英语口语畅谈世界文化之法国29:The Cancan康康舞

英语口语畅谈世界文化

之法国29 The Cancan 康康舞

M: Man    W: Womarr
M：男人    W：女人

M: Hi Tina. I watched a great documentary yesterday, all about the history of the Cancan.
M: 嗨，蒂娜，我昨天看了一个很棒的纪录片，是关于康康舞历史的。

W: I watched it too, it was fabulous. I love the special costumes they wear.
W: 我也看了，真是令人难以置信：我喜欢她们穿的特制服装。

M: Yes, me too. But what I didn't realise is that it started as a dance for the working class. I thought that only rich people could afford to go to watch shows.
M: 我也是。但我不知道它最初是为丁人阶层跳的舞蹈。我原以为只有富人才有钱去看演出。

W: I think it's a dance that everyone can enjoy, men as well as women, rich and poor.
W: 我认为这种舞蹈每个人都有权观赏，不分男女，也不论贵贱。

M: From the 1840s to the 1860s even men danced the cancan !
M:在19世纪40年代到60年代间，甚至男人也跳康康舞。

W: Really? That would be a funny sight! I can't imagine men doing the cancan.
W: 真的吗？那肯定很好看。我想象不出男人们跳康康舞的样子。

M: Me too. Did you know the word "cancan" actually means scandal?
M: 我也是：你知道吗？康康舞的原意是指流言、丑闻。

W: Well, I guess the dance is pretty scandalous!
W: 是吗，我猜是这种舞蹈名声不好。

M: Have you seen the movie Moulin Rou2e? That's where the cancan was invented, in the club.
M: 你有没有看过电影<红磨坊>?康糜舞就是从红磨坊那样的夜总会起源的。

W: Yes, I think the documentary said it was invented there in the 1830s.
W: 我看过，有部纪录片也说康康舞是19世纪30年代在夜总会出现的。

M: But by the mid-19th century it was incredibly popular. so people stared to incorporate it into other stage shows.
M: 但是令人难以置信的是，到了19世纪中期康康舞变得非常流行，所以人们开始把它融人到其它舞台表演节目中。

W: There was also a famous artist, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, he painted some wonderful cancan-themed pictures.
W: 曾经还有一个艺术家亨利•图卢兹•罗特列克，他以康康舞为主题画了很多精美的作品。

M: Yes, he made lithographs, too. I saw some in the gallery near the park, they were extremely beautiful.
M: 是的，他也画石版画。我在公园附近的一个美术馆看到过一些，画得特别漂亮。

W: It was so popular everyone wanted to see it, everywhere, in every type of show. I've only ever seen it on television, but I'd love to go to a show, too.
W: 康康舞非常流行，每个人都想去看看，无论是在哪里，或是什么样的演出。我曾经在电视上看到过，不过我还是想去看一次现场演出。

M: Maybe we can find a theatre here chat has cancan shows. I'll look in the newspaper for a number to call.
M: 也许我们能在这儿的某个剧院看到康康舞的演出。我从报上找个联系电话问问。

W: Good idea. I think cancan music is also very special, very rec08p.isable. Maybe we can buy a CD of it.
W: 好主意，我想康康舞的音乐也很特别，与众不同。也许我们可以买张CD听听。

M: The most well-known cancan music composer was Jacques Offenbach, have you heard of him?
M: 最著名的康康舞作曲家是雅克•奥芬巴赫，你听说过他吗？

W: Not before I watched the documentary, no. But if he is so well-known it should be easy to find his music.
W: 在看这部纪录片之前从没听说过。不过他要是非常有名的话，应该不难找到他的乐曲。

M: I've found something, it says here that the cabaret club has cancan nights on the first Tuesday of every month.
M: 我找到了，上面说每个月第一个周二的晚上在歌舞夜总会有康康舞表演。

W: Let me see…. next Tuesday is the first Tuesday of this month, do you fancy going?
W: 让我看看……这个月的第一个周二就是下周二了，你想去吗？

M : Definitely !
M:当然想去！

【单词词组讲解】
incredibly popular 非常流行
working class工人阶级
go to a show去看现场演出
Do you fancy going? 你想去码？

【背景介绍】
康康舞起源于法国，原是一种轻快粗犷的舞蹈。通常由4名女子表演，是洗衣妇、女裁缝等劳动妇女载歌载舞的一种形式。之后风行于歌舞厅。High-Kicks，高踢腿，康康舞的典型动作，这个是要一下子把腿直直踢到耳朵边得高难度动作。要知道,那不是随便的踢踢腿,而是必须高过鼻尖。舞者在练习这个动作时用的办法通常是，准备一个气球把气球挂在门口，一直练习到踢到那个气球为止。一个专业的康康舞舞者一周的踢腿次数不下1500次，这种踢腿不仅仅造成腿部肌肉的酸痛和拉伤，还会影响背部肌肉。另一个康康舞动作就是跳起来然后做一个落地大劈叉。