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Dancing 2
Y: This is exhausting but fun, dajia hao, zhe li shi huan le han yu, you’re listening to Chinese
Studio Wo shi Y.
B: Not only are we perfecting our dancing, it’s also a great way to improve our Chinese, wo
shi R. We’re suckers for punishment, put your glad rags on, and come and join the fun.
Y: Here are our key words of the day.
B: Let’s start with something a bit gentler than that high energy yao2 guan3, rock and roll.
How about some ballroom dancing, what do ya say Y?
Y: hao zhuyi, good idea. By the way, ballroom dancing is called jiao1 yi4 wu3,
B: jiao1 yi4 wu3, ballroom dancing.
Y: yi4 in Chinese means friendship, so it’s a dancing for friendship.
B: and wu3 means dancing,
Y: jiao1 yi4 wu3
B: jiao1 yi4 wu3, ballroom dancing. We started the other day with the hua2 er3 zi1, the waltz.
What else happens on the ballroom dance floor?
Y: There’s the foxtrot, which we simply call it hu2 bu4 wu3,
B: hu2 bu4 wu3,
Y: fox in Chinese is hu2,
B: hu2,
Y: bu4 means steps,
B: bu4,
Y: wu3 is dancing,
B: wu3,
Y: hu2 bu4 wu3
B: hu2 bu4 wu3, the foxtrot,
Conversation 1
A: 你会跳狐步舞吗?
B: 不会。我只会跳华尔兹。
B: That foxtrot and waltz stuff are quite formal, let’s try some Latin.
Y: Ah, now that’s when the fun really begins, la1 ding1 wu3, Latin dance.
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B: la1 ding1 wu3, and my favorite’s the samba, hot and spicy.
Y: It sure is, sang1 ba1 wu3, samba.
B: sang1 ba1 wu3, samba.
Y: and also there’s chacha, which we simply call it qia4 qia4.
B: Sounds similar, qia4 qia4, chacha.
Conversation 2
A: 你想学拉丁舞吗?
B: 想啊,我特别想学桑巴舞。
A: 我想学恰恰。
B: You know, with these Latin dances, you’ve gotta hold your partner tight, or it just doesn’t
work.
Y: I get your drift R, you need to learn to say: ni2 dei3 bao4 jin2 wo3. Hold me tight.
B: ni2 dei3 bao4 jin2 wo3.
Y: ni3 means your partner,
B: ni3,
Y: dei3, need to do something,
B: dei3,
Y: bao4 to hold,
B: bao4,
Y: jin3, tight,
B: jin3,
Y: wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: ni2 dei3 bao4 jin2 wo3.
B: ni2 dei3 bao4 jin2 wo3.Hold me tight.
Conversation 3
A: 跳拉丁舞的时候,你得抱紧我。
B: 好的。
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Y: ti1 ta4 wu3.
B: ti1 ta4 wu3. tap dancing.
Conversation 4
A: 你的踢踏舞练得怎么样了?
B: 还可以。踢踏舞还是挺有意思的。
B: The band’s having a little break, I think we might need one too. But before we do, what’s
our question of the day Y?
Y: Remind us how to say, “tap dancing”.
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