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Albert: Do people in ancient China also enjoy drama?
阿尔伯特：在中国古代，人们也喜欢戏剧吗？
Li: Definitely. And there was a flourish of plays in the Yuan Dynasty, which was the 13th～14th century.
李：当然了。在元代，也就是13～14世纪，有一次戏剧的大繁荣。
Albert: Could you name some?
阿尔伯特：你能举几个例子吗？
Li: Like Romance of the Western Bower，The Peony Pavilion, and The Peach Blossom Fan. All are pre-eminent plays as well as jewels in Chinese literature.
李：比如《西厢记》《牡丹亭》和《桃花扇》。这些不仅是名剧还是中国文学中的珍宝。
Albert: Is Chinese theatre similar to British theatre?
阿尔伯特：中国戏剧和英国戏剧是否相似？
Li: The two are different in many aspects. For example, in the Chinese theatre, most words are sung to a certain set of tunes—which are called "qu pai".
李：不同之处还是很多的。举例来说，中国戏剧中多数词句要依照一定的曲调唱出来，这就是曲牌。
Albert: What about the characters? Any difference?
阿尔伯特：人物呢？有什么不一样吗？
Li: The characters could be roughly put into four categories, Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou—male roles, female roles, painted roles and clowns respectively.
李：人物大致可分为4类，即生、旦、净、丑。
Albert: Sounds fascinating.
阿尔伯特：听起来很有意思。
