ABC基础英语对话：学习跳舞

dario: brian, can you find another study partner?

brian: but i really enjoy studying with you, dario.

dario: just for today. i can study with you again next week.

brian: what's the problem today?

dario: it sounds stupid, but i drank too much coffee this morning and now i can't concentrate.

brian: i didn't know that coffee could do that to you.

dario: sure can. i love coffee but if i have too much, it's bad for me!

brian: moderation in everything is the answer.

dario: moderation for studying english as well?

brian: well, maybe not everything!

戴瑞奥：布莱恩，你能再找一个学习伙伴吗？
布莱恩：可是我真的很喜欢跟你一起学习，戴瑞奥。
戴瑞奥：就今天一天。下个星期我会再跟你一起学习。
布莱恩：今天有什么问题吗？
戴瑞奥：说起来很可笑，我今天早晨咖啡喝得太多了，现在我不能集中精力。
布莱恩：我不知道咖啡对你会有那么大的作用。
戴瑞奥：当然会。我喜欢喝咖啡，可如果喝多了就会出现不良反应。
布莱恩：做任何事情都要适度才行。
戴瑞奥：学习英语也要适度吗？
布莱恩：也许不是每一件事情。

new words 生词

1) what's the story: a fun way of saying "what is happening"
“怎么回事”的有趣说法
my teacher asked me 'what's the story' so i told her that i was studying, but actually i was reading a comic!
老师问我“在做什么”，我告诉她我在学习，实际上我在看漫画！

2) clubbing: going out drinking and dancing at a nightclub
去夜总会喝酒跳舞
i must be getting old because i have no energy for clubbing anymore.
我一定是老了因为我再也没有精力去夜总会娱乐了。

3) holy cow: an expression of amazement
一种表示惊异的方式
when i saw the car accident i screamed out "holy cow"!
看到车祸时我禁不住喊到“天哪”！

4) loony: mad, insane
疯狂，精神不正常
the hot weather tends to make people act a bit loony.
热天会导致人们行为有些失常。

lesson: 课文

not everyone can dance, but everyone can learn to dance. next time you go to a nightclub, check out the people around you. some will be able to dance well, some will dance ok, and some will be really bad.

并不是每个人都会跳舞，可每个人都可以学跳舞。下次你去夜总会的时候，留意一下周围的人们。有些人能够跳得很好，有些人只跳得一般般，还有一些人跳得很糟糕。

here is a funny way that you can learn to slow dance just like they do in the movies from the 1950s. follow it slow and carefully with some 50s music on in the background and have a ball:

有一种学跳慢舞的有趣方法，就像五十年代电影里演的一样。请跟随背景里播放的一些五十年代的音乐轻轻起舞吧：

gentleman, your right hand goes on her waist. your left hand lightly holds hers at shoulder level.

先生，您的右手要放在女士的腰部，左手轻轻在肩部的位置握住女士的手。

ladies, your left hand is on his shoulder, your right hand in his.

女士，您的左手要放在先生的肩部，右手放在他的手中。

the gentleman leads going forward, while the lady follows, moving backward.

由男士领舞，女士跟随，向后移步。

for him

step forward on your left foot.
slide your right foot up even.
move your right foot to the right.
slide your left foot over to meet it.
step back on your right foot.
slide your left foot back to meet it.
move your left foot to the left.
slide your right foot over to meet it and return to the original position.
男士
左脚向前迈步
右脚向前跟上与左脚平齐。
右脚向右迈步，
左脚滑向右脚并拢。
右脚向后退步，
左脚亦向后滑与右脚并拢。
左脚向左迈步，
右脚滑向左脚与之并拢，
然后回复原位。