胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇035

Lesson 35 Choreography 舞蹈编排

Words:

 

chisel² n. 凿子；v. 坎凿，雕，刻

 

chivalry³ n. 骑士精神，骑士制度

 

choke vt. 使窒息；掐住。。。的脖子；梗塞。。。的咽喉；呛

 

chop vt. 砍

 

choppy adj. (水面)波浪起伏的，（指风）不断改变方向的

 

chore n. 零工，杂务；困难的工作；令人讨厌的工作

 

choreograph¹ vt. 设计舞蹈动作

 

choreographer⁴ n. 舞蹈指导

 

choreographic adj. 舞蹈术的，舞蹈的

 

choreography n. 舞蹈编排

 

chorus n. 合唱团

 

Christian⁵ n. 基督教徒；adj. 基督教的；文明的；正派的；宽宏大量的；人道的；友好的

 

chronic⁶ adj. 长期的；慢性的

 

chronological⁷ adj. 按年代顺序排列的

 

chronology n. 年代学，年表

 

chubby⁸ adj. 丰满的，圆胖的

 

chuckle⁹ vi. 咯咯地笑

 

chunk¹⁰ n. 大块；矮胖的人或物

 

cider n. 苹果酒，苹果汁

 

cipher¹¹ n. 密码

 

Dancing is a chore sometimes. My choreographer keeps chiseling¹² away at me, hoping to shape me into perfection. But she can’t expect chunks¹³ to just fall off. I know the rules of chivalry forbid it, but sometimes I feel like choking that chubby woman. When I hold that thought, I have to chuckle. It certainly wouldn’t be the Christian thing to do.

 

Today, choreography is an essential component¹⁴ of many performing arts. Unless you’re just part of a chorus, there’s probably some dancing involved in your performance. A brief choreographic presentation can add beauty and excitement to any show.

 

I’ve tried to make it as a dancer but it’s hard to do when you have chronic injuries. These injuries can easily turn smooth movements into choppy actions. I’ve been chopped by my share of bad review. However, it’s not completely my fault.

 

If you put my injury and work history into chronological order, you’ll see that most of major injuries occurred while I was dancing hurt. In order words, the chronology shows that dancing while you have a minor¹⁵ injury could be a very foolish mistake. Yet, man choreographers will insist that you dance with your injury. I pleasure by using nothing but the fingers of your dominant¹⁶ hand.

 

What I would really like to do is to choreograph other people. It would be an exciting career. But I shouldn’t think too far into the future. For the moment, I need to rest. Perhaps after a few ciders, I’ll be able to think again.

 

跳舞有时是件烦人的事。我的舞蹈编导总是不断雕琢我，一心将我塑造成完美的舞蹈家。但她总不能指望我身上的肉大块大块掉吧。我知道骑士精神的准则不会允许我这样做，但有时我真想掐死那个圆滚滚的女人。每当我有这种想法时，就忍不住咯咯地笑起来。这肯定算不上什么人道的做法。

 

当今，舞蹈编排已成为诸多表演艺术的重要组成部分。除非是参加合唱团的演出，你的表演就难免会有舞蹈的参与。一出简短的舞蹈表演能为任何节目增添美感和激情。

 

我努力争取当好一名舞蹈演员，但当你长期有伤痛时，就会心有而力不足了。由于这些伤痛的存在，原本顺畅的舞步很容易就走样成东倒西歪的动作。为此我曾被恶意的评论中伤过，但这并不是我的错。

 

如果我将我的受伤和工作历史按时间顺序排列，你就会发现大多数重伤都是在我带伤跳舞时发生的。换言之，这一时间表显示在伤势不重的情况下跳舞可能是一大愚蠢的错误。尽管如此，许多舞蹈编导会坚持要你带伤跳舞。于是，我创造出一种特别的密码，它让你只消动动你常用的那手上的指头就能传达你的不快了。

 

我真正想做的是为别人设计舞蹈动作，这将是个令人兴奋的职业。但我不该考虑的过于长远。现在，我需要休息。也许喝几杯苹果汁以后，我就又能进行思考了。

1 choreograph   

v.设计舞蹈动作

参考例句：

• Achim had choreographed the dance in Act II himself.阿希姆自己设计了第2幕的舞蹈动作。
• She has danced,choreographed,lectured and taught all over the world.她在世界各地跳过舞、编过舞、讲过学、也教过书。

2 chisel   

n.凿子；v.用凿子刻，雕，凿

参考例句：

• This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.这凿子在要伸入到犄角儿里时十分有用。
• Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.卡米尔用锤子和凿子将大理石雕刻出一个人像。

3 chivalry   

n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤

参考例句：

• The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
• He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。

4 choreographer   

n.编舞者

参考例句：

• She is a leading professional belly dancer, choreographer, and teacher. 她既是杰出的专业肚皮舞演员，也是舞蹈设计者和老师。 来自辞典例句
• It'stands aside, my choreographer of grace, and blesses each finger and toe. 它站在一旁，我优雅的舞蹈指导，并祝福每个指尖与脚尖。 来自互联网

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

7 chronological   

adj.按年月顺序排列的，年代学的

参考例句：

• The paintings are exhibited in chronological sequence.这些画是按创作的时间顺序展出的。
• Give me the dates in chronological order.把日期按年月顺序给我。

8 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

9 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。

10 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

11 cipher   

n.零；无影响力的人；密码

参考例句：

• All important plans were sent to the police in cipher.所有重要计划均以密码送往警方。
• He's a mere cipher in the company.他在公司里是个无足轻重的小人物。

12 chiseling   

v.凿，雕，镌( chisel的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The sculptor was at work chiseling a statue. 雕塑家正在雕琢一尊雕像。 来自辞典例句
• Tommy:Four of them are sawing, three are chiseling and one is reaming. 四个在锯，三个在磨，二个在凿，还有一个在铰。 来自互联网

13 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

14 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

15 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

16 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。