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Applause Audience Approval It’s ə'Plɔːz Singer Ended Song

Front applause
Pron [ə'plɔːz]
Back 【APPLAUSE】
When the singer ended his song on the stage, there was a great applause in the concert hall.
当这位歌手在舞台上唱完歌时,音乐厅里响起一片如雷般的掌声。
【重点词汇】
applause n. 鼓掌以示赞许
Vocab
applausea demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

After a theatrical performance, audience members typically use applause, or hand-clapping, to express their approval. (Of course, sometimes applause just means the audience is glad it’s time to go home.)

Back in ancient Rome, actors requested applause from the audience by declaring “Plaudite!” This fact sheds light on the origin of applause — and it definitively proves that performers have been seeking approval from audiences for millennia. Oddly enough, however, it’s considered inappropriate to applaud between the movements of a piece of classical music, regardless of how much you enjoyed the performance. Some concertgoers choose to defy this rule, in spite of the nasty looks they get from neighbors.

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