The dance drama Flower Rains Along The Silk Road is a mammoth national dance drama created on the 1. (base) of the Silk Road and Dunhuang murals.
The first rehearsal of the drama 2. (hold) in February 1979, and was performed 28 times in Beijing on October 1, 1979 3. (celebrate) the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The drama won the "First Prize of Creation" and the "First Prize of Performance" awarded by the Ministry of Culture. In 1980, 193 touring performances of the drama were put on the stage across the country, 4. (cause) a sensation both at home and abroad. The drama was praised as 5. milestone in Chinese dance drama and called Swan Lake of the east.
In 1982, it was performed on the most 6. (glory) theater in the world, La Scala Theater, becoming the first Asian group 7. (perform) in the world's top theater.
In 1994, it received the "Golden Award" during the competition of Classic Dance Dramas of China in the 20th century. Since its debut, it 8. (perform) more than 1,500 times, reaching an audience of more than 3.1 million. In October 2004, it was recognized 9. the "best Chinese dance drama" by Shanghai China Records Headquarters. Over the years, Flower Rains Along The Silk Road has been staged in over 20 10. (country) and regions and praised as the "the model of Chinese national dance drama".
答案
1.basis 2.was held 3.to celebrte 4.causing 5.a 6.glorious 7.to perform 8.has been performed 9.as 10.countries
翻译
舞剧《丝路花雨》是在丝绸之路和敦煌壁画的基础上创作的一部大型民族舞剧。
《丝路花雨》第一次排演于1979年2月。1979年10月1日，为庆祝新中国成立30周年，在北京演出了28场。
《丝路花雨》荣获文化部“创作一等奖”、“演出一等奖”。1980年，该剧在全国各地巡回演出193场，在国内外引起轰动。被誉为中国舞剧的里程碑，被称为东方的天鹅湖。
1982年，它在世界上最负盛名的剧院——斯卡拉剧院演出，成为第一个在世界顶级剧院演出的亚洲团体。
1994年获20世纪中国古典舞剧大赛“金奖”。自首演以来，已经演出了1500多场，观众超过310万。2004年10月，《丝路花雨》被评为“中国最佳舞剧”。多年来，《丝路花雨》已在20多个国家和地区上演，被誉为“中国民族舞剧的典范”。
词汇解析
mammoth / ˈmæməθ /adj. 巨大的，庞大的
rehearsal / rɪˈhɜːsl /n. 排练，排演；
sensation / senˈseɪʃ(ə)n /n. 轰动，引起轰动的人（或事）
milestone / ˈmaɪlstəʊn / n. 重要事件，转折点；里程碑，里程标
glorious / ˈɡlɔːriəs / adj. 光荣的，值得称道的；辉煌的，绚丽
