折子戏不也是戏吗
“Isn't an opera excerpt still an opera?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那最多 小折子戏演一演 整本大戏根本不可能
“At most, they can do an opera excerpt. A full-length opera is impossible.”
折子戏 不也是戏吗
“Isn't an opera excerpt still an opera?”
“Better than having nothing to perform. Right?”
“Be realistic; doing short excerpts is still legitimate work, so do not dismiss it.”
In traditional Chinese opera, staging an entire production requires massive resources, so troupes often sustain livelihoods and preserve repertoire by performing well-known standalone excerpts called zhezixi.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
selected scenes or highlights from an opera
Used in Chinese performing arts to refer to independent, classic excerpts staged separately from a multi-act whole play.
isn't... also...
A common rhetorical question pattern used to affirm that something clearly belongs to a category despite someone's dismissal.
Marks a rhetorical question to prompt the listener to concede an obvious point.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Training in opera is not the same thing. Right, right.”
“is the heart of the play.”
“let's put acting skills aside for now.”
“Leave the performers and the play some breathing room.”
“To sell the act, you got yourself into danger.”
“What is your show about?”