听一分钟英文：Rock and Roll-摇摆舞

Rock and roll is one of the biggest cultural phenomena¹ of the past century. It totally changed society. It had a huge influence on our fashion and lifestyle. Before rock ‘n’ roll, life was slower. Children respected their parents and wore sensible clothes. When rock ‘n’ roll came along, it unlocked children’s craziness. Suddenly everyone wanted to dance and shake their hips². Adults were shocked. The new music made young people feel more independent. They started to rebel against their parents and society. And then came sex and drugs and more rock ‘n’ roll. Thank goodness rock ‘n’ roll came along. Life would be boring without it. I wonder what life would be like if it…. I guess we’d all be wearing sensible clothes.

1 phenomena   

n.现象

参考例句：

• Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
• The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

2 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》