舞蹈
  lesson 05 舞蹈
  dancing
  01 may i invite you for a dance?
  我能请你跳支舞吗?
  类似表达
  how about a dance? / may i ask you to dance with me? / may i have the pleasure of a dance with you?
  02 is it difficult to learn dancing?
  学跳舞很难吗?
  注意事项
  通常由be动词,助动词等引导的一般疑问句,答句用“yes.”或“no.”回答。
  03 dancing can keep people supple.
  跳舞可以使人身体灵活。
  单词释义 supple [?s?pl] adj. 柔软的,灵活的
  04 the children danced to the music.
  孩子们伴随着音乐跳舞。
  注意事项 短语dance to the music表示“伴随着音乐跳舞”,注意不用介词with。
  05 the teacher taught us new dance steps.
  老师教了我们新的舞步。
  语法提要
  teach 是一个不规则动词,当它变过去式时,不是在后面直接加-ed 而是将单词变为taught.
  06 i am not a good dancer.
  我舞跳得不好。
  类似表达 i can't dance very well. / i am a poor dancer.
  07 mary's solo dance spiced up the party.
  玛丽的独舞给派对增添了乐趣。
  词组释义 spice up 增添趣味,增添情趣
  08 betty danced with the young man all night.
  贝蒂整晚都在和那个年轻的男士跳舞。
  语法提要
  all night 作句子的时间状语,可以位于句末,也可以放于句首,在句首时用逗号隔开。
  09 jack has a flair for popping.
  杰克很有跳机械舞的天分。
  词组释义 have a flair for有……的天分
  10 the dancer danced different steps to the music.
  舞者配合歌曲的节奏跳出不同的舞步。
  单词释义
  position [p??z??n] n. 姿势,位置,方位 vt. 安置,驻扎军队,给……定位
  11 the corps must be able to work in with the principal dancer.
  伴舞者必须配合领舞者的节奏。
  词组释义 work in with 与……合拍,与……协调
  12 learning dance makes me feel energetic.
  学习跳舞使我充满活力。
  类似表达
  learning dance fills me with energetic. / learning dance will keep me youthful.
  13 the dancer found new ways of using the classical dance steps.
  这个舞者另辟蹊径对古典舞步加以运用。
  语法提要
  of在句子中做介词,本身没有实际意义,后面的名词性短语结构与前面的名词是从属关系。
  14 his signature moves was moonwalk.
  他的招牌舞步是太空步。
  语法提要
  signature是名词,表示“招牌,标志性,识别特征,签名”,组成的常用搭配有:signature dishes 表示“招牌菜”,signature moves 表示“招牌舞步”,signature motion表示“招牌动作”等。
  15 the latin dance includes cha–cha, samba, rumba, jive, and paso doble.
  拉丁舞包括恰恰、桑巴、伦巴、牛仔和斗牛。
  注意事项
  在英语中,没有顿号,多个词表示并列时,用逗号隔开,且需要在最后一个词的前面加上and,逗号必须在and 的前面。
  16 i know nothing about the dance.
  我对跳舞一窍不通。
  类似表达
  i don't know how to dance. / i am not a dancer. / i can't shake a leg. / i can't dance a step.
  17 it's said that the mother of the popping is jazz dance.
  据说机械舞的前身是爵士舞。
  语法提要
  that是一个从属连词,在it is...that...句子结构中,it是形式主语,而that后面引导的主语才是真正的主语,该句子称为主语从句。
  18 the popping is very miraculous, as if the dancer is controlled by an unknown force.
  机械舞很神奇,舞者就好像被一股未知的力量控制住了。
  语法提要
  as if 这个短语在句子中充当连词,对主句进行进一步的解释说明。短语be controlled by 的意思是“被……控制”。
  19 dancing isn't difficult if you find the knack.
  如果你找到窍门,跳舞并不难。
  语法提要
  if 在句子中充当连词,表示“如果”,引导的是条件状语从句,也就是说要主句成立,必须先要满足从句的条件。