美语会话实录第231期(MP3+文本):Calculus

英文原文:

Nikki:Here's some dancing.See those guys stomping, clapping and shouting? They're practicing step dancing.
Wen:It sounds cool. The rhythms look really difficult.
Nikki:They basically turn their bodies into drums. There's a national step competition every year.
Wen:Well, black people are supposed to be great dancers.
Nikki:Wen! That's only a stereotype. Like all Asians are supposed to be math geniuses. I'm not a great dancer, and you said you failed calculus.
Wen:Ha-ha! You got me there!

参考译文:

妮琪：你现在就可以见识一些舞技了。看到那些在踏步、拍手、叫喊的人吗？他们在练习step dancing。
小雯：听起来很酷。这些节奏看起来好难。
妮琪：基本上，他们把身体当成鼓。每年还有step dancing全国大赛喔。
小雯：黑人本来就很会跳舞。
妮琪：小雯！那只是刻板印象。就像亚洲人都应该是数学天才似的。我不是个很会跳舞的人，而你也说过你的微积分被当！
小雯：哈哈！被你抓包了

重点词汇:

stomp (v.)
踏步，跺脚。clap (v.) 拍手。在文章里都是指舞蹈的动作
Just keep stomping and clapping to the rhythm and you'll look fine.
只要跟着旋律踏步拍手就行了。
turn A into B
将A变成B
I don't believe that Jesus could turn water into wine.
我不相信耶稣可以化水为酒。
step dancing
一种黑人舞蹈，跳这种舞的人将身体的各部位当成乐器，拍打节奏，同时也兼顾身体律动的美感。step competition是指step dancing的竞赛
My brother is very good at step dancing.
我弟弟很擅长step dancing。
calculus (n.)
微积分。

fail (v.) 某个学科不及格
If you study hard, you won't fail your calculus test.
如果你用功点，你的微积分就不会不及格。