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From the streets to the Olympic stage
Breakdancing is a dance style that took shape through the efforts of young African Americans and Latin Americans on the streets of New York City in the 1970s. Along with rap music and graffiti, it became one of the major forms of artistic expression in hip-hop culture.
It all began with DJ Kool Herc. He noticed young people often only danced during specific “breaks” in songs, where drum beats were more obvious. As a result, he started playing the breaks on repeat to create continuous dance beats. During these breaks, he encouraged dancers, whom he called b-boys and b-girls, to “battle” with each other. The dancer with the most creative and complex moves would be the winner.
The dance moves in breakdancing are inspired by elements from sports and other dances. They involve complex footwork and a mix of gravity-defying hops, skips, jumps, flips, spins, slides, and freezes. The dancers balance on their backs, hands, and heads, twisting their bodies in seemingly impossible ways.
Breakdancing is more than just a form of competition. By emphasizing respect, the battles provided an alternative to violence for settling disputes. This was particularly important during a time when violent gang activity was frequent in New York City.
This yoga pose is so hard; I could hardly keep my balance.
這個瑜伽姿勢太難了;我幾乎無法保持平衡。
To lead a happy life, you should strike a balance between work and play.
你若想有個愉快的生活,就應在工作及遊樂之間保持平衡。
Tim is nearly broke. His bank balance is only NT$50.
提姆幾乎已身無分文了。他戶頭餘額只剩新臺幣 50 元。
Can you balance an egg on the floor?
你會立蛋在地板上嗎?
It’s not easy to balance when you learn to ride a bike for the first time.
第一次學騎腳踏車要保持平衡不是件易事。
You should balance the advantages against the disadvantages before moving to the countryside.
你搬到鄉下前應先權衡利弊。
I twisted my head around to see what was going on.
我轉頭看發生了什麼事。
Be honest. Don't twist the truth.
要老實。別扭曲事實。
I don’t like John because he tends to twist people's words.
我不喜歡約翰,因為他常曲解大家的話。
Terry gave the cap of the jar another twist to open it.
泰瑞又扭轉了罐子的瓶蓋一次,試圖打開它。
When Jerry heard the music, he rushed onto the dance floor to do the twist.
傑瑞一聽到音樂就衝進舞池跳扭扭舞。
The movie had a twist at the end that surprised everyone.
這部電影在結尾有個轉折,讓所有人都感到驚訝。
Rumor has it that Peter joined a street gang when he was young.
謠傳彼得年輕時曾加入某街頭幫派。
Word has it that Peter joined a street gang when he was young.
謠傳彼得年輕時曾加入某街頭幫派。
The shop owners ganged together to resist the increase in rent.
這些商家店主集結起來抵制租金調漲。
The older prisoners would often gang up against the younger ones.
這些較資深的囚犯通常聯合對付較菜的囚犯。
The older prisoners would often gang up on the younger ones.
這些較資深的囚犯通常聯合對付較菜的囚犯。
Our plans to build a house started to take shape last spring.
我們的建屋計畫在去年春天開始成形。
My camera was stolen, along with my cellphone.
我的相機連同手機一起被偷了。
The small child cannot balance on one leg for very long.
這名小孩無法長時間用單腳保持平衡。
請圈選出最適當的選項以完成句子
❶ The report shows (humorous / continuous / previous) growth for the company, with increasing profits in each quarter.
❷ The design of the dress was (ignored / imagined / inspired) by the natural beauty of flowers.
❸ It can be difficult to keep your (balance / distance / silence) on the ship when the sea is rough.
答案:1. continuous 2. inspired 3. balance
從街頭跳上奧運舞臺
霹靂舞是一種舞蹈風格,在 1970 年代由來自紐約市街頭的年輕非裔美國人與拉丁裔美國人努力發展而形成。連同饒舌音樂與街頭塗鴉,霹靂舞成為嘻哈文化的主要藝術呈現方式之一。
這一切都始於 DJ Kool Herc。他注意到年輕人只在歌曲的特定「間奏」中跳舞,此時鼓點更加明顯。因此,他開始重複播放間奏以創造連續的舞蹈節拍。在這些間奏期間,他鼓勵被他稱為 b-boy 與 b-girl 的舞者互相「對戰」。動作最有創意、最複雜的舞者將成為贏家。
霹靂舞的舞蹈動作受到運動和其他舞蹈元素啟發。它們涉及複雜的步法與一系列反地心引力的單腳跳、蹦跳、跳躍、翻滾、旋轉、滑行及定點組合動作。舞者用他們的背部、手和頭來保持平衡,以看似不可能的方式扭轉他們的身體。
霹靂舞不僅僅是一種競爭的形式。藉由強調尊重,這些舞蹈對決為解決爭端提供了一個可取代暴力的選擇。在紐約市暴力幫派活動頻傳的時候,這一點尤其重要。
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