老托福听力

老托福听力93篇(45-46)-So,whydidwhatisnow

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So,whydidwhatisnowcalled"moderndance"beginintheUnitedStates?Tobegintoanswerthisquestion,I'll

ate1800's,ballethadlostalotofitspopularity.

Mostoftheballrformedusing

cesanddancersintheUnitedStateswere

eagerfortheirown,"contemporary",so,around1900,,howwasthis

"modern"dancesodifferentfromclassicalballet?Well,mostnotably,itwasn'd,the

dancedependedontheimprovisationandfree,ndscenerywereoflittle

importancetothe"modern"dance,andlightnessofmovementwasn',moderndancersmade

nifimprovisationappealedtoaudiences,many

estionedtheartisticintegrityofdancerswho

werenotprofessiller,after

performingFireDance,wasdescribedasdoinglittlemorethanturning"roundandroundlikeaneggbeater."Yet,the

free,personalexpressionofthepioneerdancersisthebasisofthe"controlledfreedom"ofmoderndancetoday.

【生词摘录】

ack:v.(由原路)返回，后退

:n.[C]芭蕾舞

:adj.严格的

porary:adj.当代的

graph:v.设计舞蹈动作，精心编排

isation:n.即席创作

y:n.舞台布景

ess:n.轻盈，灵活

l:v.隐藏

ter:n.[C]打蛋器

r:adj.先驱，创始人

lledfreedom:克制的自由

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TodayIwanttodiscussfossilfuelssuchascoal,oil,m"fossilfuel"referstothetrapped

,livingplantstrapenergyfromthesunbytheprocessof

photosynthesis,thatenergyisreleadwhentheplant

r,waysomeofthe

solarenergybecomestrappedinrocks,ghtheamountoforganicmattertrappedin

anyonegrowingasonissmall,ethe

accumulationrateissoslow,millionsoftimesslowerthantherateatwhichwenowdigupthisorganicmatterand

burnitforenergy,owwe'llbediscussingalternatives

tofossilfuelsthatcanberenewed.

【生词摘录】

fuel:化石燃料

d:adj.捕集的，捕获的

s:n.[C]残留

ntary:adj.沉积的

ynthesis:n.[U]光合作用

:v.腐烂

erable:adj.相当多的，相当可观的

ewable:adj.不可再生的

ative:n.二中选一，可供选择的事物