Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇
1.ball n. 舞会
A: Hi, girls. Wow, don't you look sharp? You two will be the belles of the ball.
甲:你们好，孩子们。哇，你们看上去太漂亮了!你们俩会成为舞会上最引人注目的靓女的。
B: Thank you #ar saying so, Dad.
乙:谢谢您这样讲，爸爸。
2.band n. 乐队
A: That hand is playing good music. Shall we dance?
甲:乐队演奏的曲子很美，我们跳支舞好玛?
B: Fine. What do you call this, a slow dance?
乙:很好。这支曲子叫什么?是慢步舞吗?
3.composer n. 作曲家
A: Who would you name as the greatest composer of that time?
甲:你认为那时谁是最伟大的作曲家?
B: Well of course Beethoven.
乙:当然是贝多芬了。
4.dance hall 舞厅
A: Let's，to the dance hall.
甲:我们到舞厅去吧。
B: I am Sorry，I can't dance.
乙:对不起，我不会跳舞。.
5.dancer n. 跳舞的人，舞蹈演员
A: He must be some dancer.
甲:他一定是舞蹈能手。
B: He's great. Honestly we rap well together. He's my kind of guy.
乙:他跳得真棒。老实说，我们很合得来。我就喜欢这种男人。
6.dancing partner 舞伴
A: Steal! we，dancing tonight?
甲:今晚去跳舞怎么样?
B: I'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't find dancing partners in the ballroom.
乙:我倒很愿意去，可我害怕在舞厅里找不到舞伴。
7.foxtrot 狐步舞
A: Haw alert another foxtrot?
甲:再跳一支狐步舞怎么样?
B: No, thanks. I'm. I'm really tired.
乙:不了，谢谢。我真的很累了。
8.gracefulness n. (舞姿的)优美
A: You weren't supposed to be watching with a hard eye.
甲:你不应该盯着人家看。
B: You know how it is. Some things one just doesn't miss. Anyway, I was admiring your gracefulness at the time.
乙:你知道是怎么回事儿。有些东西是不应该错过的。不管怎么说，那时我很欣赏你优美的舞姿。
9.introduce v. 介绍.邀请
A: I'm Louis. May I introduce you to this new dance?
甲:我叫路易斯。我可以请您跳支舞吗?
B: Great! I'd love it!
乙:非常高兴和您跳舞。
10.jazz n. 爵士乐
A: What's your favorite kind of music? Do you like jazz?
甲:你最爱听哪种音乐?你喜欢爵士乐吗?
B: No, I don't like jazz. I like chamber music.
乙:不喜欢。我喜欢室内音乐。
11.nightclub 夜总会
A: By the way，do you know which band is playing at the dance tonight?
甲:对了，你知道今晚在舞会上演奏的是哪个乐团吗?
B: Yeah, some band called the Typhoons. I've heard that they are very good, and play in some of the best nightclubs in town.
乙:是的，一个叫做“台风”的乐队。我听说他们是很出色的，在镇里最好的几家夜总会演奏呢?
12.melody n. 舞曲，乐曲
A: The band has changed to a fast beat melody.
甲:乐队改奏快步舞曲了。
B: Whit is that tempo called?
乙:这个节奏叫什么?
13.modern dance 现代舞
A: Are you familiar with all those other dances like the mashed potato, monkey, horse, fish and soul?
甲:其他还有什么土豆泥舞、猴舞、马舞、鱼舞、灵魂舞，你都熟悉吗?
B: I haven，t heard of them before. The only modern dance I'm familiar with is the twist.
乙:我以前都没听说过。关于现代舞我只知道摇摆舞。
14.rack bind 摇滚乐队
A: The orchestra has finished for now. The rock band will be playing for a half-hour. Now it's a good time to take's rest.
甲:管弦乐队已经演奏完了。摇滚乐队要演奏半小时。现在我们去休息一下吧。
B: Sounds great. I am a little tired.
乙:好主意。我有点累了。
15.rock music 摇滚音乐
A: Do you like rock music?
甲:你喜欢摇滚音乐吗?
B: No. I can't stand rack music because it's so loud.
乙:不喜欢。我受不了摇滚音乐，因为太响了。
16.solo n. 独唱.独奏
A: How did you like the solo?
甲:你喜欢那个独唱吗?
B: I enjoyed every minute of it.
乙:我从头到尾都很喜欢它。
17.sort of... 有点……
A: I sure hope that girl agrees to go to the dance with you tonight.
甲:我真希望那个女孩子答应今晚和你一起去跳舞。
B: Yeah, I'm sort of nervous about it myself. The girl is very beautiful and I don't really even know her.
乙:是呀，我对此也有点紧张，那个女孩好漂亮，我跟她又不怎么熟。
18.tango n. 探戈舞
A: I think nothing is more romantic than a tango.
甲:我认为没有什么比探戈更罗曼蒂克了。
B: But I prefer rumba to tango among the modern dances.
乙:可在现代舞中我更喜欢伦巴舞而不是探戈舞。
19.waltz n. 华尔兹舞
A: You dance the Waltz very well.
甲:你的华尔兹舞跳得很好。
B: Thanks. I've learnt it for years.
乙:谢谢你的夸奖。我已学华尔兹几年了。