【英语趣味课堂】萨尔萨舞曲-Salsa Dancing

 Jana: Hey, Peter, are you interested in dancing by any chance?

Peter: Yeah, I do. I like dancing. Why?

 

Jana: That's great. Well there is a salsa class in Oita City tomorrow night and a few of us are going but it's mainly we have a group of girls, five girls, so we need some guys to come along so I was wondering if you would like to come?

 

Peter: Sounds interesting but will I be the only guy?

 

Jana: Oh no, there are other people who come along but because it's four of us from the university we thought it would be nice if we get some more people.

 

Peter: OK. It sounds interesting. What kind of class is it, how does it work?

 

Jana: Well it sort of varies¹ but the teacher comes in once a month and teaches different styles, salsa or merengue, a different Latin² dance. Have you ever tried?

 

Peter: I've tried I guess in different places but never been taught before or I've never really been shown how to.

 

Jana: So you would already be an expert?

 

Peter: I don't know about that.

 

Jana: Well don't worry, it's a really basic level but the teacher will show us some basic steps and then we'll practice in pairs and you dance with different people. It's quite a lot of fun.

 

Peter: OK. What time does it start?

 

Jana: It starts around six thirty.

 

Peter: And how long does it last for?

 

Jana: Usually the class goes on for about an hour and there is free social dancing afterwards so you can stay longer.

 

Peter: OK.

 

Jana: And practice, have a drink.

 

Peter: It sounds quite nice. Do I have to wear anything special or have...?

 

Jana: No, just whatever you're comfortable in. Some people wear or girls wear special shoes I guess but you don't have to worry, just something comfortable.

 

Peter: So shoes, any shoes are fine?

 

Jana: Any shoes, yeah, any shoes are fine.

 

Peter: OK. It sounds pretty nice actually. So does it cost anything, do I have to prepare money?

 

Jana: Yeah, it's ten dollars per lesson and you get a free drink with that.

 

Peter: OK. Free drink, that sounds good. Where are you guys meeting, which station?

 

Jana: We can meet at Oita station. It's only about a ten minute walk from there so maybe we can meet around six fifteen?

 

Peter: OK. That's sounds fine. I'll give you a call sometime³ just to make sure.

 

Jana: All right, great. See you then.

 

Peter: All right, thanks.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

come along

 

We need some guys to come along.

 

Notice the following:

 

My brother and sister are going to come along if that's okay.

We're going camping this weekend. Would you like to come along?

it would be nice if ...

 

We thought it would be nice if we get some more people.

 

You can use this phrase⁴ to show that something is a good idea. It is a nice way of making a suggestion about what somebody should do. Notice the following:

 

It would be nice if he would call when he said he would.

It would be nice if you could come for dinner at our house tonight.

It varies

 

It sort of varies, but the teacher comes in once a month.

 

When something 'varies,' it changes from one time to the next. Notice the following:

 

It varies depending on traffic, but usually it takes about three hours to get there.

Her mood really varies from one day to the next.

last

 

How long does it last for?

 

When you ask how long something 'lasts,' you are asking about time duration⁵. Notice the following:

 

The movie will last about an hour and a half.

That meeting lasted longer than I expected.

go on for

 

Usually the class goes on for about an hour.

 

'Go on for' is a way to say the duration of time that something continues for. Notice the following:

 

All of this has been going on for a couple years now.

The classes will go on for about a week.

1 varies   

变化( vary的第三人称单数 )； [生物学]变异； 相应变化； 呈现不同

参考例句：

• The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person. 不同的人对睡眠的需要差异相当大。
• the stultifying effects of work that never varies 一成不变的工作造成的使人呆滞的后果

2 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。

3 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。

4 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

5 duration   

n.持久；期间；持续时间

参考例句：

• For the duration of the strike we will remain closed.罢工期间，我们将停业。
• He was prepared to do this for the duration of the campaign.他准备好在选举期间做这件事。