I hate to nitpick, but you seem to be smoking too much lately.

You could probably nitpick some of these life forms within a million years here, a million years there... but the fact remains that these animals have been around a loooong time.

可能有人会对名单吹毛求疵，以为其中某些生物不过区区百万年历史，但实际上它们都是相当久远的存在。

The fourth part combs the development of operetta.

第四部分梳理小戏的发展。

dovetail Gilbert's skill as a writer dovetailed Sullivan's talent as a composer, resulting in the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.

吉伯特写作的技巧配合苏利文作曲的才能，产生出著名的吉伯特、苏利文轻歌剧。

Abroad for John Strauss this unique charm of the operetta has been done a long time of research, there are many important results.

国外对于小约翰·施特劳斯的这部具有独特魅力的轻歌剧已经做了很长时间的研究，也有很多重要的成果。

This paper consists of two chapters. Chapter One describes systematically the history of operetta by introducing several influential operetta composers' creation.

本文分为两个部分：第一章系统描述了轻歌剧的发展历程，通过对几位重要轻歌剧作曲家的创作情况介绍，将轻歌剧在几个重要国家和地区的繁荣状况呈现在读者面前。

This thesis elaborated from the role system, the role performance, music system and the orchestra instrumental music, stagecraft characteristic several aspects. The sixth part analyzes the plays and the script of the Fengtai operetta.

本文从角色体制、角色表演、音乐体制与乐队器乐、舞台艺术特征几方面来阐述；第六部分分析凤台小戏的剧目与剧本。

His greatest merit was to have worked with it totally, from opera to opo and operetta.

他最大的优点就是全身心投入工作&从歌剧到流行音乐和轻歌剧。

Operettas have been researched for a long time overseas.

对于轻歌剧的研究在国外已经有较长的历史。

Operetta is usually less serious and more ligbt-hearted than opera.

轻歌剧通常比歌剧通俗而轻松。

First the formation of composing features is explored with reference to the life experiences of Lehar, the social and cultural background of his age and the development of Viennese operetta;

首先，本文从雷哈尔的生活经历、所处时代的社会文化背景、维也纳轻歌剧的发展来分析《风流寡妇》创作特特征的形成；

In his adopted country his family ran a Spanish operetta troupe.

在他的第二祖国，家人经营一个西班牙轻歌剧团。

Offenbach is a famous operetta master, and was the creator of operetta, a humorous, conventional, and unique entertaining means.

奥芬巴赫是著名的轻歌剧大师，他开创了轻歌剧这样一个幽默通俗、独具特色的新的歌剧形式。

The author discussed the Fengtai operetta from three aspects, namely, the name, Jiangnan, the trade route which is the play road.

笔者从名称说，江南说，商路即戏路之说三个方面来探讨凤台小戏的起源。

The Merry Widow is an excellent work of Franz Lehar, a milestone in the history of Viennese operetta and a gem of the operetta.

《风流寡妇》是雷哈尔的一部佳作，是维也纳轻歌剧发展史上一座里程碑，是轻歌剧中的瑰宝。

The Sumerian, however, had little stone available. a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan.

然而苏美尔人没有石料可以利用。小歌剧《吉尔伯特和苏勒宛》中的人物。

Operetta is an important kind of opera, which just flourished in the period of the late 19th century and the early 20th century.

轻歌剧就是繁荣于19世纪末至20世纪初的一种重要歌剧样式。

He founded a theatrical company in1855, the bouffes-parisiens, which staged many of his operettas, and he managed the company for many years.

1855年，他建立了巴黎歌剧院，这位经历把他自己的很多小歌剧搬上舞台。

The eighth part analyzes and inquires about the situation and the outlet of the Fengtai operetta.

第八部分分析和探寻凤台小戏的处境与出路。

"Die Fledermaus" is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II and is the treasure of the operettas in Vienna.

轻歌剧《蝙蝠》是十九世纪作曲家约翰·斯特劳斯的一部佳作，是维也纳轻歌剧中的瑰宝。

It preludes the Silver Age of Viennese operetta, enhances the position of dancing and folk music in operetta and diversifies the operetta styles.

它揭开了维也纳轻歌剧银色时代的序幕，提高了舞蹈、民间音乐在轻歌剧中的地位，促使轻歌剧向风格多元化的道路上发展。