And in this particular opera we have a famous aria.

而在这部歌剧中 有首着名的咏叹调。

Now we're going to focus on four sopranos singing the same aria by way of comparison here.

现在我们来听四位女高音唱同一首咏叹调来比较一下。

Vishnevskaya made her American debut in 1960, the same year she recorded this aria for Madama Butterfly.

维什涅芙丝卡娅1960年首次登上美国舞台，同年她录制了《蝴蝶夫人》的咏叹调。

So a recitative will be--and indeed all the arias will be accompanied by basso continuo.

宣叙调 实际上还有所有的咏叹调都是由持续低音伴奏。

So Lauren, can you tell us something about this aria? Who's singing it?

劳伦 你能否讲讲这首咏叹调的背景例如这是哪个角色唱的？

This difficult aria gives a good example of the sweet and expressive voice that made Beverly Sills famous.

这首有难度的咏叹调是展现希尔斯甜美而富有表现力的声音的一个很好的例子，正是这幅嗓音让她成名。

Humidity seeps through the sultry rhythm of George Gershwin's aria.

乔治·格什温 (George Gershwin) 的咏叹调闷热的节奏中渗入了湿气。

As he finished the aria, there was silence.

当他唱完咏叹调时，全场一片寂静。

When he finished singing the aria, he heard someone applauding.

当他唱完咏叹调时，他听到有人鼓掌。

So in an aria, the singer will start talking about love and then the second part will talk about sadness.

因此，在咏叹调中，歌手首先开始谈论爱情，然后第二部分将谈论悲伤。