A:Look! Mom, that's amazing! I can't believe the girls have so neat movements.
媽媽,快看。那太神奇了!我真不敢相信她們的動(dòng)作這么整齊。
B:Yeah, they all received very strict training. A minute on the stage takes ten-year practice.
嗯,她們都經(jīng)過(guò)嚴(yán)格的訓(xùn)練。臺(tái)上一分鐘臺(tái)下十年功。
A:And all their movements are so elegant. It seems like dancing in the water.
她們的動(dòng)作那么優(yōu)雅。看起來(lái)像在水中跳舞。
B:Exactly, you know, water ballet puts dancing, music and swimming together.
確實(shí),你知道嗎?水上芭蕾是將舞蹈、音樂(lè)和游泳融合起來(lái)了。
A:There you go! Daddy has told me that water ballet is also called Synchronized Swimming.
那就是了,爸爸告訴我水上芭蕾又叫花樣游泳。
B:That's my boy! Katherine Curtis created this activity in 1920. And in 1984, it was authorized as one activity in Olympic Games.
這才是我的兒子。柯蒂斯在1920年創(chuàng)建了這個(gè)活動(dòng)。在1984年,它被正式列為奧林匹克的一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。
A:Wow, Mom is more knowledgeable than Dad. I must learn from you.
哇,媽媽比爸爸更有知識(shí)。我要向你學(xué)習(xí)。
B:My little boy, you should learn more from me. I'm almost thirty years older than you.
小家伙,你應(yīng)該向我學(xué)更多的東西。我可比你大三十歲呀。
A:OK, you're the boss. Look, Mom, one guy has just jumped into the swimming pool.
好,聽你的??炜矗瑡寢層袀€(gè)人跳進(jìn)游泳池里了。
B:Oh, my God. It's so dangerous. And he might break his leg. You mustn't do anything like that.
喔,我的天哪!好危險(xiǎn)呀!他可能會(huì)扭斷自己的腿。你不要像他那樣做。
注釋:
meat adj. 整齊的
synchronized swimming adj. 花樣游泳
authorize vt. 批準(zhǔn),許可
gesture n. 姿勢(shì)
crouched jump 抱膝跳水
backward spinning dive 向后旋轉(zhuǎn)跳水
clean entry 落水水花少
A minute on the stage takes ten year practice.
臺(tái)上一分鐘臺(tái)下十年功。就是說(shuō)在臺(tái)上一分鐘的表演就需要臺(tái)下十年之久的訓(xùn)練??梢娙魏纬删投际切枰冻雠Φ?。