2018年高考(新课标卷II&III)英语听力真题 短文

 

My name is Emily.

我叫艾米丽。

I had been a dancer for quite a long time.

我当舞蹈演员已经很长时间了。

I started studying ballet when I was six years old.

我六岁时开始学习芭蕾舞。

By the time I was nine, I was dancing five days a week.

到我九岁的时候，我每周跳五天舞。

When I was eighteen, I decided¹ that I really preferred contemporary dance and that I wanted to do it professionally.

当我18岁的时候，我想我真的更喜欢现代舞，我想做专业舞者。

So I applied² successfully for the training program at the school of Toronto Dance Theatre, and moved to Toronto to attend the program.

所以我成功申请了多伦多舞蹈学院的培训项目，并搬到了多伦多参加了这个项目。

That was the period of time I enjoyed most in Toronto.

那是我在多伦多最开心的一段时间。

I graduated on scholarship and danced professionally for ten years.

我拿着奖学金毕业，并从事舞蹈专业十年。

But after all, those years, I found that dance was gradually becoming something that felt like more of a burden than a joy.

但毕竟，那些年，我发现舞蹈逐渐成为一种感觉更像是一种负担，而不是一种快乐。

I found myself increasingly unwilling³ to drag myself to dance performances, so I quit.

我发现自己越来越不愿意强迫自己去参加舞蹈表演，所以我辞职了。

I do miss dance, often.

我确实经常想念舞蹈。

But it makes me happy think that I’ll never have to go to another training session again.

但是想到我再也不用去参加训练了，我很高兴。

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1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。