Figure skating—dancing with the“shadow”

花样滑冰出现在19世纪中叶，一位叫杰克逊的美国人把舞蹈和滑冰结合在一起创造了我们现在的花样滑冰。花样滑冰是技巧与艺术相结合的冰上运动项目。运动员在音乐伴奏下，在冰面上滑出各种图案，表演各种技巧和舞蹈动作。

Skating has been around for centuries，but figure skating's expressive movements are actuallysomewhatmore recent than you mightsuspect.The athletic，acrobatic （杂技的）version of the sport wasn't popularized until the mid-19th century，when an American named Jackson Haines combined dancing and skating for the first time.Americans did not accept Haines'stechnique，so he moved to Vienna， Austria， where he was an immediate success.Some 50 years later，Haines's style finally caught on in the United States.

Figure skating became an Olympic sport before there were Winter Games.Events for pairs and singles first appeared at the London 1908 Summer Games.Ice dancing joined the Olympics in 1976，when the Games were held in Innsbruck，Austria.

In single skating，each skater performs a short routine of required steps， jumps， spins，andcombinations，as well as a longer free-skating routine.The pairs event follows the same format，but with one male and one female performing together.

Ice dance is performed by one male and one female，too.But unlike pairs skating， ice dance does not include overhead lifts and jumps.An ice dancecompetitionis made up of three parts:one set to music that has a required rhythm and tempo（拍子）， and two parts set to whatever music the ice dancers choose.

A panel（讨论小组）of nine judges scores the quality of each figure skating performance，but only seven out of nine scores are used.To determine which judges'scores will be used，there is a random draw before each event.Skaters are given a grade for each step， jump， spin， or any other element.They also receive an “overall”score for each performance.The person or team with the highest total score is the winner.

Reading Check

1.When Haines first introduced figure skating to the Americans， ________.

A.he was very successful

B.they refused his technique

C.it was soon became very popular

D.it caught on in the United States

2.From the third paragraph we can infer that_______.

A.dancers do overhead lifts and jumps in pair skating

B.dancers perform to three parts of required music in pair skating

C.the rule of single skating is different from pair skating

D.pair skating and ice dance follow the same rules

Language Study

Vocabulary

1.somewhat adv.稍微；有点

2.suspect vt.怀疑

3.technique n.技术；技巧

4.combination n.混合；结合

5.competition n.竞赛；竞争

6.random adj.随机的；随意的

Difficult sentence

The pairs event follows the same format，but with one male and one female _____（perform）together.

双人滑冰采用相同的形式，但一男一女同时表演。

【点石成金】本句所填的部分是“介词+宾语+宾语补足语”结构。当作宾语补足语的动词和前面的宾语有逻辑上的主谓关系时，要用动词-ing形式；有逻辑上的动宾关系时要用动词-ed形式。

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ.热词积累

舞蹈形式

ballet 芭蕾

street dance 街舞

tango 探戈

break dance 霹雳舞

cha-cha 恰恰

waltz 华尔兹

belly dance 肚皮舞

hula 草裙舞

samba 桑巴舞

jazz 爵士

ballroom dancing 交际舞

dragon dance 舞龙

lion dance 舞狮

规划设计陪伴式服务的服务周期应结合村庄实际情况，根据美丽乡村规划设计的有效指导期限、项目总工程量和阶段项目密度（强度）等，由业主单位（主导单位）和设计团队双方沟通协商后确定，且应签订专项服务合同或条款，并报送县级美丽乡村办备案。

yangge 秧歌

音乐种类

traditional music 传统音乐

classical music 古典音乐

light music 轻音乐

dance music 舞曲

pop music 流行音乐

folk music 民间音乐

country music 乡村音乐

rock&roll 摇滚

folk songs 民歌

工作人员

makeup artist 化妆师

dancer 舞蹈演员

choreographer 编舞者

technical director 技术总监

stage designer 舞台设计师

production property master 道具负责人

sound designer 音响设计师

costume designer 服装设计师

lighting designer 灯光设计师

scenic designer 布景设计师

与音乐相关的动词

admit 承认；准许（入场）

perform 表演

conduct 指挥；引导；带领

judge 判断；断定

win 获胜；赢得

deserve 应得；应受

earn 赚得；挣得

sing 唱歌

clap 鼓掌;喝彩

form 组成

applause 鼓掌;喝彩

play 演奏

Ⅱ.美句背诵

1.We are going to hold a dancing competition and I'd like to invite you to take part in it.我们打算举行一场舞蹈比赛，我想邀请你参加。

2.Mary is fond of dancing while her brother enjoys playing football.玛丽喜欢跳舞，而他的弟弟喜欢踢足球。

3.The loud music filled the room，which made them feel very happy.响亮的音乐充满了房间，这使他们非常开心。

4.As is well-known，dancing is beneficial for allstudents.众所周知，跳舞对所有的学生都有好处。

5.You don't stop dancing from growing old.You grow old from stopping dancing.你并不会因年纪渐大而不再跳舞，却因不再跳舞而年老。

6.Dancefillsourliveswith hopesand dreams.舞蹈让我们的生活充满了希望和梦想。

7.Dance is your pulse， your heartbeat，your breathing.It's the rhythm of your life.舞蹈是你的脉搏、心跳、呼吸，它是生命的节奏。

8.Dancing allows me to explore myself in so many ways，to learn about my limitations and strengths.舞蹈让我用很多方式探索自己，了解自己的局限与优势。

9.The little girl had a gift for dancing when shewasachild.那个小女孩小时候就有音乐天赋。

10.Music is an invisible dance，as dancing is asilent music.音乐是一种无形的舞蹈，就如舞蹈是无声的音乐。

11.I got the first prize in the dancing competition which was held in our school.我在我们学校举办的舞蹈比赛中获得一等奖。

12.To learn more about Chinese culture，Jack has decided to learn Chinese square dancing.为了更了解中国文化，杰克决定学习中国广场舞。

Ⅲ.读写整合

假定你是李华，你们学校将举办舞蹈比赛，你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，内容包括：

1.比赛的目的；

2.时间、地点以及报名要求；3.报名截止日期。注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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