It's an exercise which adds a touch of the comic opera to his rigid training routines.

这一练习给他那刻板的训练程序平添了一份滑稽的色彩。

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The records stayed in the catalog for a number of years and included songs, Chinese opera, and, naturally, comic recitations and band music.

我们可以在许久之前的蜡筒目录中得知该次灌音内容有歌曲、中国戏曲，自然还有滑稽歌谣和管弦乐。

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Coping with all these problems requires a star performance from the new president, not a comic opera.

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The songs are delivered lustily, although audiences may not be ready for what is, in effect, a murky comic opera.

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This was a tentative, awkward piece of work, a cultural tragedy staged as comic opera.

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