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Hello, this is Six Minute English

大家好，这里是6分钟英语，

from BBC Learning English.

来自 BBC Learning English。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

Do you love to boogie on down, 習語

你喜欢跟着音乐摇摆、

strut your stuff and throw shapes, 習語

尽情展现舞姿、摆出炫酷造型吗，

Beth?

Beth？

What I mean is, 表達脈絡

我的意思是，

do you like dancing?

你喜欢跳舞吗？

Yes, I love to dance.

是的，我热爱跳舞。

Just listening to the music

就是听着音乐，

and letting it move my body. 短語搭配

让身体随之律动。

What about you, Neil?

你呢，Neil？

Do you often hit the dance floor? 習語

你经常下舞池吗？

Sometimes, but I'm not a great dancer.

有时会，但我舞跳得不太好。

To be honest, I get a bit embarrassed. 講解

说实话，我有点不好意思。

But maybe I shouldn't because it's been proved that dancing has many physical and mental health benefits, 講解

但也许我不该这样，因为事实证明跳舞对身心健康有很多好处，

including releasing stress, 短語搭配

包括释放压力、

boosting your mood, 短語搭配

改善情绪，

or just enjoying a fun night out. 短語搭配

或者仅仅是享受一个有趣的夜晚。

In this program, 表達脈絡

在本期节目中，

we'll be hearing how dancing can benefit our brains

我们将了解在人生的各个阶段跳舞如何有益于我们的大脑

and emotions at every stage of life. 短語搭配

和情绪。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

我们也会学到一些有用的新词汇。

Of course,

当然，

another great thing about dance

跳舞的另一个妙处

is that there are so many different styles,

在于它有许多不同的风格，

from ballet and ballroom dancing to tap, hip hop, 表達脈絡

从芭蕾舞、交际舞到踢踏舞、嘻哈舞

and jazz.

和爵士舞。

But my question is about a very unusual style,

但我的问题是关于一种非常奇特的风格，

a traditional English folk dance where performers 文化背景

一种传统的英国民间舞蹈，表演者

wearing black hats and colorful waistcoats 用詞

戴着黑帽子、穿着色彩鲜艳的马甲，

hit sticks together while moving in patterns.

一边变换队形，一边互相敲击木棍。

But do you know the name of this unusual dance, Beth?

但是你知道这种奇特舞蹈的名字吗，Beth？

Is it A,

是 A，

the Highland Fling,

高地舞 (Highland Fling)，

B, Flamenco,

B，弗拉门戈 (Flamenco)，

or C, Morris dancing?

还是 C，莫里斯舞 (Morris dancing)？

I think the answer is Morris dancing.

我觉得答案是莫里斯舞。

Okay, we'll find out later in the program. 短語搭配

好的，我们会在节目稍后揭晓答案。

Besides, Beth,

此外，Beth，

someone else who loves to dance is Julia Ravey,

还有一位热爱跳舞的人是 Julia Ravey，

presenter of BBC radio program Mental Muscle.

她是 BBC 广播节目 Mental Muscle 的主持人。

Here, Julia tells us exactly why she loves dancing so much. 表達脈絡

在这里，Julia 告诉了我们她为什么如此热爱跳舞。

I love nothing more than a night or a day out 短語搭配

我最喜欢的就是在晚上或白天出去，

where I can just dance like no one's business. 習語

尽情地跳舞，无所顾忌 (like no one's business)。

To me, it's just such a release 用詞

对我来说，这就是一种释放，

and it's something that I definitely rely on 短語搭配

也是我绝对依赖的一种方式，

to get the stress out of my body. 短語搭配

用来把身体里的压力排解出去。

And I now absolutely love to move.

现在我非常喜欢活动身体。

Any chance I get, I'll dance. 短語搭配

只要有机会，我就会跳舞。

Now, I know everyone's not a fan 用詞

我知道并不是所有人都喜欢跳舞，

'cause some people can find dancing to be awkward or uncomfortable. 語法

因为有些人觉得跳舞很尴尬或者不自在。

And I've seen people who just avoid the dance floor at all costs. 習語

我也见过一些人无论如何 (at all costs) 都要避开舞池。

But dancing is so good for us

但跳舞对我们非常好，

and potentially our brains.

也许对我们的大脑也很有益。

Julia can dance like nobody's business,

Julia 可以像“nobody's business”那样跳舞，

an idiom meaning very well or very quickly.

这是一个习语，意思是做得非常好或非常快。

For her, dancing is a release,

对她来说，跳舞是一种“release”（释放），

a way of freeing emotions,

是把情绪、

feelings, or tension from her body.

感受或紧张感从身体里释放出来的方法。

Not everyone is the same as Julia, though. 表達脈絡

然而，并非每个人都和 Julia 一样。

And if, like me,

如果你像我一样，

the thought of dancing makes you uncomfortable, 語法

一想到跳舞就不自在，

you might avoid the dance floor at all costs,

你可能会“at all costs”（不惜一切代价）避开舞池，

no matter what happens. 短語搭配

无论发生什么情况。

That's a pity, Neil, 語氣意圖

那太遗憾了，Neil，

because the benefits of dancing are huge.

