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Bel Canto

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ID: 1954 Upper Intermediate
Finally, a ChinesePod lesson for all our opera-loving listeners. Well, not so much operas themselves but bel canto, a world-renowned singing style that's exceedingly popular in China as well. Tune in to find out more!
Wed Jun 13 2012 | Jenny, John
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晨跑 chénpǎo to go on a morning run
练声 liànshēng vocal exercises
美声 Měishēng bel canto
晚会 wǎnhuì evening program
老婆，我回来了。刚才晨跑的时候看到个女孩子在练声。
lǎopó ，wǒ huílai le 。gāngcái chénpǎo de shíhou kàndào ge nǚháizi zài liànshēng 。
Honey, I'm back. Out on my morning run just now I saw a girl doing vocal exercises.
练声？
liànshēng ？
Vocal exercises?
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.
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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