhang Xiaoding, general manager of SGT, said that Lady White Snake was created in 2021. They wanted to retell the fairy story through the connection of classical ballet and Chinese classical dance.”
5.5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.
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解析:选通过这些演出和活动,观众将充分领略中国艺术家的文化想象力。。句子结构:这是一个 “介词短语开头 + 主谓宾” 的简单句。 With these performances and activities:介词短语作方式状语,意为 “通过这些演出和活动”。 will fully enjoy:谓语,fully 修饰 enjoy,意为 “充分地感受 / 领略”,这里用 “领略” 比 “享受” 更贴合 “文化想象力” 的语境。the cultural imagination of Chinese artists:宾语,意为 “中国艺术家的文化想象力”。