因为跳舞的好处是巨大的。

Just ask Dr. Peter Lovatt, 表達脈絡

问问 Peter Lovatt 博士就知道了，

also known as Dr. Dance. 短語搭配

他也被称为“舞蹈博士”。

Over four decades, he's studied how dancing helps improve brain function 用詞

四十年来，他一直在研究跳舞如何帮助改善大脑功能，

in everyone from children and adults 表達脈絡

对象涵盖从儿童、成人

to older people living with diseases 用詞

到患有某些疾病的老年人，

like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

如帕金森病和阿尔茨海默病患者。

Dr. Lovatt's dance therapy involves spontaneous movements, 用詞

Lovatt 博士的舞蹈疗法包括自发性的动作、

closing your eyes and letting the music move you.

闭上眼睛，让音乐带动你。

It promotes divergent thinking, 用詞

它可以促进发散性思维，

leading to happier, more creative brains. 語法

让人拥有更快乐、更具创造力的大脑。

So, how can we get more people dancing? 語法

那么，我们怎样才能让更多的人跳舞呢？

That's exactly what Julia Ravey asked Dr. Lovatt

这正是 Julia Ravey 向 Lovatt 博士提出的问题，

for BBC radio program Mental Muscle.

在 BBC 广播节目 Mental Muscle 中。

What would you say 語氣意圖

你会想说些什么，

to the person listening

对那些正在听节目、

who maybe doesn't dance at all right now, 短語搭配

目前可能完全不跳舞、

maybe would like to dance a bit more,

也许想多跳一点、

maybe for them they're still a little bit on the fence 習語

但或许仍在犹豫不决 (on the fence)、

about whether they want to dance?

不确定自己是否想跳舞的人？

How can everyone get a little bit more movement 短語搭配

每个人怎样才能在日常生活中

into their daily life?

增加一点运动量呢？

Okay, so the very first thing to do, 表達脈絡

好的，所以要做的第一件事，

I would suggest, is to lay on your bed 語氣意圖

我建议，就是躺在床上，

with your eyes closed

闭上眼睛，

and to find a piece of music that you like. 短語搭配

找一首你喜欢的音乐。

Close your eyes and then just hear the beat 短語搭配

闭上眼睛，只去听节拍，

and feel the rhythm.

感受节奏。

So, think about where in your body

然后，想一想在你的身体里，

do you feel a twitch?

哪里感觉到了抽动 (twitch)？

Julia mentions people who are sitting on the fence,

Julia 提到了那些“sitting on the fence”的人，

who still haven't decided if they will do something or not,

也就是那些还没决定是否要做某事的人，

in this case, dance.

在这里，指的是跳舞。

Dr. Lovatt's advice is simple:

Lovatt 博士的建议很简单：

get comfortable, close your eyes, and listen to some music.

找个舒服的姿势，闭上眼睛，听听音乐。

Soon, you'll feel a twitch, 用詞

很快，你就会感到一种“twitch”（抽动），

a small, sudden, and involuntary movement somewhere in your body.

也就是你身体某个部位轻微、突然且不由自主的动作。

From there, it's only a few steps to dancing. 表達脈絡

从这一步到跳舞，也就只有几步之遥了。

It seems a dance a day keeps the doctor away. 習語

看来“一日一舞，医生远离我”啊。

So, what do you reckon, Neil? 語氣意圖

那么，你觉得呢，Neil？

Are you ready to give it a go? 短語搭配

你准备好尝试一下了吗？

Hmm, maybe after I've revealed the answer to my question.

嗯，也许等我揭晓了问题的答案之后再说。

Right.

好的。

You asked for the name of the traditional English folk dance

你问了那种传统英国民间舞蹈的名字，

where dancers wear colorful waistcoats and hit sticks.

舞者穿着色彩鲜艳的马甲并互相敲击木棍。

And I guessed it was Morris dancing.

我猜是莫里斯舞。

Well, that was the correct answer, Beth.

嗯，回答正确，Beth。

Morris dancing is the name of the unusual English folk dance, 文化背景

莫里斯舞就是这种奇特的英国民间舞蹈的名字，

not Flamenco, which of course is Spanish,

不是弗拉门戈，那是西班牙的，

or the Highland Fling, which comes from Scotland.

也不是高地舞，那是苏格兰的。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, 表達脈絡

好的，让我们回顾一下学过的词汇，

starting with boogie, strut your stuff, throw shapes,

首先是 boogie、strut your stuff、throw shapes

and hit the dance floor,

和 hit the dance floor，

all modern idioms meaning to dance.

这些都是表示跳舞的现代习语。

If you do something like nobody's business,

如果你做某事 like nobody's business，

you do it very well or very quickly.

意思是做得非常好或非常快。

A release is the act of freeing emotions,

A release 是指把情绪、

feelings, or tension from the body.

感受或紧张感从身体释放出来的行为。

If something must be done at all costs,

如果某事必须 at all costs 地去完成，

it must be done whatever happens,

意味着无论如何都必须做，

even if it involves a lot of difficulty,

即使这牵涉到很多困难、

time, or effort.

时间或精力。

Someone who sits on the fence

一个 sits on the fence 的人

delays making a decision or choosing one course of action over another.

会推迟做决定，或者在不同选项之间迟迟不做选择。

And finally, a twitch is a sudden, jerky movement 用詞

最后，a twitch 是指突然的、抽搐的动作

or spasm in your body,

或身体痉挛，

often involuntary.

通常是不由自主的。

Once again, our Six Minutes are up. 表達脈絡

我们的六分钟时间又到了。

Join us again soon for more trending topics 表達脈絡

欢迎下次继续来这里收听 Six Minute English，了解更多热门话题

and useful vocabulary here at Six Minute English.

和有用词汇。

Goodbye for now.

暂且再见啦。

Goodbye.

再见。

Six Minute English

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