How do you say 'Mamma Mia' in Chinese? - Module 1

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Expert Proficiency, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

ADAPT

PLAY

LYRIC

INTERPRET

QUESTION

PRECEDE

VIEW

STAGE

The (0) ___ acclaimed Mamma Mia is to be the first major Western musical to be translated for the Chinese stage. But is it possible to produce a successful (1) ___ of a Western show in Chinese? The world is about to find out. When the (2) ___ , Catherine Johnson wrote the original plot, based on the music of the Swedish band Abba in 1999, she couldn't have imagined that it could work like this. It far remains to be seen what the band's (3) ___ , Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, will make of the translation. Some words were initially (4) ___ and had to be corrected. Some of the Western choreography considered to be of (5) ___ taste in China has given way to traditional folk dances to render the show more appropriate for local audiences. 'It's certainly been an (6) ___ challenge!' laughs one member of the British production team. 'But so far the show's been received enthusiastically by everyone who has seen the (7) ___ showing. So we'll have to wait and see.' Meanwhile, (8) ___ in the dressing rooms the atmosphere is tense, as the curtain rises on this ambitious production.

How do you say 'Mamma Mia' in Chinese?

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