英语博客：Stars on ice.
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客 A cup of English
Stars on ice.
I have never really been much of an ice skater. When I was a teenager, I would go indoor skating with friends, mainly to have a good laugh. When people are wobbling and falling down on a regular basis, it can be amusing 1! My friends and I never practiced enough to get really good. And that, I'm sure, makes all the difference. When you see someone who really skates well, it is like looking at good art. I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to see world class skating. A friend of mine had bought tickets to see 'Stars on ice'. Well, I had heard of the show, but didn't really know any details about who would be performing. I assumed that it would be a group of ice dancers, so to speak, but not anyone you could consider a champion. How wrong I was! The whole group of dancers were Olympic and World gold and silver champions! I couldn't believe it! They had come all the way to little old Wenatchee! You might recognize some of the names: Kurt Browning (4 times World Champion from Canada), Evan Lysaceck (Olympic gold medalist from U.S), and Ekaterina Gordeeva ( 2 times Olympic gold medalist). The performance lasted about 2 hours, with a short intermission. I took my little girl, who was mesmerized 2 by the acrobatics 3 and the beautiful dresses. And the stadium was packed, as you can imagine. There were cheers and claps all the way through as the stars spun 4 in the air and landed flawlessly. I'm sure that young people in the audience were inspired to rent some skates, and go to the next public ice skating session, to wobble around and imagine themselves as stars.
Grammar notes.
So to speak, mesmerized, flawless.
The wedding cake she made was a triumph, so to speak.
The ladies were mesmerized by the diamond rings in the shop window.
This antique 5 vase is flawless; it doesn't have any cracks, or even one scratch.
- The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
- He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。
- The country girl stood by the road, mesmerized at the speed of cars racing past. 村姑站在路旁被疾驶而过的一辆辆车迷住了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- My 14-year-old daughter was mesmerized by the movie Titanic. 我14岁的女儿完全被电影《泰坦尼克号》迷住了。 来自互联网
- Acrobatics is hard to learn but beautiful to watch.杂技不好学，但很好看。
- We watched a performance which included a puppet show and acrobatics.我们观看了一场演出，内容有木偶和杂技。
- His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
- Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。