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 傳統藝術 Traditional Arts |
Ethan: I noticed that there are many traditional folk arts in Taiwan.
Laura: There sure are. They include painting, carving, dancing, and so on.
Ethan: But with TV, the Internet, and other new attractions, have some traditional art forms declined in popularity?
Laura: Some of the arts such as puppetry and lion dances are having a bit of trouble. However, during the last few years, cultural life in the cities has improved a lot.
Ethan: Are we talking about modern culture, like theater, music, and so on?
Laura: I mean all kinds of culture, Chinese and Western, modern and traditional.
Ethan: Are there any steps being taken to save the disappearing arts?
Laura: The government is trying to promote the arts throughout Taiwan. This includes building a lot of cultural centers, supporting emerging art groups and holding lots of festivals and exhibitions.
Ethan: I heard that traditional arts have also adopted Laura: modern ideas to present a new appearance.
Laura: Yes, the performing arts use modern technologies and even Western materials in order to attract young people.
Some of them are very successful.
Ethan: I have also heard about many interesting festivals related to traditional arts.
Laura: Yes, for example, there is the International Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival in Yilan on the east coast.
伊森：我注意到台灣有許多傳統民俗藝術。
蘿拉：的確是，包括繪畫、雕刻、舞蹈等等。
伊森：可是有了電視、網路各種新的玩意之後，是不是有些傳統藝術形式逐漸式微？
蘿拉：有些藝術形式，例如布袋戲和舞獅，確實是面臨了危機。但是過去幾年來，城市裡的文化生活已經有很大的改善。
伊森：這裡指的是當代文化，像是劇場、音樂等等，對不對？
蘿拉：我指的是所有的文化，包括中國的和西方的、現代的和傳統的。
伊森：有沒有人採取什麼措施來挽救逐漸消失的藝術形式？
蘿拉：政府試著在台灣各地提倡藝術活動，包括建造許多文化中心、支持新興的藝術團體，並且舉辦許多節慶和展覽等。
伊森：我聽說傳統藝術也接納了現代化的想法，有了嶄新的面貌。
蘿拉：沒錯，表演藝術運用現代科技，甚至取材於西方，以吸引年輕人，其中有些十分成功呢。
伊森：我還聽說許多有趣的節慶活動和傳統藝術有關。
蘿拉：對啊，舉例而言，東海岸宜蘭的國際童玩節就是。 |
| ──────選自《用英文介紹台灣：實用觀光導遊英語【彩圖四版】（16K +解答別冊+1MP3）》 |
