英文原版对话1000个:1179 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 mainly¹ 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 sort² of varies³ but the teacher comes in once a month and teaches different styles, salsa or merengue, a different Latin⁴ 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 expert⁵?

 

　　Peter: I don't know about that.

 

　　Jana: Well don't worry, it's a really basic⁷ level⁸ 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 afterwards⁹ 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 per⁶ 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 sometime¹⁰ just to make sure.

 

　　Jana: All right, great. See you then.

 

　　Peter: All right, thanks.

1 mainly   

adv.主要地，大抵，大概

参考例句：

• The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.海水主要由水和盐组成。
• It is mainly because of my fault.这主要是由于我的过错。

2 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

3 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

4 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。

5 expert   

n.专家，能手；adj.熟练的，有经验的；专门的，内行的

参考例句：

• She is an expert in training animals.她是驯兽专家。
• What is a foreign expert card?什么是外国专家证？

6 per   

prep.每，每一，根据，按照；由，经，以，靠

参考例句：

• These apples cost 40 pence per pound.这些苹果每磅40便士。
• The truck was traveling under fifty miles per hour.那辆卡车以每小时不到五十英里的速度行驶着。

7 basic   

adj.基本的；n.基本；要素

参考例句：

• The family is the basic unit of society.家庭是构成社会的基本单位。
• These rules of playing basketball are basic.这些篮球规则是基本的。

8 level   

n.水平，水准，标准；adj.同高的，平坦的，齐平的；v.弄平，瞄准，对准

参考例句：

• Our level is very low.我们的水平很低。
• The water level has been raised by 1.1 metres.水位提高了1.1米。

9 afterwards   

adv.然后，后来地

参考例句：

• Afterwards he went abroad.之后他到国外去了。
• We saw the film and afterwards walked home together. 我们看了电影后一起走回了家。

10 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。