Constantly for three days since the start of 2024, Johnny Keep Walking!, a comedy,
Dong reveals that he thought up the script around five years ago and conducted extensive research on some Internet companies,
With the story resonating with many young professionals due to its themes addressing
2 . How do we make traditional Chinese culture alive and popular again among young people? Livestreaming (直播) has made it. It is not only fun, but has also provided a new stage for traditional culture artists.
On video websites and apps such as Douyin and Bilili, many traditional artists are trying livestreaming for the first time. Some of them sing Peking Opera, some show their hand-made art pieces, while others perform classical music.
Li, 59 years old, is a laosheng(old male role) Peking Opera performer who started livestreaming this year. Unlike performing on a formal (正式的) stage, Li uses everyday places as his stage, including his backyard, study room, and even a sofa. Besides singing, Li also teaches viewers about Peking Opera in a funny way. People can ask him questions and get answers directly. “Livestreaming has brought this great art down to earth,” one viewer said. “It allows young people to know this traditional art and learn more about it in an easier way.”
Other kinds of artists also see livestreaming as a new opportunity. On March 26, the third China Huafu Day, Bilibili livestreamed a fashion show. Performers showed beautiful clothes in traditional Chinese styles , including those from Wei, Tang and Ming dynasties. During the show, viewers enjoyed the clothes and watched how performers used ancient styles of make-up. For example, one blogger taught people how to draw the guiye eyebrow (桂叶眉), which was a typical make-up style during Tang Dynasty.
There is no doubt that livestreaming has created a new channel through which traditional culture can be kept alive.
1. We can guess from Paragraph 3 that Li, as a teacher, is ________.A.Strict | B.lazy | C.humorous | D.scary |
A.help make Douyin and Bilibili more popular |
B.teach where and how to perform Peking Opera |
C.encourage young people to perform art at home |
D.show traditional artists are using livestreaming |
A.Wei | B.Tang | C.Ming | D.Qing |
A.a TV show to introduce traditional clothes from different dynasties |
B.a way to bring traditional culture back to life by sharing online videos |
C.a program to give students many traditional Chinese cultural lessons |
D.a stage to give performers a chance to take photos of their everyday life |
Recently, a video series named Escape from the British Museum, produced by two Chinese vloggers
The jade teapot is indeed an authentic artifact
The video series Escape from The British Museum is a collaborative
Currently, three episodes of this series have been released, gaining tens of millions of
4 . The Marvels
Captain Marvel returns to save the planet from evil aliens, but her job is made considerably harder this time by a cosmic glitch that links her to two other superheroines. Every time she uses her powers, she swaps places with cither Photon or Ms Marvel. “The worlds we go to in this movie are bright worlds that you haven’t scene before,” the director told Total Film.
Released internationally from 8 November
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
It’s prequel time again. In December, we’ll get to see the founding of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory in Wonka, but first there’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Based on a dystopian (反乌托邦) fiction, the prequel is set 64 years before the previous Hunger Games films.
Released intonationally from 15 November
Napoleon
This film is an epic biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is reported to be three hours long, with six major battle sequences – although it’s as much a character-driven drama as it is a war movie.
On general release from 22 November
Wish
Walt Disney celebrates its 100th anniversary with a carto on that incorporates the themes and animation styles of the studio’s first century. Wish is a musical fairy tale set in a magical land where King Magnifico can grant his citizens’ wishes. But a 17-year-old girl, Asha questions whether the king should keep that power all to himself. She wishes on a star-and the star then falls from the sky to help her. The director claimed that the film was “kind of our love letter to Disney, to Walt.”
Released internationally from 22 November
1. Which film is adapted from a novel?A.The Marvels. |
B.The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. |
C.Napoleon. |
D.Wish. |
A.A magical land. |
B.A powerful king. |
C.A brave girl’s wish. |
D.A love letter to Walt Disney. |
A.5 November. | B.8 November. | C.15 November. | D.22 November. |
In a specially designed studio theater in Hangzhou, New Dragon Gate Inn, a traditional Shaoxing Opera performance
As the play gains popularity in the past weeks, Chen Lijun,
1. What did the man think about the book that the film is based on?
A.It was very impressive. |
B.It was better than the film. |
C.It was not as good as the film. |
A.Horror movies. | B.Funny movies. | C.Science fiction. |
A.Leave early. | B.Watch a different film. | C.Get a Mexican takeout. |
7 . Tom Sawyer Play Is an Adventure
A 35-minute hand-clapping, foot-stomping musical version of a Mark Twain favorite returns with this Tall Stacks festival.
“Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure” has all the good stuff, including the fence painting, the graveyard, the island and the cave. It is adapted by Joe McDonough, with music by David Kisor. That’s the local stage writing team that creates many of the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s original musicals, along with the holiday family musicals at Ensemble Theatre.
This year Nathan Turner of Burlington is Tom Sawyer, and Robbie McMath of Fort Mitchell is Huck Finn.
Tumer, a 10th-grader at School for Creative and Performing Arts, is a familiar presence on Cincinnati’s stages. He is a star act or of Children’s Theatre, having played leading roles in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Wizard of Oz,” and is fresh from Jersey Production “Ragtime”.
McMath is a junior at Beechwood High School. He was in the cast of “Tom Sawyer” when it was first performed and is a Children’s Theatre regular, with five shows to his credit. This summer he attended Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts in Musical Theatre.
Note to teachers: Children’s Theatre has a study guide demonstrating how math and science can be taught through “Tom Sawyer.” For downloadable lessons, visit the official website of Children’s Theatre.
1. Who wrote the music for “Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure”?A.David Kisor. | B.Joe McDonough. |
C.Nathan Turner. | D.Robbie McMath. |
A.They study in the same school. | B.They worked together in ”Ragtime“. |
C.They are experienced on stage. | D.They became friends ten years ago. |
A.Research funding. | B.Training opportunities. |
C.Technical support. | D.Educational resources. |
One of the
Combining songs, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, Kunqu uses a seemingly endless
When
French disaster epic Notre-Dame on Fire hits Chinese big screen
This April marks the
NotreDame on Fire, now in Chinese cinemas, is a disaster epic
Presenting a blow-by-blow recreation of the gripping events that
“It was a
“When I saw this movie in Paris last year, it took me a few hours
The French minister announced that 2024 will be the France-China Year of Culture and Tourism and she invited Chinese tourists to travel to France for the occasion, especially to see the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris,
10 . A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat(贵族)who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler(狱卒) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the aristocrat was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands.
He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The aristocrat stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said, “The light is dim(昏暗的). Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir, I must get my glasses.” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter, with which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
1. Why did the aristocrat have the gaoler read the letter to him?A.The light was so dim on the stage. |
B.He forgot to wear his own glasses. |
C.The gaoler was his close colleague. |
D.He played a joke on the gaoler in turn. |
A.In a bar. | B.In the court. | C.In prison. | D.In a locker. |
A.To show the aristocrat makes the play a success. |
B.To prove not all actors can learn the lines by heart. |
C.To point it’s stupid to play a joke on a colleague. |
D.To stress it’s important to do as you would be done by. |
A.An aristocrat in the Bastille. | B.Read the letter to me. |
C.A letter written out in full. | D.I must get my glasses. |