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Ballet
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Ballet
芭蕾舞

Learn the Second Conditional

Date: Aug 27 2012

Themes: Hobbies, Sports

Grammar: Second Conditional

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Ballet is seen as more of an art form than a sport. But ballerinas have to work their bodies just as hard as any professional athlete. In fact, they make huge sacrifices in order to remain in top physical form.

Maybe that’s why ballerinas are so impressive to watch. They are so dainty and powerful at the same time, they almost don’t seem human. But not everyone enjoys going to the ballet. Some find it boring or old fashioned. Find out what Amy and Jason think about ballet.

人们认为,芭蕾舞与其说是一项运动,不如将其视为一种艺术形式。但芭蕾舞女演员却需要像专业运动员一样进行艰苦的身体训练。其实,她们为了保持最佳的体形,做出了巨大的牺牲。

或许这就是那些女芭蕾舞演员看上去如此惊艳的原因。她们将美与力量同时展现,其完美度堪称人类的奇迹。但并非所有人都爱观看芭蕾舞表演。有些人认为芭蕾舞乏味、古板。听听艾米和詹森对芭蕾舞的见解。

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Amy

Amy

Jason

Jason

Amy:  If I could have any other career than the one I have, like just your dream job, I would want to be a ballerina.

Jason:  That would be pretty awesome. It’s pretty glamorous. But kind of hard on the feet, I think.

Amy:  Yeah, hard on the body in general. Ballerinas go through a lot for their art.

Jason:  Yeah, like the female ballerinas, you know, they look really dainty. But the males, the ballerinos, they look really athletic. They almost look like they could be soccer players or something.

Amy:  Yeah, very muscular, very fit. Do you think you could ever be a ballerina, a male ballerina? Or is it something that…is ballet just only for girls?

Jason:  I think I could have. Like I think I had the athletic ability. But I think when I was young enough to get started on something like that, I just didn’t have the interest at all.

Amy:  Right. Do you like watching ballet?

Jason:  Sure. I feel like I don’t quite appreciate it as much as, you know, an expert would. But it’s definitely impressive. Are you a big fan?

Amy:  In theory. I’ve probably only been to the ballet once or twice. But I just have a sort of romantic idea about it. I’d love to go more.

Jason:  Yeah!

 

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Amy says that if she could be anything she wanted, she would be a ballerina. She thinks ballerinas are graceful and athletic. Jason says that ballet might be glamorous, but it is also hard on the body. You have to be in great shape to be a ballerina.

Amy asks Jason if he thinks ballet is just for girls. Jason says that he wasn’t interested in ballet when he was younger, but now he enjoys it. He doesn’t know much about it, but he finds it impressive. Amy says she likes going to the ballet and would like to do it more often.

Do you enjoy ballet? Do you think you would enjoy being a ballerina?

 

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Ngubo Sixtus

South Africa

i do like ballet

02:32 AM Aug 27 2012 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

I love ballet. I used to take ballet classes. First, you’ve got to be much disciplined to be a ballet dancer and hard working. It’s always rehearsals and practice when all people around are going to the beach or just having fun, you hurry up to those classes. It’s booked school vacations as during that time, the ballet performances usually take place. It’s not a relaxing life at all, plus it’s highly competitive. All want to have a main part, but there’s only one girl for it. It’s lots of drama as well, behind the stage scenes and tears. But it’s beautiful, glamorous for the people to watch, it’s like a fairy tale, it’s a life of a princess who works very very hard. The positive thing about it, just to have it as a hobby and it’s always an advantage. Knowing the basics of dance, you will easily learn any dance like hip hop, ballroom dancing, jazz or just being in athletic form will make most of the sports quite achievable, let alone, it will always be a good workout! As I see some Hollywood actresses used to be in ballet as Jessica Parker ( she’s got a video, New York ballet workout), Neve Campbel ( I’m wondering why they didn’t give her a role in Black Swan, the role is just for her! ) and Zoe Saldana who played in Avatar and a great movie about ballet “Center stage”. I also love the classic old fashioned movie A Chorus Line, only the most talented with passion to dance will win the audition for a musical :)




悠悠0518

悠悠0518

China

i like  Ballet Dance but i dont  Ballet Dance

01:23 AM Aug 27 2012 |

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