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中英文本
5.THE LAST WALTZ
5.最后的华尔兹
What's the longest a lady should wait to be asked to a dance?
一个女人等待被邀请跳舞的时间最长是多久?
For Rockford, Ohio, resident Delores Dennison, the answer is something north of 70 years.
对于俄亥俄州罗克福德的德洛丽丝·丹尼森来说,她等了70多年 。
Delores was 89 when she was first asked to a senior prom, and she went on the arm of her great-grandson, Austin Dennison.
89岁的德洛丽丝第一次被邀请参加高中毕业舞会,她挽着曾孙奥斯汀·丹尼森的胳膊 。
He wanted to make up for the fact that "Granny DD" had never attended hers, and he pulled out all the stops.
他想弥补“德洛丽丝·丹尼森奶奶”从未参加过自己的舞会,他竭尽全力弥补这一遗憾 。
They went to dinner at Bob Evans (her favorite), boogied when the band played the Frank Sinatra song "Dolores,"
他们在鲍勃·埃文斯(她最喜欢的地方)共进晚餐,乐队演奏弗兰克·辛纳屈的歌曲《德洛丽丝》时翩翩起舞 。
and beamed when the youngsters at Parkway High School gave them a standing ovation.
帕克威高中的孩子们起立鼓掌,他们光芒四射 。
Now, that's what you might call an awesome senior's prom.
这可能就是你说的很棒的高中毕业舞会 。
重点讲解
1.asked to 被邀请做
One of them asked to do a formal shoot with me, and I agreed.
其中有一个摄影师问我可不可以正式拍一些图片,我同意了 。
2.standing ovation 长时间起立鼓掌;起立致敬
'I'm very happy to be here with you all, ' said Mr. Jobs as he received a standing ovation.
乔布斯受到了与会人士的长时间起立鼓掌欢迎,他说,“我非常高兴在这里与你们大家见面 。”
3.pulled out 退出;拉出
Reaching Snape, she crouched down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few, well-chosen words. Bright blue flames shot from her wand onto the hem of Snape's robes.
接近史纳皮时,她蹲伏了下来,拉出她的魔杖,对着他念了念咒语,一束光亮的蓝色火焰从她的魔杖喷出来,射到史纳皮的下摆上 。
4.awesome 令人敬畏的;使人畏惧的
This is an awesome question, because it’s so true to life.
这是一个极好的问题,因为对于生活来说是如此的真切 。
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