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When it becomes evident what happened, Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful.
当这一切变成事实，卡拉夫斥责图兰朵为什么不仁慈些。
However, though he is angry, he still loves her.
但是，虽然他很生气，但依然爱图兰朵。
Calaf kisses Turandot. Turandot's heart grows softer, but is still quite hard.
卡拉夫亲吻图兰朵。图兰朵的心变软了，但依然很坚硬。
She demands that he leave. Instead, he tells her his name--just before he dawn deadline--and says that she can kill him if she wishes.
她要求他离开。出乎意料的是，卡拉夫在黎明期限前告诉了她他的名字，并且说如果她期望的话可以杀了他。
At the end of the story, the prince and princess unite in marriage, and the whole city celebrates their happiness.
故事的最后，王子和公主结婚了，整个城市都在为他们的幸福庆祝。
Unfortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack before completed this final scene,
遗憾的是，普契尼在完成最后这个场景前由于心脏病离开了人世，
and it had to be completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano.
后来由他从前的学生佛朗哥·阿尔法诺完成。
An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s,
九十年代有一家歌剧公司在北京上演了这部歌剧，
but the performance I saw was the first time Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City.
但是我看的这场演出是《图兰朵》首次在紫禁城上演。
The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents.
这次作品集合了中西方的佼佼者。
The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a superb conductor, who was born in India.
乐团由祖宾·梅塔指挥，他生于印度，是一名非常好的指挥家。
The opera was directed by Zhang Yimou, a well-known Chinese director.
歌剧由中国著名导演张艺谋执导。
In the Beijing performance I saw, Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA,
在北京的演出中我看到图兰朵是由美国的莎朗·思维特扮演的，
Liu was played by another opera singer from the USA,
柳儿是由美国另一位歌剧演唱家扮演的。
Barbara Hendricks, and Calaf was sung by Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland.
芭芭拉·亨德里克斯和卡拉夫由来自冰岛的克里斯蒂安·约翰逊配唱。
They were all excellent.
他们都极其出色。
The Forbidden City was once only accessible to the emperor, his family and senior officials.
紫禁城在过去只有皇帝，皇帝的家人以及高级官员们才能进入。
However, in this wonderful production, it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.
但在这次精彩演出中，它变成了一个美丽而伤感的爱情故事的发生地。
The bringing together of this group of people from many countries,
来自不同国家的人们的合作，
the music, and the grand setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.
音乐，还有大布景，显然是这部出色作品的关键因素。
