大家说英语 第484期:舞蹈训练风波

It was¹ Saturday, and Tammy, Frank², Stephanie and Amanda were practicing⁴.

那是在周六，塔米、弗兰克、史蒂芬妮和阿曼达正在练习。

They had⁵ one month to learn the dance for the competition⁶.

她们有一个月的时间来学习舞蹈，准备比赛。

Tammy was the captain⁷ of the team because she was the best dancer⁸.

塔米是队长，因为她跳舞跳得最棒。

"All right, let's start again. Five, six, seven, eight!" Tammy said⁹ and started the music again.

“好了，让我们再来一遍。五，六，七，八！”塔米说道，然后音乐再度响起。

Practice¹⁰ was not going¹¹ well. Stephanie was not a good dancer.

练习进行的不太顺利。史蒂芬妮跳舞不是很好。

When everyone moved to the left, Stephanie moved to the right.

当大家都向左移动时，史蒂芬妮却向右移动。

She was always out of step³.

她总是跟不上节奏。

"Stop, stop, stop! We're not all stepping¹² together," Frank said.

弗兰克说道：“停，停，停！我们不在一个节奏！”

"Stephanie, you're not moving your hips," Amanda said.

阿曼达说道：“史蒂芬妮，你没有扭动臀部。”

"Let's take a break, team," Tammy suggested¹³.

塔米建议道：“队伍休息一下吧。”

Amanda and Frank were getting angry. Tammy could¹⁴ see that.

阿曼达和弗兰克都很生气。塔米看得出来。

Tammy let Stephanie be a part¹⁵ of the team because they were best friends.

塔米让史蒂芬妮成为队伍中的一员，是因为她们是最好的朋友。

But Stephanie was not getting better.

但是史蒂芬妮并没有进步。

"Sorry, I'll keep trying," Stephanie said to Tammy.

史蒂芬妮对塔米说道：“抱歉，我会继续努力的。”

But no amount¹⁶ of practice was helping¹⁷. Tammy knew this.

但是再多的训练也无济于事。塔米知道这一点。

Frank and Amanda came¹⁸ to Tammy when Stephanie was getting a drink.

在史蒂芬妮喝水的时候，弗兰克和阿曼达走到塔米面前。

"If Stephanie stays on the team, we're going to lose," Frank said to her.

弗兰克对她说：“如果史蒂芬妮还待在队伍里，那我们会输的。”

What should Tammy do?

塔米应该怎么做呢？

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

3 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

4 practicing   

adj.开业的，在工作的

参考例句：

• The girls are practicing singing the new song in the next room. 姑娘们正在隔壁练习唱新歌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is practicing on the typewriter. 他在练习打字。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 competition   

n.竞赛，比赛；竞争

参考例句：

• It's a friendly competition.这是一场友谊赛。
• I shall enter for the singing competition.我将报名参加歌咏比赛。

7 captain   

n.队长；首领；船长，舰长；（军）上校

参考例句：

• Have you seen our captain?你看到队长了吗？
• The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。

8 dancer   

n.跳舞者，舞蹈演员

参考例句：

• I want to be a dancer.我想成为一名舞蹈演员。
• She was a great dancer.她是一个伟大的舞蹈家。

9 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

10 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

11 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

12 stepping   

n.步进，分级v.举步，行走，跨步( step的现在分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• a stepping stone to a more lucrative career 涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
• It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings. 很难不伤害她脆弱的情感。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 suggested   

暗示的

参考例句：

• We suggested that she stop by that evening to talk things over. 我们建议她在那晚顺便来找我们，把事情商量一下。
• These truths were by no means self-evident when Galileo first suggested them. 伽里略首次提出这些真理时决非显而易见。

14 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

15 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

16 amount   

n.数量，总额；v.总计，等于

参考例句：

• What is the amount of this?这总共是多少？
• You'll have any amount of time after your exam.考试过后，你们会有很多的时间。

17 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

18 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。