Fantastic Flamenco|热情奔放的佛朗明哥

Fantastic Flamenco

by Daniel Howard and Paul Hines

Flamenco music, song and dance expresses the passion of the Spanish.

　　Flamenco originated in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía. Its roots can be _(1)_ back to the 15th century, when Romani travelers, better known as Gypsies, brought their passionate traditional music and dance to Spain.

　　Flamenco includes three parts — music, song, and dance. Flamenco music is played _(2)_ on acoustic guitar. The infectious rhythms are created by the guitarists strumming the strings and hitting the body of the guitar. In addition _(3)_ the guitar rhythms, the flamenco dancers add accents and excitement with rhythmic clapping and loud foot stamping with their hard-soled shoes.

　　Flamenco dancing is always _(4)_ and expressive, just like the music. Because of this, it usually takes many years for dancers to develop a sufficient amount of _(5)_ to become a professional flamenco dancer. The dancers stand proud and straight as their arms, bodies and facial expressions move dramatically with the music. Even though the traditional dances have _(6)_ through the centuries, modern styles still keep the impassioned characteristics of traditional flamenco dance.

　　There are three types of flamenco songs — cante jondo, cante intermedio, and cante chico. Cante jondo are dramatic songs that _(7)_ tragedy and personal suffering. Lovers of flamenco music consider Cante jondo the purest form of flamenco. Cante intermedio songs are not as emotionally intense as the cante jondo songs, but are the most popular flamenco songs _(8)_ the general population of Spain. Cante chico songs are usually about love and happiness. These songs are perfect for parties and celebrations.

　　Singing flamenco songs, especially cante jondo, requires the vocalists to immerse themselves entirely in the emotions of the music and lyrics of the song. Even audiences of non-Spanish speakers are sometimes moved to _(9)_ by these passionate vocal performances. Though the singing is considered the most important _(10)_, for non-Spanish speakers, the meaning is often lost. For international audiences, the dancing takes center stage.

(A) intense (B) among (C) evolved (D) primarily (E) element

(F) to (G) tears (H) convey (I) traced (J) passion

 

热情奔放的佛朗明哥

佛朗明哥的音乐、歌曲和舞蹈展现出西班牙人的热情。

　　佛朗明哥起源于西班牙南方的安达卢西亚。它的根源可追溯至十五世纪，当时罗姆旅人（也就是大家所熟知的吉普赛人）将他们热情奔放的传统音乐及舞蹈传入西班牙。

　　佛朗明哥包含三个部份──音乐、歌曲和舞蹈。佛朗明哥的音乐主要是由原声吉他演奏。这种充满渲染力的节奏是由吉他手拨弄琴弦及敲击琴身制造出来的。除了吉他的节奏外，佛朗明哥舞者还会运用节奏强劲的拍手声以及脚穿特制硬底鞋重踩的巨响，替整个音乐添加了特色与激情。

　　佛朗明哥的舞蹈总是相当热烈且传神，就如同它的音乐一样。因此，舞者通常都要花上许多年的时间才能培养足够的热情，以成为专业的佛朗明哥舞者。舞者们自豪而直挺地站在舞台上，他们的双臂、身体与脸部表情都随着音乐夸张地移动。尽管这项传统舞蹈已历经若干世纪的演变，现代风格依然保有传统佛朗明哥舞蹈热情激昂的特色。

　　佛朗明哥的歌曲有三种类型  大调、中调和小调。大调是充满戏剧性的歌曲，这些歌曲传达出悲剧与个人苦难。佛朗明哥音乐的爱好者认为大调是佛朗明哥中最纯粹的形式。中调不像大调一样情绪澎湃，但却最受西班牙普罗大众的欢迎。小调通常则关于爱情与幸福。这些歌曲用在派对和庆典上再适合不过了。

　　想要演唱佛朗明哥歌曲，歌手必须要将自己完全沉浸在音乐的情绪与歌词当中，尤其是大调更须如此。即使是不会说西班牙文的人有时也会因为这些热情激昂的人声表现而感动落泪。虽然歌唱被认为是最重要的元素，但对于不会西班牙文的人来说，歌曲往往丧失它背后的意涵。对国际观众而言，舞蹈才是真正的焦点。

答案： 1. I 2. D 3. F 4. A 5. J

6. C 7. H 8. B 9. G 10. E