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Core dance words: 跳舞 (to dance), 音乐 (music), 街舞 (street dance).; Club & practice: 练习 (to practice), 一起 (together), 朋友 (friend).; Feelings you'll really use: 高兴 (happy), 累 (tired), 紧张 (nervous), 开心 (happy).

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甜甜你知道吗?只要音乐一响,我的脚就想动,想跟着音乐跳起来。跳舞,是我最喜欢的事。

You know what? The moment the music starts, my feet just want to move, they want to dance along with the music. Dancing is my favorite thing.

甜甜嗨,我是甜甜,一个大二的学生。今天,我想跟你说说,我和跳舞的故事。

Hi, I'm Tiantian, a second-year college student. Today, I want to tell you about me and dancing.

甜甜我在学校的街舞社。街舞社,就是一群喜欢跳街舞的朋友,常常在一起跳舞。街舞很酷,很多年轻人都喜欢。

I'm in my school's street dance club. The street dance club is a group of friends who love street dance, and we often dance together. Street dance is really cool, and lots of young people love it.

甜甜我从小就喜欢跳舞。小时候,我一听到音乐,就开始跳。我妈妈说,我那时候跳得很可爱。

I've loved dancing ever since I was little. As a kid, the moment I heard music, I'd start to dance. My mom says I looked so cute dancing back then.

甜甜跳舞的时候,我觉得自己很自由,很快乐。我可以忘记不开心的事,心里只有音乐。

When I dance, I feel so free, and so happy. I can forget about the things that upset me, with nothing but music in my heart.

甜甜上了大学,我看到学校有一个街舞社,特别高兴,马上就去报名了。

When I started college, I saw my school had a street dance club, I was so happy, and signed up right away.

甜甜现在,跳舞是我每个星期都要做的事。不开心的时候,我一跳舞,心情就变好了。

Now, dancing is something I do every week. When I'm down, the moment I dance, my mood gets better.

甜甜我们的街舞社,有很多人。有男生,也有女生。大家都很好,像一家人一样。

Our street dance club has a lot of people. There are boys, and there are girls. Everyone is so nice, just like one big family.

甜甜我们每个星期,会一起练习两次。一次在星期三,一次在星期六。

Every week, we practice together twice. Once on Wednesday, and once on Saturday.

甜甜有时候,我们还会一起拍跳舞的视频,放到网上,给大家看。

Sometimes, we also film dance videos together, and post them online for everyone to see.

甜甜今天是星期六,又要去练习了。我换上运动服和运动鞋,扎好头发,拿上水,就高高兴兴地出门了。

Today is Saturday, so it's time to practice again. I put on my sportswear and sneakers, tie up my hair, grab my water, and head out happily.

甜甜我们练习的地方,是学校里一个大房间。房间很大,地上很干净。

The place where we practice is a big room at school. The room is big, and the floor is very clean.

甜甜房间里有很大的镜子。我们跳的时候,可以看着镜子,看自己跳得对不对。

There are big mirrors in the room. When we dance, we can look in the mirror, and check if we're doing it right.

甜甜到了以后,我们先要热身。我们动一动手,动一动脚,转一转头,让身体热起来。

After we arrive, first we warm up. We move our hands, move our feet, turn our heads, to get our bodies warm.

甜甜热身以后,老师把音乐打开。音乐一响,我们就开始跳了。

After warming up, the teacher turns on the music. The moment the music starts, we begin to dance.

甜甜今天,我们学一个新的动作。这个动作有点难,我做了很多次,都做不好。

Today, we're learning a new move. This move is a little hard, I tried it many times, but I just couldn't get it right.

甜甜我有一点着急,心想:为什么别人都会,就我不会呢?

I got a little anxious, thinking: why can everyone else do it, but not me?

甜甜这时候,我的好朋友走过来,跟我说:别急,慢慢来,多练几次就好了。

Just then, my good friend came over and said to me: Don't worry, take it slow, just practice a few more times.

甜甜我听了她的话。一次,两次,三次……慢慢地,我做得越来越好了。

I listened to her. One time, two times, three times... and slowly, I got better and better.

甜甜跳街舞,真的很累。跳了一会儿,我就出了很多汗,衣服都湿了。

Street dancing is really tiring. After dancing for a while, I was sweating a lot, and my clothes were all wet.

甜甜虽然很累,可是我很开心。因为我喜欢跳舞,再累我也不怕。

Even though it's tiring, I'm really happy. Because I love dancing, no matter how tired I am, I'm not afraid.

甜甜跳累了,我们就坐下来,喝点水,休息一下,再接着跳。

When we get tired, we sit down, drink some water, rest a little, then keep dancing.

甜甜下个月,我们学校有一个晚会。我们街舞社,要上台表演。

Next month, our school is having a show. Our street dance club is going to perform on stage.

甜甜为了这个表演,我们这些天练得特别认真。我想在很多人前面,跳出最好的样子。

For this performance, we've been practicing really hard these days. I want to dance my very best in front of everyone.

甜甜一想到要上台,我就又紧张,又高兴。我相信,我们一定可以跳得很好。

Whenever I think about going on stage, I feel both nervous and excited. I believe we can definitely dance really well.

甜甜练习完了,我和朋友们一起喝水,一起休息。大家一边笑,一边说今天谁跳得最好。

After practice, my friends and I drink water together, and rest together. Everyone laughs while talking about who danced best today.

甜甜回家的路上,我的腿很累,可是我的心里,满满的都是开心。

On the way home, my legs are so tired, but my heart is completely full of happiness.

甜甜跳舞让我认识了很多好朋友,也让我每天都很快乐。

Dancing has helped me meet so many good friends, and it makes me happy every single day.

甜甜这就是我和街舞的故事。你呢?你喜欢跳舞吗?你最喜欢什么样的舞?

And that's the story of me and street dance. What about you? Do you like to dance? What kind of dance do you like best?

甜甜在下面告诉我吧。好了,今天就聊到这里,我要去练舞了,我们下次再见!

Tell me down below. Okay, that's all for today, I'm off to go practice, see you next time!

Adapted reading

Adapted from a Simply Natural Chinese YouTube episode into a complete three-line website reading. This is not a word-for-word transcript.

The reading may differ from the original video or audio.

Words to take with you

Useful words

跳舞

tiào wǔ

to dance

跳舞,是我最喜欢的事。

Dancing is my favorite thing.

音乐

yīn lè

music

只要音乐一响,我的脚就想动。

The moment the music starts, my feet want to move.

街舞

jiē wǔ

street dance

我在学校的街舞社。

I'm in my school's street dance club.

练习

liàn xí

to practice

我们每个星期,会一起练习两次。

Every week, we practice together twice.

一起

yī qǐ

together

我们一起听音乐,一起跳,一起笑。

We listen to music, dance, and laugh together.

高兴

gāo xīng

happy; glad

我看到学校有一个街舞社,特别高兴。

I was so happy when I saw my school had a street dance club.

朋友

péng yǒu

friend

跳舞让我认识了很多好朋友。

Dancing has helped me meet so many good friends.

镜子

jìng zi

mirror

房间里有很大的镜子。

There are big mirrors in the room.

累

lèi

tired

跳街舞,真的很累。

Street dancing is really tiring.

别急

bié jí

don't worry; take it slow

别急,慢慢来,多练几次就好了。

Don't worry, take it slow, just practice a few more times.

表演

biǎo yǎn

to perform; performance

我们街舞社,要上台表演。

Our street dance club is going to perform on stage.

越来越

yuè lái yuè

more and more

慢慢地,我做得越来越好了。

Slowly, I got better and better.

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