躍上國際舞台
Lisa and Kevin are friends. They are having a conversation.
麗莎和凱文是朋友。他們正在聊天。
Lisa: Kevin, guess what? Taiwan’s dance groups are going to perform in Toronto this August!
麗莎：凱文，你猜怎麼著？台灣的舞團今年八月要去多倫多表演！
perform(v.)表演perform on stage在舞台上表演／perform one’s best盡最大努力表現performance(n.)表現／give a performance進行表演
Kevin: Really? That’s great! What event is it?
凱文：真的嗎？太棒了！是什麼活動？
event(n.)活動
Lisa: It’s called the SummerWorks Festival. It’s a big arts festival in Canada.
麗莎：活動叫「夏日藝術節」。這是在加拿大舉辦的大型藝術節。
festival(n.)節慶music festival音樂節／film festival電影節
Kevin: Cool. Which groups are going?
凱文：好酷喔。哪些團體會去？
Lisa: Su Wei-Chia’s team and Su Pin-Wen’s team. They’ll show three dance pieces.
麗莎：是蘇威嘉的團隊和蘇品文的舞團。他們將演出三部作品。
piece(n.)作品、篇、段a piece of music／art一首音樂作品／一件藝術品
Kevin: Three? That’s a lot. What are they about?
凱文：三部？好多啊。主題是什麼？
Lisa: One is “Leftover Market.” It’s about single women and modern life. It mixes humor and serious ideas.
麗莎：其中一部叫《剩女經濟》。是關於單身女性和現代生活的作品。它結合幽默和嚴肅的想法。
modern(adj.)現代的keep up with modern trends跟上現代潮流mix A and B將 A 和 B 混合sense of humor幽默感
Kevin: Sounds interesting. And the others?
凱文：聽起來很有趣。那另外兩部呢？
Lisa: They’re part of “FreeSteps.” One is a solo with a light, and the other uses big paper and dance to show mountains.
麗莎：那兩部屬於《自由步》系列。一部是燈光加上獨舞，另一部用巨大的紙和舞蹈來呈現山脈。
one...the other...一個...，另一個...
Kevin: That’s so creative! I didn’t know Taiwanese dance could be like that.
凱文：太有創意了！我不知道台灣的舞蹈可以這麼多變。
creative(adj.)有創意的create(v.)創造、造成
Lisa: Me too! I hope we can watch it online.
麗莎：我也是！希望我們可以在網路上看到。
online(adv.)在網上go online上線