趣味英语第228期:在派对上跳什么舞最好?

Banana Power.

香蕉力量问道：

Banana Power. Yes!

香蕉力量。耶！

"What's the best dance to do at a party?"

“在派对上跳什么舞最好？”

The Hula? No. The Foxtrot? No!

草裙舞？不。狐步舞？不！

You could do the Conga!

你可以跳康茄舞！

Everybody knows the Running Man. It's the easiest thing to do. You just gotta run in place!

所有人都知道奔跑步。这是最简单的。你只要原地跑步就行了！

You can go for the old John Travolta.

你可以去找老约翰·特拉沃尔塔。

Well, I still like the '60s, so I like to do the Twist, and the Watusi, and the Mashed¹ Potato, and all those things back then.

我还是喜欢60年代的舞蹈，所以我喜欢扭摆舞、瓦图西舞和Mashed Potato舞，所有那个年代的舞蹈我都喜欢。

My best dance move is cartwheels. Unbelievable — at 66, I can still do cartwheels.

我最拿手的舞蹈动作是侧手翻。难以置信，66岁的我仍能做侧手翻。

The Bernie. You know, that's probably my favorite dance to do at a party. You know, going like this, pretending like you're dead. Right from the movie.

伯尼舞。这可能是我最喜欢在派对上跳的舞。就像这样，假装你已经死了。就像电影里那样。

Obviously, the Harlem Shake, guys. It's the best dance in the world.

伙计们，当然是哈莱姆摇摆舞。这是世界上最棒的舞蹈。

I would come up with an original dance move that makes you feel good and just rock out with it. I always do a little shoulder action. That's always good. Keep it simple.

我会想出一个原创舞步，它会令你感觉良好而且可以伴随摇滚乐舞动。我经常做些肩部动作。这一直很好。保持简单。

In my 20s, I was a ballroom² dance champion. All I can tell you is it's depend on the music.

我20多岁的时候曾拿过交际舞冠军。我只能告诉你这要取决于音乐。

You just do random³ dance moves like this. (funky music)

你只要像这样随意舞动就好。（节奏强烈的音乐）

Obviously, the Sprinkler. (imitates sprinkler) And then you have to go like...(imitates gliding⁴ back) (imitates sprinkler) Works for me. It's been working since 1995. (laughs) I was in the womb, doin' the Sprinkler.

当然是Sprinkler舞。（模仿sprinkler舞）然后你要这样做（模仿滑回来）（模仿sprinkler舞）。这很适合我。从1995年以来一直很有用。（笑）那时我还在妈妈的子宫里，跳Sprinkler舞吧。

Thanks for watching this episode of Advice.

谢谢大家收看本期建议节目。

Subscribe⁵! There are new shows every week.

订阅吧！每周都有新节目。

Want our advice? Then leave your questions in the comments.

需要我们的建议？那就在评论区留下问题吧。

G-G-G-G-Goodbye

再见。

Bye! Do the Harlem Shake.

再见！跳哈莱姆摇摆舞吧。

1 mashed   

a.捣烂的

参考例句：

• two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
• Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。

2 ballroom   

n.舞厅

参考例句：

• The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
• I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。

3 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

4 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

5 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。