VOA慢速英语--在美国芭蕾舞剧院
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月
American Ballet Dancer at Bolshoi 在美国芭蕾舞剧院
Many young Americans dream of becoming a dancer for a prestigious 1 ballet school. That dream is now a reality for 15-year- old Harper Ortlieb.
Harper Ortlieb left her small town in Oregon to move to Moscow. She is following her dream of becoming a prima ballerina. She was accepted for study at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.
There are 721 students in the academy and only 84 of them are foreigners. Harper is younger than most. She is also among the few to be integrated 2 into the regular Russian program.
Tatyana Galtseva is a teacher at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She says Harper is very gifted.
"She is very gifted,” said Galtseva . “She is all ballet, all inspiration 3.”
The Bolshoi took notice of Harper when she took part in a Bolshoi summer program held in Connecticut. The Bolshoi then offered her a place in its Moscow school.
Harper says she feels accepted by her classmates and teachers. But, she says the experience has been harder than she expected.
"It's been very difficult, but with that comes strength and with that I improve,'' she said. "I feel like I came here to get better, to improve, not only technically 4 but emotionally so when I dance people see something."
Layne Baumann and Tim Ortlieb are Harper’s parents. In September, they left their only child in Moscow. In February, Harper’s mother decided 5 to move to the Russian capital for at least the rest of the school year. She lives about two blocks from the ballet school.
Seventeen Americans study at the Bolshoi Academy. There are 28 students from Japan. The other foreign students represent 22 different countries.
Harper’s teacher believes the student has what it takes to be a classical ballerina.
She says, "She is extraordinarily 6 attentive 7. She is always smiling. Such a sweet, wonderful girl.''
Harper hopes to become one of the rare foreigners to receive a diploma from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She has three difficult years ahead to reach her goal.
Words in This Story
prestigious – adj. having high status
prima ballerina – n. the main female dancer in a ballet company
academy – n. a school that provides training in special subjects or skills
integrated – adj. allowing all types of people to participate or be included
inspiration – n. something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create
classical – adj. of a kind that has been respected for a long time
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
- A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。
- These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
- What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！
- Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
- The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
- The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。