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A new sport for Paris 2024 2024巴黎奧運會新項目：霹靂舞
霹靂舞是2024年巴黎奧運會中增添的一項新賽事。這種舞蹈形式極具創意，而且對舞者的體力要求也很高。舞者需要完成一系列高難度的動作，比如在倒立時定格、頭頂地板旋轉。但有些人擔心，如果將霹靂舞變成一項以贏得獎牌為目的的運動，則可能會抑制舞者的創意。本文圍繞霹靂舞的奧運首秀展開討論。
詞匯：breakdancing 霹靂舞
Have you heard of these dance moves? The lego leg? A clock blender? Helicopter? Don't worry. By the end of the summer, you may know all these words! Paris is preparing to host the Olympic and Paralympic games, and a new sport will be making its debut.
Breaking is also known as breakdancing. The dance sport is characterised by stylised footwork, acrobatic movements and freezing, where the B-boy or B-girl stops all movement, often upside down and balancing on one hand. From power moves like windmills and head spins, breakdancers really push the limits of physicality and creativity.
It was in the streets of the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s that breaking emerged as a revolutionary dance form, deeply rooted in hip-hop culture. It's come a long way from there to the world stage in Paris. Athletes from around the world will showcase their skills in one-on-one battles, where each dancer has 60 seconds to impress the judges with their improvisation and proficiency in six criteria: creativity, versatility, performance skills, personality, technique and musicality.
However, as breaking moves from a lifestyle to a competitive sport, some fear it risks losing its spontaneity and creativity. Thorsten Sufke, President of the Berlin Dance Sport Association, emphasises that breaking is an expression of urban culture, representing the raw energy of the streets, while B-Boy Carl Ferdinand Beccard expresses concerns that the Olympic format may suppress the artistic freedom of breaking, reducing it to a checklist of predefined moves.
Whichever way you look at it, you can expect thrilling dance performances never before seen at an Olympics this summer.
詞匯表
breaking 霹靂舞
stylised 風格化的
acrobatic 雜技般的
freezing 定格動作
B-boy 男霹靂舞者
B-girl 女霹靂舞者
windmill “風車” 動作
head spin 頭轉動作
push the limit 突破極限
root 在…扎根
hip-hop 嘻哈
showcase 展示
battle 對抗賽
improvisation 即興表演
proficiency 水平，能力
versatility 多樣性
musicality 音樂性
spontaneity 自發性
predefined 預先明確的，預先設定的
move 動作
測驗與練習
1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。
1. What is freezing?
2. Where did the sport of breaking first start?
3. What criteria will dancers be judged on?
4. True or false? Thorsten Sufke thinks breaking is a reflection of street culture.
5. Why does Beccard think breaking at the Olympics might restrict creativity?
2. 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. The two runners are head-to-head and _______ for first place.
breaking freezing rooting battling
2. I don't know how anyone can do a _______. It must hurt!
versatility spontaneity improvisation head spin
3. I love all kinds of music including classical, reggae and _______.
hip-hop predefined stylised acrobatic
4. Wow! Look at the costumes of those _______. They look so cool.
windmills head spins B-girls moves
5. I'm watching a lot of English TV to improve my language _______.
musicality proficiency energy checklist
答案
1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。
1. What is freezing?
It means the B-boy or B-girl stops all movement, often upside down and balancing on one hand.
2. Where did the sport of breaking first start?
The sport of breaking first started in the streets of the Bronx in New York.
3. What criteria will dancers be judged on?
The six criteria dancers will be judged on are creativity, versatility, performance skills, personality, technique and musicality.
4. True or false? Thorsten Sufke thinks breaking is a reflection of street culture.
True. Thorsten Sufke emphasises that breaking is an expression of urban culture, representing the raw energy of the streets.
5. Why does Beccard think breaking at the Olympics might restrict creativity?
Beccard expresses concerns that the Olympic format may reduce the sport to a checklist of predefined moves.
2. 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. The two runners are head-to-head and battling for first place.
2. I don't know how anyone can do a head spin. It must hurt!
3. I love all kinds of music including classical, reggae and hip-hop.
4. Wow! Look at the costumes of those B-girls. They look so cool.
5. I'm watching a lot of English TV to improve my language proficiency.
