Bel Canto
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ID: 1954
Upper Intermediate
Finally, a ChinesePod lesson for all our opera-loving listeners. Well, not so much operas themselves but bel canto, a world-renowned singing style that's exceedingly popular in China as well. Tune in to find out more!
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 晨跑 | chénpǎo | to go on a morning run | |
| 练声 | liànshēng | vocal exercises | |
| 美声 | Měishēng | bel canto | |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening program |
老婆我回来了刚才晨跑的时候看到个女孩子在练声
lǎopó 老婆wǒ 我huílai 回来le 了gāngcái 刚才chénpǎo 晨跑de shíhou 的时候kàndào 看到ge 个nǚháizi 女孩子zài 在liànshēng 练声
Honey, I'm back. Out on my morning run just now I saw a girl doing vocal exercises.
练声
liànshēng 练声
Vocal exercises?
就是美声唱法咪咪咪咪吗吗吗吗
jiùshì 就是Měishēng 美声chàngfǎ 唱法mī 咪mī 咪mī 咪mī 咪mā 吗mā 吗mā 吗mā 吗
The bel canto style of singing. Mi, mi, mi, mi, ma, ma, ma, ma.
我是挺烦那些唱美声的一些电视晚会每次都有唱美声的而且那些人都是大块头嘴巴大得吓人
wǒ 我shì 是tǐng 挺fán 烦nàxiē 那些chàng 唱Měishēng 美声de 的yīxiē 一些diànshì 电视wǎnhuì 晚会měicì 每次dōu 都yǒu 有chàng 唱Měishēng 美声de 的érqiě 而且nàxiē 那些rén 人dōu 都shì 是dàkuàitóu 大块头zuǐbā 嘴巴dà 大de 得xiàrén 吓人
I find those bel canto singers quite annoying. Some evening television programs always have these bel canto singers; all of them are big and fat and their mouths are terrifyingly large.
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