康康舞非常流行，聊一聊關(guān)于康康舞的歷史

 
康康舞非常流行，聊一聊關(guān)于康康舞的歷史
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: Hi Tina. I watched a great documentary yesterday, all about the history of the Cancan.
 
嗨，蒂娜，我昨天看了一個很棒的紀(jì)錄片，是關(guān)于康康舞歷史的。
 
B: I watched it too, it was fabulous. I love the special costumes they wear.
 
我也看了，真是令人難以置信：我喜歡她們穿的特制服裝。
 
A: Yes, me too. But what I didn't realise is that it started as a dance for the working class. I thought that only rich people could afford to go to watch shows.
 
我也是。但我不知道它最初是為工人階層跳的舞蹈。我原以為只有富人才有錢去看演出。
 
B: I think it's a dance that everyone can enjoy, men as well as women, rich and poor.
 
我認(rèn)為這種舞蹈每個人都有權(quán)觀賞，不分男女，也不論貴賤。
 
A: From the 1840s to the 1860s even men danced the cancan !
 
在19世紀(jì)40年代到60年代間，甚至男人也跳康康舞。
 
B: Really? That would be a funny sight! I can't imagine men doing the cancan.
 
真的嗎？那肯定很好看。我想象不出男人們跳康康舞的樣子。
 
A: Me too. Did you know the word "cancan" actually means scandal?
 
我也是：你知道嗎？康康舞的原意是指流言、丑聞。
 
B: Well, I guess the dance is pretty scandalous!
 
是嗎，我猜是這種舞蹈名聲不好。
 
A: Have you seen the movie Moulin Rou2e? That's where the cancan was invented, in the club.
 
你有沒有看過電影<紅磨坊>?康康舞就是從紅磨坊那樣的夜總會起源的。
 
B: Yes, I think the documentary said it was invented there in the 1830s.
 
我看過，有部紀(jì)錄片也說康康舞是19世紀(jì)30年代在夜總會出現(xiàn)的。
 
A: But by the mid-19th century it was incredibly popular. so people stared to incorporate it into other stage shows.
 
但是令人難以置信的是，到了19世紀(jì)中期康康舞變得非常流行，所以人們開始把它融人到其它舞臺表演節(jié)目中。
 
B: There was also a famous artist, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, he painted some wonderful cancan-themed pictures.
 
曾經(jīng)還有一個藝術(shù)家亨利•圖盧茲•羅特列克，他以康康舞為主題畫了很多精美的作品。
 
A: Yes, he made lithographs, too. I saw some in the gallery near the park, they were extremely beautiful.
 
是的，他也畫石版畫。我在公園附近的一個美術(shù)館看到過一些，畫得特別漂亮。
 
B: It was so popular everyone wanted to see it, everywhere, in every type of show. I've only ever seen it on television, but I'd love to go to a show, too.
 
康康舞非常流行，每個人都想去看看，無論是在哪里，或是什么樣的演出。我曾經(jīng)在電視上看到過，不過我還是想去看一次現(xiàn)場演出。
 
A: Maybe we can find a theatre here chat has cancan shows. I'll look in the newspaper for a number to call.
 
也許我們能在這兒的某個劇院看到康康舞的演出。我從報上找個聯(lián)系電話問問。
 
B: Good idea. I think cancan music is also very special, very rec08p.isable. Maybe we can buy a CD of it.
 
好主意，我想康康舞的音樂也很特別，與眾不同。也許我們可以買張CD聽聽。
 
A: The most well-known cancan music composer was Jacques Offenbach, have you heard of him?
 
最著名的康康舞作曲家是雅克•奧芬巴赫，你聽說過他嗎？
 
B: Not before I watched the documentary, no. But if he is so well-known it should be easy to find his music.
 
在看這部紀(jì)錄片之前從沒聽說過。不過他要是非常有名的話，應(yīng)該不難找到他的樂曲。
 
A: I've found something, it says here that the cabaret club has cancan nights on the first Tuesday of every month.
 
我找到了，上面說每個月第一個周二的晚上在歌舞夜總會有康康舞表演。
 
B: Let me see…. next Tuesday is the first Tuesday of this month, do you fancy going?
 
讓我看看……這個月的第一個周二就是下周二了，你想去嗎？
 
A: Definitely !
 
當(dāng)然想去！