day 46on stage

on stage

Talk about concerts, plays and music, and paint a scene with four-character patterns.

today’s words

• 演 yǎn · to act, perform
• 演出 yǎnchū · to perform; show
• 演员 yǎnyuán · actor, actress, performer
• 演唱 yǎnchàng · to sing (on stage)
• 歌手 gēshǒu · singer
• 歌声 gēshēng · singing (voice)
• 首 shǒu · (measure word for songs, poems)
• 钢琴 gāngqín · piano
• 琴 qín · musical instrument; piano
• 弹 tán · to play (piano, guitar)
• 话剧 huàjù · play, drama (spoken)
• 京剧 jīngjù · Peking opera
• 剧院 jùyuàn · theatre
• 艺术 yìshù · art
• 著名 zhùmíng · famous, well-known
• 听众 tīngzhòng · audience, listeners
• 收听 shōutīng · to listen in (radio)
• 播放 bōfàng · to broadcast, play (video)

sentences

• 今天晚上的演出共有十二首歌。 · Tonight’s show has twelve songs in all.
• 两个歌手一男一女，唱得都很好。 · The two singers, a man and a woman, both sing beautifully.
• 大家在剧院门口有说有笑。 · Everyone was chatting and laughing outside the theatre.
• 妹妹每天至少弹一个小时琴。 · Xiaoming’s sister plays the piano for at least an hour every day.
• 爷爷偶尔去剧院听京剧。 · Grandpa sometimes goes to the theatre for Peking opera.