专题15 中国日报：舞蹈家将传统经典与新元素相结合-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

Dancers Put New Twist on a Classic 舞蹈家将传统经典与新元素相结合 文章选自《中国日报》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：文学艺术 原文出处：China Daily 语篇类型：说明文 关键词：novel；production；dancer；tradition 篇章导读：《红楼梦》，由曹雪芹在清朝（1644-1911）创作，被认为是中国最伟大的小说之一。它记录了富有和有影响力的贾府的垮台，并以社会和政治动荡为背景。小说中有数百个人物，其中包括林黛玉，一个美丽而多愁善感的年轻女子，她在母亲去世后搬进了祖母家——贾府。在那里，她第一次见到了许多亲戚，其中之一是贾宝玉，她母亲的侄子，一个叛逆而娇生惯养的年轻人。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as A Dream of Red Mansions, written by Cao Xueqin during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is considered to be one of China's greatest novels. It chronicles the downfall of the wealthy and influential Jia family, and is set against the backdrop of social and political upheaval. There are hundreds of characters in the novel, including Lin Daiyu, a beautiful and sentimental young woman, who moves into her grandmother's family—the Jia family—after the death of her mother. There, she meets numerous relatives for the first time, one of whom is Jia Baoyu, her mother's nephew, a rebellious and pampered young man. When Lin and Jia fall in love with each other, they have to face the fact that the family prefers Xue Baochai, one of Jia's cousins, to be his future wife. Jia and his ill-fated love interest, Lin, are destined by fate to be apart. The novel has been adapted into a lavish new ballet production by the National Ballet of China, which will have its world premiere at Tianqiao Theater in Beijing on Friday, with performances to be staged until Feb 18. "For many directors, it's a dream job to direct stage productions based on the epic novel," says Tong Ruirui, director of the ballet production. "It's daunting and challenging on so many levels, such as how to narrow the hundreds of characters in the novel down, and how to tell the story when so many people already know it incredibly well." Tong is known for directing and choreographing award-winning dance dramas, such as Silky Fan and Ribbons featuring dancer Wang Yabin and Goddess of the Luo River, fe