大家说英语 第539期:街舞比赛(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Susie: How do you know which group has the best skills when dancing?

苏西：跳舞的时候，你怎么知道哪个团队的技巧最棒？

Rob¹: The judges watch all the groups and decide. Or sometimes the fans decide.

罗布：裁判会看所有的团体，然后做出决定。或者有时候是由粉丝决定的。

Susie: How does that work?

苏西：大家要如何决定呢？

Rob: Groups dance one after the other. After the groups have danced, the audience decides which is best.

罗布：团体会一个接一个跳舞。在团体跳完之后，观众们会决定哪组最棒。

Susie: How do they do that?

苏西：他们会怎么做？

Rob: By cheering loudest for the group they liked best.

罗布：通过为他们最喜欢的团体发出最大声的欢呼。

Conversation B

对话B

James: Wow, that dance class was hard. I'm all out of breath².

詹姆斯：哇，刚才的跳舞课太难了。我都喘不上来气了。

Alex: I'm not surprised. But the more you dance, the easier and more fun it gets.

阿莱克斯：我一点儿也不惊讶。但是你跳得次数越多，就会越轻松、越有趣。

James: I hope so. My muscles³ are going to be sore tomorrow.

詹姆斯：希望如此。我的肌肉明天会很疼的。

Alex: Dancing is good for your health. It helps you get fit.

阿莱克斯：跳舞对你的健康有益。会帮助你塑型。

James: That's true. I think I'll come here more often in the future.

詹姆斯：没错。我想我以后会经常来这里的。

Alex: That's great.

阿莱克斯：那太好了。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

3 muscles   

n.肌肉( muscle的名词复数 )；（操纵他人的）力量；权力；肌肉组织

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles. 我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gosh! My muscles is going to ache all over tomorrow. 哎呀！明天我全身肌肉都会痛了。 来自《简明英汉词典》