英文读与写1--2025届高三英语上学期一轮复习.docx

英文读与写1

WhenChinesemartialartsmeetWesterndance

“武”和“舞”相融

1WithlightsfadingoutattheNeilsonStudioofSydneyDanceCompany,18-year-oldAustraliancontemporarydancerXanthe,togetherwithdozensofherpeers,quietlywalkedonthecenterstage,readytoshowthefruitsoftheirChinesemartialarts(武术)training.

2AfterspendingfiveweeksabsorbingHungKuenandWhiteCraneelementsfromtheirHongKongteachers,theyoungperformers,wearingnavybluetanktopsandleggings,wonpraisefromtheaudiencewithChinesemartialartsandWesterncontemporarydance.

3Formostofthem,participatingintheculturalexchangeeventassociatedwithHongKongDanceCompanysonlinedanceproductionConvergence(融合)—aJourneyofChineseDanceandMartialArtswastheirfirststeptolearningaboutChinaanditsuniqueculture.

4“Iwaslike,honestly,shocked.Thatissodifferentfromwhatwedo,”Xanthesaidaftertheperformance,recallingtheverymomentwhensheembarkedonherlearningofChinesemartialarts.“WehadfivelessonswithHongKongDanceCompany,amongwhichthefirsttwoweredefinitelyverychallenging,”shesaid.Havingbeenpracticingcontemporarydanceforabout12years,XanthedescribedtheChinesemartialartsas“anewlanguagetoourbodies”.

5RegardingthelearningofChinesemartialartsas“eye-opening”,Mia,anotherperformerwith10-yeardancingexperience,saidthatithasgivenheradifferentideaanditisbeyondherexpectationofdance,whichis“reallyfunnyandinteresting”.“ThementalitybehindtheWhiteCranepracticeimpressedherthemost,asthedancershavetoholdatypicalgesturetocollectinnerenergy,”shesaid.

6SeeingtheHongKong-Sydneydancecollaboration(合作)fromideatofruition,LindaGamblin,headoftrainingatSydneyDanceCompany,saidthatsheiskeentohelpAustraliandancersfindaninternalpositionofunderstandingtheirmovementsthroughthisculturalexchangeproject.

7AccordingtotheHongKongEconomicandTradeOfficeinSydne