1. So in what is now Italy, operas quit being presented in Latin and started being presented in Italian. 所以在现在的意大利,歌剧不再用拉丁语演出,而是开始用意大利语演出。
2. The group that put the first operas together that we have today was a group of men that included Galileo's father Vincenzo. 今天我们看到的把初始的歌剧组合起来的这群人,是包括伽利略的父亲文森索在内的一个群体。
3. All they have to do is press a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to mention political discussions and the latest exciting football match. 他们所要做的只是按一下按钮,就可以看到戏剧、电影、歌剧以及其他各种各样的节目,更不用说政治方面的讨论和最近激动人心的足球比赛了。
4. All they have to do is press a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to mention political discussions and the latest exciting football match. 他们所要做的只是按一下按钮,就可以看到戏剧、电影、歌剧以及其他各种各样的节目,更不用说政治方面的讨论和最近激动人心的足球比赛了。
5. It is the melodious drama of ancient Greek theater, the term "melodious drama" being shortened eventually to "melodrama" because operas frequently are melodramatic, not to say unrealistic. 它是富有优美声调的一段戏剧,源自古希腊剧院。“声调优美的戏剧”这个表达最终被简化成了“情节剧”,因为歌剧往往是音乐性的,而且有戏剧情节的,甚至是超现实的。