Unit 30

UNIT 30 WORD LIST acrobat An acrobat is a person who entertains people by doing amazing physical things. There were acrobats at the circus that did impressive and complicated jumps. advocacy Advocacy is the act of supporting or recommending something. Janine's strong advocacy for the event made people want to attend. communal If something is communal, it involves a group of people. On the weekends. Theo and his son picked up trash in the communal park. fluid If something is fluid, it is smooth and moves gracefully. Boris was a famous ballet dancer because people admired his fluid movements. harmonize To harmonize means to make different things go well together. The sweet and sour flavors of the dish harmonized well and tasted great. industrious If someone is industrious, they work hard. Dennis was very industrious, so he never had problems finding a job. inventive When someone is inventive, they are good at creating new things. The inventive student built a robot to help her with her chores. Mandarin Mandarin is one of the two main Chinese languages. Although John's parents both spoke Mandarin, he could only speak English. metropolitan If something is metropolitan, it relates to a large city. After years of living on a farm, Rufu was finally moving to a metropolitan area. mimic To mimic something means to copy the way it sounds, moves, looks, etc. The hunter mimicked a duck's call and shot the two ducks that called back.

杂技演员是指通过表演令人惊奇的身体动作来娱乐人们的人。 马戏团里的杂技演员表演了令人印象深刻的复杂跳跃。 advocacy是支持或推荐某事的行为。 珍妮对这次活动的大力宣传使人们都想参加。 如果某件事是公共的，它涉及一群人。 在周末。西奥和他的儿子在公共公园捡垃圾。 如果某物是fluid，它是光滑的，优雅地移动。 鲍里斯是一位著名的芭蕾舞演员，因为人们欣赏他流畅的动作。 harmonize的意思是使不同的事物和谐相处。 这道菜的酸甜味道调和得很好，味道很好。 勤劳的如果有人勤劳，他们工作努力。 丹尼斯非常勤劳，所以他找工作从来没有遇到过困难。 当一个人有创造力时，他们擅长创造新事物。 这个有创造力的学生造了一个机器人来帮她做家务。 普通话是中国两种主要语言之一。 虽然约翰的父母都说普通话，但他只会说英语。 如果某物是大都会的，它与一个大城市有关。 在农场生活多年后，如夫终于搬到了大城市。 模仿某事的意思是模仿它的声音、动作、外观等。 猎人模仿鸭子的叫声，射杀了两只应声而叫的鸭子。

misguided When something is misguided, it is based on bad judgment or wrong beliefs. The snake bit Molly during her misguided attempt to catch it. rehearse To rehearse means to practice and prepare for a performance in front of people. Vick's band rehearsed all week before their first show. resourceful A resourceful person is clever at using what resources they have. Because he was very resourceful, he could make most of the things he needed, rather than buying them. scorn To scorn someone means to behave without respect toward them. The criminal was scorned by everyone in the community. sensory If something is sensory, it is related to the senses. Iris and Eric preferred the sensory thrill of watching movies in the theater. statute A statute is a law that is official and has been written down. The new statute made it illegal to walk dogs in the park. technical Technical skill requires good control of technique. Her technical skill was perfect. veteran A veteran is someone who has a lot of experience doing something. Hank was the team veteran and had completed more races than anyone else. villain A villain is an evil person who breaks the law or hurts others. The villain made off with half of my family's valuables. vine A vine is a plant that has long, twisting stems and climbs upward. The branches of the trees were covered with vines.

