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yī tīng de shíhou juéde tǐng bièniu ，zhōu jié lún hé Fèi Yùqīng ，yī ge shì chàng R&Bde ，yī ge shì chàng měishēngmíngē xiǎodiào de ，tīng zhè liǎng rén duìchàng ，gāng kāishǐ de shíhou zhēnde hěnbù xíguàn 。bùguò hòulái kàn le MV，yòu duō tīng le jǐ biàn ，jiù tīngchū wèidao le 。UNKNOWN hái bié shuō ，zuìjìn hǎoxiàng hěn liúxíng zhèzhǒng Zhōngxī hébì de gēqǔ ā 。

The first time I heard it I thought it was really awkward-- Jay Chow and Fei Yu Qing-- one sings R&B, the other sings operatic folk songs. At first I was really unaccustomed to hearing the two of them singing together. But then I saw the music video and listened to it a few more times, and I could understand the appeal. It seems like this kind of song that combines Western and Chinese elements has gotten really popular lately.

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我是挺烦那些唱美声的。一些电视晚会，每次都有唱美声的，而且那些人都是大块头，嘴巴大得吓人。

wǒ shì tǐng fán nàxiē chàng Měishēng de 。yīxiē diànshì wǎnhuì ，měicì dōu yǒu chàng Měishēng de ，érqiě nàxiē rén dōu shì dàkuàitóu ，zuǐbā dà de xiàrén 。

I find those bel canto singers quite annoying. Some evening television programs always have these bel canto singers; all of them are big and fat and their mouths are terrifyingly large.

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就是美声唱法，咪咪咪咪吗吗吗吗。

jiùshì Měishēng chàngfǎ ，mī mī mī mī mā mā mā mā 。

The bel canto style of singing. Mi, mi, mi, mi, ma, ma, ma, ma.

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唱美声的人就是要胖点，这样才能支撑气息，音质好，就像帕瓦罗蒂。

chàng Měishēng de rén jiùshì yào pàng diǎnr ，zhèyàng cái néng zhīchēng qìxī ，yīnzhì hǎo ，jiù xiàng Pàwǎluódì 。

Bel canto singers need to be a bit fat; that way they can sustain their breathing and the quality of the sound, like Pavarotti, for example.

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其实现在中国民族唱法也用到了美声唱法的一些技巧。

qíshí xiànzài Zhōngguó mínzú chàngfǎ yě yòng dào le Měishēng chàngfǎ de yīxiē jìqiǎo 。

Actually, the way Chinese people sing utilizes some techniques from bel canto.

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我就搞不懂，美声那是欧洲人的东西，跟咱们的传统一点都不搭调。怎么到了中国后就成了高雅音乐，感觉很上档次一样。

wǒ jiù gǎobudǒng ，Měishēng nà shì Ōuzhōurén de dōngxi ，gēn zánmen de chuántǒng yīdiǎn dōu bù dādiào 。zěnme dào le Zhōngguó hòu jiù chéng le gāoyǎ yīnyuè ，gǎnjué hěn shàng dàngcì yīyàng 。

I don't understand it. Bel canto is a European thing and not really in tune with our own culture. How did it come to China and become this extremely elegant music? I feel like it's really high-class.

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我可没这种感觉，每个人的欣赏品味都不一样嘛。不过一些严肃的场合还是美声唱法更应景些，显得比较庄重。比方说，在两国商务合作的宴会上，《祝酒歌》要比《辣妹子》合适得多啊。

wǒ kě méi zhèzhǒng gǎnjué ，měi ge rén de xīnshǎng pǐnwèi dōu bù yīyàng ma 。bùguò yīxiē yánsù de chǎnghé háishì Měishēng chàngfǎ gèng yìngjǐng xiē ，xiǎnde bǐjiào zhuāngzhòng 。bǐfangshuō ，zài liǎngguó shāngwù hézuò de yànhuì shàng ，《Zhùjiǔgē 》yào bǐ 《Làmèizi 》héshì de duō a 。

I don't have that feeling at all. Every person's tastes are different. However, bel canto is a bit more suitable at serious events; it seems a bit more solemn. For instance, at a banquet celebrating a business deal between two countries, "Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici" is more appropriate than "La Meizi."

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