Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance.
在文字语言出现之前，就有舞蹈语言了nTa4(chnJ;L。
Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.
舞蹈表达爱与恨，欢乐与悲伤，生与死，以及两者之间的一切-+.r_e@87_;。
Dance in America is everywhere.
美国到处都有舞蹈-pCu8HALjz。
We dance from Florida to Alaska, from horizon to horizon, and coast to coast.
我们的舞蹈跨越佛罗里达和阿拉斯加、跨越地平线、跨越海岸][;7yS;(Dl]~lQ@p-#WX。
We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties, or just to fill the time.
我们在婚礼、生日、办公室聚会跳舞，或只是为了打发时间N#)P]ISwNf。
"I adore dancing," says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa.
“我喜欢跳舞，”爱荷华州一个小镇的舞蹈工作室老板莱斯特·布里奇斯说)[^5T3q@XqyNZwjNQuG。
"I can't imagine doing anything else with my life."
“我无法想象在我的生命中还能做些什么rr#KGs1z-Sw)KpLYEN。”
Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.
布里奇斯为所有年龄的人开设舞蹈课GV]z.L86pGcIVh。
"Teaching dance is wonderful.
“教舞蹈很棒l=5OQ~x;Un1x。
My older students say it makes them feel young.
我年长的学生说，这让他们觉得自己很年轻@hPWXOHECz]=OnkRg1。
It's marvelous to watch them.”
看着他们真觉得不可思议o|VQ)V,r%8KfO*6O;。”
For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life.
对他们中的许多人来说，这是一种与人交往和社交生活的方式0K*L_nXi5Mt=]ud6。
“So why do we dance? I can tell you about one young couple,” says Bridges.
“那么我们为何跳舞？我可以给你们讲一对年轻夫妇的故事，”布里奇斯说道dZpT)V~9A-Qg。
"They arrive at the class in a bad mood, and they leave with a smile.
“他们带着坏心情来到教室，带着微笑离开,[kbu]F1ywr((R。
Dancing seems to change their mood completely."
跳舞似乎完全改变了他们的心情gmn2U.UB;yp%!k[U2~*C。”
So do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier?
那么，我们跳舞是为了让自己感觉更好、更平静、更健康吗？
Andrea Hillier, a dance teacher, says, "Dance, like the rhythm of a beating heart, is life.
舞蹈老师安德里亚·希利尔说，“跳舞就像心跳的节奏，是生活O5P8e[6H;6n。
Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.
即使过了这么多年，我还想越跳越好gaNF,;fpilqHWs。
I keep practicing even when I'm exhausted.
即使在我筋疲力尽的时候，我还是坚持练习[BnOj@TM*q1K*f|。
I find it hard to stop.
我发现很难停下来GTT6VYpP&FVT(d^yO。
Dancing reminds me I'm alive."
跳舞让我觉得我还活着H;_YBO[pNL(Sc6。”

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22至问题25LG]0|]B!%jqU5。
Question 22: What does the passage say about dance in America?
问题22：关于美国的舞蹈，这篇文章说了些什么？
Question 23: What do we know about Lester Bridges' dance studio?
问题23：关于莱斯特·布里奇斯的舞蹈工作室我们知道些什么？
Question 24: What happened to the young couple after they attended Lester Bridges' class?
问题24：这对年轻夫妇上完莱斯特·布里奇斯的课后发生了什么事？
Question 25: What did Andrea Hillier say about dancing?
问题25：关于跳舞，安德里亚·希利尔说了什么？