常春藤生活英语【1】B-Boys and B-Girls Get Down 嘻哈

B-Boys and B-Girls Get Down　嘻哈舞翻天

"I want to get down on the good foot."

With these words, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, created a new dance that spread across America in the early 1970s. This dance included spins and leg kicks that would eventually turn into breakdancing.

DJs back then noticed that during certain parts of a song, people would dance much more energetically. Therefore, DJs would buy two copies of the same record and play that special part back to back. Sometimes this would extend a beat that was only 10 seconds long to more than five minutes.

Kool DJ Herc, the founder¹ of hip-hop, was the first one to play records like this. Whenever he started to play, Herc would yell² on the microphone, "B-boys and B-girls get down." This signaled to all of the dancers that it was time for breakdancing. Soon, this special form of dancing would sweep across the world.

我想要尽情狂舞。』

灵魂乐教父詹姆斯?布朗藉由这段歌词，于1970年代初期发明一种遍传美国的新舞蹈。这种舞蹈包含了旋转和踢腿的动作，最终演变成为霹雳舞。

当时的DJ注意到在歌曲的一些特定部分中，人们会跳得更起劲。因此DJ们会买两张同样的唱片，连续播放那段特别的部分。有时这会将一段原本只有十秒长的节拍延长到五分多钟。

嘻哈乐的创始者－－Kool DJ Herc，是头一个这样放唱片的人。当他开始播放时，他会拿麦克风大喊：『各位B-boy和B-girl尽情跳吧。』这示意所有跳舞的人，跳霹雳舞的时间到了。不久，这种特殊舞蹈便席卷全球。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.energetically　adv. 精力充沛地
The kids ran around the park energetically.
小孩子们活力充沛地在公园里跑来跑去。

2.extend　vt. 延长
The deadline was extended one month.
最后期限往后延了一个月。

3.sweep　vi. 风行，迅速传播
1970s fashion is sweeping³ through Europe.
1970年代的时尚风正席卷着欧洲。

Phrases for Learning

1.get down 　　（尽情）放松∕享乐
Gary went out and got down with some old friends from college.
盖瑞出去和大学同窗的老友好好狂欢一番。

2.back to back 　　连续地，一个接一个地
Helen watched five movies back to back.
海伦连续看了五部电影。

3.signal to... 　　向……示意
Larry signaled to the waiter for a menu.
赖瑞示意服务生拿一本菜单过去。

参考字词

1.godfather　n. 教父
2.soul　n. 灵魂乐
3.spin　n. & vi. 旋转
4.beat　n. 节拍，拍子
5.founder　n. 创始者；创办人
6.microphone　n. 麦克风

Enjoy Box
嘻哈行话

在这文章里，将会提到一些霹雳舞或嘻哈文化的专有名词。在以下的篇幅中，我们会为各位读者做整理。若是对跳舞或嘻哈乐有兴趣者，不妨可以多多注意：

1.the good foot 此为灵魂乐教父詹姆士?布朗的招牌舞步之一，主要是以脚步左右摇摆的动作为主。

2.breakdancing　n. 霹雳舞
breakdance　vi. 跳霹雳舞
breakdancer　n. 霹雳舞者（= breaker）

3.B-boy　n. 男霹雳舞者（= break boy）
B-girl　n. 女霹雳舞者（= break girl）

4.battle　n. 尬舞

5.back spin　n. 背部旋转动作
head spin　n. 头部旋转动作
windmill　n. 风车动作（舞者倒立用双肩在　地板上转动，双脚也持续在空中旋转，状似风车而得名）

Tips In Use

Therefore, DJs would buy two copies of the same record...
（因此DJ们会买两张同样的唱片……）

本句中的 record 为名词，表『唱片』；record 亦可作动词用，此时却有不同念法。以下为读者介绍 record 及类似单字：

1.record　n. 唱片；纪录；成绩
record　vt. 将……录下；记载

2.desert　n. 沙漠
desert　vt. 抛弃，遗弃

3.lead　n. 铅
lead　vt. 领导；引领

4.bow　n. 弓；弦乐器的弓
bow　vi. 鞠躬，欠身

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 yell   

vi./n.号叫，叫喊

参考例句：

• This gave them a chance to yell.这给了他们大声喊叫的机会。
• When his schoolmate made the last goal,the boy gave out with an untrammeled yell.那个男孩在他的同学踢进最后一球时不禁纵声欢呼。

3 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？