越剧:来自江南的温婉戏曲艺术 | 用英语讲中国故事
- 2026-09-23 22:19:53
Yueju Opera
— Gentle Art from Jiangnan
越剧：来自江南的温婉戏曲艺术
✨前言导读
Hello everyone, welcome to Stories of China in English.
China has many wonderful local operas. Besides Peking Opera, Yueju Opera is one of the most popular ones. It carries the soft beauty of Jiangnan culture.
大家好，欢迎来到《用英语讲中国故事》。中国拥有众多精彩地方戏曲。除京剧之外，越剧是流传最广的剧种之一，它承载着江南文化独有的温婉之美。
越剧，也叫绍兴戏，是中国主要地方戏曲之一。19世纪末起源于浙江嵊州。最初只是当地农民简单的民间说唱，后来发展成为舞台艺术，在上海走向兴盛。
Different from Peking Opera, Yueju is famous for its soft, sweet tunes. It focuses on singing and expressing feelings, instead of fierce fighting performances. A special feature of Yueju is that many male roles are played by women. Its stories are mostly about love and family life. The Butterfly Lovers and Dream of the Red Chamber are its most‑known masterpieces.
和京剧不同，越剧以柔和甜美的唱腔闻名。它重在歌唱与情感表达，很少激烈武打场面。越剧一大特色：许多男性角色由女演员来演绎。剧目大多讲述爱情与家庭故事，《梁山伯与祝英台》《红楼梦》是它最经典的代表作。
越剧尽显江南雅致风韵，服饰轻盈华美，语言通俗易懂。2006年，越剧被列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录。
Many great artists keep this traditional art alive and help it win young fans today.
许许多多优秀艺术家守护着这门传统艺术，让它收获大批年轻爱好者。
Mao Weitao is a great master of Yueju. She is a national‑level inheritor of this art. She is good at young male roles. Her works include Romance of the West Chamber and Lu You and Tang Wan. She not only respects old traditions but also dares to make new tries. Her creative work New Dragon Gate Inn has drawn millions of young people to Yueju in recent years.
茅威涛是越剧大师，国家级非物质文化遗产传承人，擅长小生（青年男子）角色。代表作有《西厢记》《陆游与唐琬》。她尊重传统，同时大胆创新。由她推动打造的环境式越剧《新龙门客栈》，近年吸引了数百万年轻观众走进剧场。
Chen Lijun and Li Yunxiao are popular young Yueju performers. They rose to fame from New Dragon Gate Inn. Their wonderful performances spread Yueju on the Internet. More teenagers begin to know and fall in love with this old art form through their shows.
陈丽君、李云霄是当下人气很高的青年越剧演员。她们凭借《新龙门客栈》被大众熟知。精彩的表演借助网络广泛传播，许许多多青少年通过她们的演绎，认识并爱上越剧这门古老艺术。
Today, more young people fall in love with this old art. Yueju continues to tell touching Chinese stories to audiences at home and abroad.
如今越来越多年轻人爱上这门古老艺术，越剧持续向海内外观众讲述动人的中国故事。
🔤核心词汇
Yueju Opera /ˈjuːeɪ dʒu ˈɒprə/ n. 越剧
local opera 地方戏曲
tune /tjuːn/ n. 曲调，唱腔
masterpiece /ˈmɑːstəpiːs/ n. 杰作，经典剧目
intangible cultural heritage 非物质文化遗产
elegant /ˈelɪɡənt/ adj. 优雅的
inheritor /ɪnˈherɪtə(r)/ n. 传承人
performer /pəˈfɔːmə(r)/ n. 演员，表演者
📖长难句精讲
1. A special feature of Yueju is that many male roles are played by women.
句子结构：主系表结构，that引导表语从句；从句使用被动语态 are played
拆解：A special feature of Yueju（主语）+ is（系动词）+ that…（表语从句，解释feature的具体内容）
仿写：A special feature of paper‑cutting is that red paper is widely used.
剪纸的一大特色是红纸被广泛使用。
2. She not only respects old traditions but also dares to make new tries.
句子结构：not only…but also… 不但……而且……并列谓语结构，连接两个谓语动词 respects 和 dares
语法点：not only…but also 连接并列成分，主谓一致看各自主语；dare to do sth 敢于做某事
仿写：We should not only learn old culture but also create new things.
我们不仅要学习古老文化，还要勇于创新。
3. Her creative work New Dragon Gate Inn has drawn millions of young people to Yueju in recent years.
句子结构：现在完成时（has drawn）；draw sb to sth 把某人吸引到某事物
语法点：in recent years（近些年来），是现在完成时标志性时间状语
仿写：This traditional art has drawn lots of teenagers in recent years.
这门传统艺术近些年吸引了许多青少年。
4. More teenagers begin to know and fall in love with this old art form through their shows.
句子结构：begin to do 后接并列动词 know and fall in love with；through 介词表方式“通过”
短语：fall in love with 爱上……；art form 艺术形式
🤔思辨题
Q1: Why is it important for traditional arts like Yueju to keep both old traditions and new changes?
为什么对于越剧这类传统艺术来说，坚守传统和创新改变同样重要？
Q2: Many young people get to know Yueju through short‑video online. What advantages does the Internet bring to traditional Chinese art?
很多年轻人通过网络短视频了解越剧。互联网为中国传统艺术带来哪些好处？
Q3: If you are a middle‑school student, what small things can you do to help spread local traditional art?
如果你是一名中学生，你可以做哪些小事来传播本土传统艺术？
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