新奇事件簿 11岁芭蕾舞男孩走红

An 11-year-old boy has achieved fame after a video of him dancing in the rain outside his home in Lagos, Nigeria went viral on social media.

尼日利亚拉各斯一名11岁男孩在自家门外的雨中跳舞的视频走红网络。

Anthony Mmesoma Madu impressed people worldwide with his skill, enthusiasm, passion and dedication¹.

Anthony Mmesoma Madu用他的舞技、热情、激情和专致给世界各地的人留下了深刻印象。

The Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis saw a video clip of Anthony and put it on her social media feeds.

奥斯卡影后维奥拉 戴维斯看到了Anthony的这段视频，并把视频放到了自己的社交媒体平台上。

She tweeted: "We create, soar, can imagine, have unleashed² passion, and love, despite the brutal³ obstacles that have been put in front of us. Our people can fly."

她的推文写道：“我们创造、翱翔，我们可以想象，可以释放激情和爱，尽管残酷的障碍摆在我们面前。我们可以飞翔。”

Another social media user said: "As adults, it is our job to help each child find their talent and to support them...

另一位社交媒体用户表示：“作为成年人，我们的工作是帮助每个孩子发现他们的天赋，并支持他们...

The joy from this propels them in all things they do."

这种快乐推动着他们做所有的事情。”

Anthony is one of 12 students at the Leap of Dance Academy. The academy is in a poor district of Lagos.

Anthony是Leap of Dance Academy舞蹈学校的12名学生之一。该学院位于拉各斯的一个贫困地区。

It provides free dance lessons to underprivileged children who have nowhere to practice.

该学院为没有地方练习的贫困儿童提供免费舞蹈课程。

The academy's founder⁴, Daniel Ajala Owoseni, told BBC News: "We are changing the narrative⁵ about the stereotype⁶ of male dancers."

该学院创始人Daniel Ajala Owoseni告诉BBC News：“我们正在改变对男舞者的刻板印象。”

Anthony said: "Where I live there are no male ballet dancers like me.

Anthony说：“在我所生活的地方，没有像我一样的男性芭蕾舞者。

When people see ballet they think it is only for girls, they don't know that it is not only for girls."

当人们看到芭蕾，他们会认为这只适合女孩子，他们不知道，芭蕾不仅只适合女孩子。”

He added: "How I want them to see me is that when I am dancing they know that there is a male ballet dancer.

他补充道：“我想让他们看到的是，当我跳舞的时候，他们知道有一个男芭蕾舞演员。

The feeling that comes over me is as if I am dreaming."

这种感觉涌上我的心头，仿佛我在做梦一样。”

1 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

2 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

6 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。