A dancer spins as he performs a tanoura - an Egyptian folk dance
Tanoura dance is a form of folk dancing and comes from Egypt. It is usually performed by Sufi men, who spin continuously like the Whirling Dervishes from Turkey. The word tanoura means skirt in English.
轉裙舞是來自埃及的一種民間舞。表演者通常是蘇菲派男子，他們不停地旋轉， 就像土耳其的旋轉的托缽僧一樣。Tanoura 這個詞在英語里的意思是裙子。
今日短語
短語 in a spin 指同時發生許多情況時暈頭轉向、不知如何是好。
例句
The whole team was in a spin when their best player got a red card and was sent off.
My head's in a spin - I've got so much to do, I don't know where to start.
請注意
另一個短語 to put a spin on (something) 意思是某人對一件事加以渲染或添油加醋以便使其處于有利地位或博得別人對其產生好感。
例句
The finance minister tried to put a spin on the story about rising inflation rates by suggesting it wasn't his fault.