当某事被误导时，它是基于错误的判断或错误的信念。 莫利想抓蛇，结果被蛇咬了一口。 排演是指在人们面前练习和准备表演。 维克的乐队在首场演出前排练了整整一周。 足智多谋的人善于利用他们所拥有的资源。 因为他非常足智多谋，他可以做大部分他需要的东西，而不是购买。 蔑视某人意味着对他们的行为不尊重。 这个罪犯受到社区里每个人的嘲笑。 如果某物是感官的，它与感官有关。 艾瑞斯和埃里克更喜欢在电影院看电影带来的感官刺激。 statute成文法成文法是一种官方的、成文的法律。 新法令规定在公园里遛狗是违法的。 技术技能要求对技术有很好的控制。 她的技术是完美的。 veteran是指在做某事方面有很多经验的人。 汉克是车队的老将，参加过的比赛比任何人都多。 villain n .恶棍恶棍是指违反法律或伤害他人的坏人。 那个恶棍偷走了我家一半的贵重物品。 藤蔓是一种长着长长的、扭曲的茎并向上攀援的植物。 树枝上爬满了藤蔓。

Hundred Plays Over two thousand years ago, Chinese farmers had a problem. Even though they were very industrious, the weather became too cold outside 10 pant rice. So what did they do? Since they had so much free time during the long, cold winters, the inventive farmers were very resourceful and started performing tricks to entertain themselves. They used their farm tools and anything they could find to make their tricks more spectacular and full of energy. They even twisted their bodies into abnormal shapes and performed awesome jumps. Over time, they became great acrobats, and their art form came to be known as "Hundred Plays." Hundred Plays involves doing many kinds of tricks. For example, in Mandarin-speaking parts of China, performers do the lion dance. They wear costumes and mimic the animal's movements. Early performers also did tricks on ropes and vines that were high above the ground. Even though the acrobats' fluid movements may have looked easy, they took a lot of practice and required great technical skill. Learning Hundred Plays is a communal event. A veteran of the acrobatic arts usually teaches younger people in the village. They spend a lot of time rehearsing. The young performers also learn an old philosophy. The teachings help them harmonize the sensory aspects of acrobatics with the mental aspects. In other words, it teaches them to use their physical and mental strength together. Since the art has its origins with poor farmers rich people used to scorn the acrobats. They thought acrobats were villains who just wanted to trick them. But later, their misguided opinions changed. Acrobats came to be respected in Chinese society. They were invited to perform in metropolitan areas as well as in small villages, and they performed for important people. Arts advocacy groups convinced the government to support Chinese acrobatics. As a result, there is now a statute that made several villages the center of training future acrobats.

两千多年前，中国农民遇到了一个问题。 尽管他们很勤劳，但外面的天气变得太冷了。 那么他们做了什么呢？由于在漫长而寒冷的冬天里，他们有很多空闲时间，这些有创造力的农民非常机智，开始表演戏法来娱乐自己。 他们使用农具和任何他们能找到的东西使他们的把戏更加壮观和充满活力。 他们甚至把自己的身体扭曲成不正常的形状，并表演了令人敬畏的跳跃。 随着时间的推移，他们成为了伟大的杂技演员，他们的艺术形式被称为“百戏”。 “百戏”包括表演各种各样的把戏。 例如，在中国讲普通话的地区，表演者会表演舞狮。 他们穿着戏服，模仿动物的动作。 早期的表演者还在高离地面的绳子和藤蔓上表演魔术。 尽管杂技演员流畅的动作看起来很容易，但他们需要大量的练习和高超的技术技巧。 学习百种玩法是一种公共活动。 一位杂技老手通常会教村里的年轻人。 他们花很多时间排练。 年轻的表演者也学习了一种古老的哲学。 这些教导帮助他们协调杂技的感官方面和精神方面。 换句话说，它教会他们一起使用他们的身体和精神力量。 由于这种艺术起源于贫穷的农民，富人过去常常蔑视杂技演员。 他们认为杂技演员只是想捉弄他们的恶棍。 但后来，他们被误导的观点改变了。 杂技演员开始在中国社会受到尊重。 他们被邀请到大城市和小村庄表演，他们为重要人物表演。 艺术倡导团体说服政府支持中国的杂技。 因此，现在有一项法规使几个村庄成为培训未来杂技演员的中心。