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Ms Yang: The Drunken Concubine is a beautiful Cantonese opera play. I love performing it so much.
杨女士：《贵妃醉酒》是一出优美的粤剧。我非常爱唱这出戏。
Amelia: What kind of story is it?
阿米莉娅：这是个什么样的故事呢？
Ms Yang: It's a love story about a concubine and emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
杨女士：它讲述的是唐朝玄宗皇帝和他的一位贵妃的爱情故事。
Amelia: Are the headdress and the costume supposed to reveal her identity? They are exquisite.
阿米莉娅：从头饰和服装能看出她的身份吗？它们好精致。
Ms Yang: Yes. And the water sleeves are used profusely in Chinese opera to express emotions.
杨女士：是的。而且在中国戏曲中丰富地使用水袖来表达人物的情绪。
Amelia: I see. I like your singing, although I couldn't understand the lyrics
阿米莉娅：我明白了。虽然听不懂歌词，但我喜欢你的演唱。
Ms Yang: I know it's difficult, even people who speak Mandarin don't necessarily understand Cantonese. It's mainly spoken in Guangdong province, and also in Hong Kong.
杨女士：我知道这挺难的，即便是说中文的人也不一定能听懂粵语。粤语主要是广东和香港的人在讲。
Amelia: And I heard that the lyrics are very poetic.
阿米莉娅：听说这些歌词非常富有诗意。
Ms Yang: It's true. Many Cantonese opera plays are actually from ancient folklore, or anecdotes from history, and beautifully written.
杨女士：是的。粤剧多从古代民间传说和历史轶事改编而来，言辞优美。
