新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第74课:愿意跟我一起跳舞吗?

 　　Lesson 65 Dancing

　　第65课 跳舞

　　A:Where were you exactly?

　　A：你在哪？

　　B:San Diego. I got back yesterday.

　　B：圣迭戈。我昨天回来的。

　　A:It's nice to see you again. Have you changed jobs?

　　A：再次看到你很高兴。你已经换工作了吗？

　　B:No, I've been visiting relatives.

　　B：不，我去看亲戚。

　　A:Ao, Where?

　　A：噢，哪里？

　　B:I went to visit an uncle of mine in San Francisco. He likes dancing very much.

　　B：我去旧金山看我的叔叔。他非常喜欢跳舞。

　　A:Has he ever tried to teach someone to dance?

　　A：他试过教别人跳舞吗？

　　B:He taught my sister some slick disco¹ moves in the 70s!

　　B：他教过我妹妹一些七十年代的迪斯科舞步！

　　A:Can he waltz?

　　A：他会跳华尔兹吗？

　　B:He can waltz a little. They had to learn in junior school.

　　B：会一点儿。我们在中学时必须得学。

　　A:Did you enjoy learning² to slow-dance?

　　A：你喜欢学跳慢舞吗？

　　B:No. I hated it!

　　B：不，我讨厌慢舞！

　　A:But you got the chance to hold a cute girl close to you.

　　A：可你有机会很近地拥着一位可爱的姑娘。

　　B:I hated girls at that time. Times change though.

　　B：那时候我不喜欢女孩儿，可是时代变了。

　　A:Nowadays you would walk over hot coals to slow-dance with a cutie.

　　A：现在就算是赴汤蹈火你也会去跟一位可爱的女孩子跳舞。

　　B:Are you offering³ to take a trip around the dance floor with me, Joan?

　　B：你愿意跟我一起去舞厅跳舞吗，琼？

　　A:OK,let's go.

　　A：好的，我们走吧。

1 disco   

n.迪斯科舞厅，迪斯科舞会

参考例句：

• Can you find a disco?你能找到迪斯科舞厅吗？
• Disco was not my scene.我对迪斯科舞不感兴趣。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 offering   

n.提供，奉献物，牲礼

参考例句：

• What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么？
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。