20101117 Break Dancing (1)

Break Dancing(霹靂舞)

An amazing dance style is back

Break dancing is a style of dance like no other. The moves are jaw-dropping, and watching dancers performing them will make your head spin. Break dancing takes skill, strength and rhythm. The style combines acrobatics, Kung Fu-like moves and dance to create a totally unique art form. Although its roots are American, today its popularity has spread around the globe.

Break dancing breaks new ground

Unlike many styles of dance, break dancing is fairly new. In fact, its history only dates back a few decades. It all began in 1969 with music superstar James Brown. While singing his hit song "Get on the Good Foot," Brown did a high-energy dance. His "Good Foot" dance caught on and soon this style of dance became known as B-boy. Identified by its quick footwork, B-boy hit the streets of New York City. There, dancers would gather to hold "dance battles." These battles often helped settle disputes between people without using violence.

spin v. 旋轉

make one's head spin 使暈頭轉向/使頭昏眼花

eg: The roller coaster ride really made our heads spin.

=> 搭這趟雲霄飛車真的讓我們頭昏眼花

make one's head spin 使人傷腦筋

eg: All of my new work responsibilities really made my head spin.

=> 我所有的新的工作職責真的讓我忙得頭昏眼花

ground n. 地面

break new ground 開闢新天地/創新

=> 這裡的ground為局面/天地

=> do something for the very first time

eg: The scientist finally broke new ground in biochemistry after years of hard work

=> 這位科學家經過多年的努力終於在生物科技上開創了新的局面

dispute 爭執/爭論

=> an argument

eg: The dispute over the import policy became more and more severe between the two parties.

=> 兩黨之間有關進口的政策的爭議越演越烈

eg: The couple's best friend finally helped them resolve their long-lasting dispute.

=> 這對夫妻最要好的朋友終於幫助她們平息長期的爭執

like no other

=> very unique

jaw-dropping 令人瞠目結舌

=> very surprising

rhythm n. 節奏/韻律

acrobatics n. 雜技/雜技表演

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B-boy hit the streets of New York City.

=> B-boy arrive the streets of New York City.

=> 這裡的hit為抵達的意思

hit the market 在市場上推出

=> arrive the market

hit v. 前往

eg: Let's hit the beach. 我們前往海灘吧(俚語的用法)

hit v. 命中目標

eg: hit the jackpot 中大獎/拿到大獎

a hit n. 成功而風行一時的事物

eg: become a hit

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Unlike many styles of dance, break dancing is fairly new. In fact, its history only dates back a few decades.

unlike many styles of dance.

unlike many

=> bring attentions to how your subject is different to the other in the catergory

eg: Unlike most cats, the Turkish Van likes to swim.

eg: Unlike most companies, this company allows its workers to bring their children and pets to work.