Opera Man
The Metropolitan Opera's production of Fire Shut up in My Bones marked a historic first as the only opera performed by African American compor Terence Blanchard on that stage earlier this year.The star of that show，Will Liverman，comes to the University of Richmond's Modlin Center at 7围巾的英文：30 pm on October 28.His performance will include songs by compors Shawn E.Okpebholo，H.Leslie Adams and Damien Sneed，as well as works by Schubert，Loewepupil的意思，Rachmaninoff，Britten and Bolcolm.Tickets are 10 to25.
Night of the Picture Show
George Romero's 1968 classic，Night of the Living Dead，will be played at the Byrd The
atre at 6：00 pm on October 31.Make it a double feature and catch the Yes and Theatrical Co.performance and screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 10：00 pm.This event features the theater company's cast accompanied by the Trunk Show Band performing the film's soundtrack live.
1. What is Caroline Shaw？ ______
A. A comedian. B. A host.attempt C. A chef. D. A compor.
2. What can you do at Dominion Energy Center's Carpenter Theatre？ ______
A. Enjoy classic comedies from Bill Nye.
B. Interact with a host good at cooking food.
C. Listen to the live soundtrack of Good Eats.
D. Watch the show named Iron Chef America.
3. Where can you enjoy different compors' songs？ ______
A. At the Byrd Theatre.
B. At the Hofheimer Building's Dark Room.
hostelC. At the University of Richmond's Modlin Center.
D. At Dominion Energy Center's Carpenter Theatre.
B
I met the last speaker of Naati on an empty stretch of beach on Malekulaerlang，an island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu.I told the man，Ariep，that I was in the country to study one of its native languages.When he learned I was a linguist，he excitedly shared that he speaks Naati. 成都外语学校
Ariep explained the relationship between Naati and the other languages of the area.With a mix of pride and sorrow，he revealed that he is the last fluent speaker of Naati.Although a few of his family members have some knowledge of the language and
make an effort to u it together，he fears that with his death，Naati will soon disappear.Naati's situation is not unique.Of the about 7000 languages spoken on the planet today，50%to 90%are considered vulnerable to extinction by the end of the century.
Languages are an invaluable source of culture.Understanding different languages is vital to understanding human cognition.A world with diver languages benefits us all.Each language isa piece of the puzzle that we need in order to determine how language works in the mind.With each missing piece，we are further from eing the full picture.
There are enough commonalities among language systems.In terms of ntence structure，all languages u the three basic elements：subject，object，and verb.Although the can be ordered in different ways，about 80%of known languages put the subject first，while only about1%put the object first.Analyzing the patterns has real impacts for our lives.The more we understand about how language functions，the better equipped we are to improve our therapies for communication disorders and our methods for language teaching.
3 5学雷锋However，taking into account all languages is a huge challenge.Many languages are in danger of disappearing before they have been documented，taking with them irreplaceable information about human culture.For the sake of the speakers of endangered languages，for the sake of us all，we must prerve the world's languages as we arch for answers and work to ensure language diversity for generations to come.
