读者文摘:一生的舞蹈

DOES THINKING BACK to your senior prom still make you smile—or make you queasy¹?

回想起高中毕业舞会，你是会笑还是会恶心?

In either case, May is part of prom season,

不管怎样，五月属于毕业季，

which makes this a good time to promenade² (yes, that's where the word comes from) through some of the most noteworthy dances since the first coed mixers between Smith and Amherst Colleges in the 1890s.

自19世纪90年代史密斯学院和阿默斯特学院首次男女同校以来，这是通过一些最值得注意的舞蹈（是的，这里就是舞蹈单词的起源地）脱颖而出的最佳时机。

1.HEARTBREAK HOTEL

1.伤心聚会

He had a funny name: Elvis.

他有一个有趣的名字：猫王。

He wore funny clothes, too:

他穿的衣服也很滑稽：

Instead of the standard white tuxedo³, he was dressed in a dark blue suit and—no joke—blue suede⁴ shoes.

他没有穿标准的白色燕尾服，而是穿了一套深蓝色的西装和蓝色麂皮皮鞋（不是玩笑）。

Yet the most surprising thing about Regis Wilson's date for the 1953 prom at Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, was that the future king of rock 'n' roll said he couldn't dance.

1953年，里吉斯·威尔逊参加了田纳西州孟菲斯市的休姆斯高中的毕业舞会。最令人惊讶的是，这位未来的摇滚之王竟然说自己不会跳舞。

Instead, 18-year-old Presley and his 14-year-old partner spent their evening quietly sipping⁵ sodas⁶ and watching the other couples swinging on the dance floor.

而18岁的普雷斯利和他14岁的搭档静静地喝着汽水，看着其他情侣在舞池里摇曳生姿，他们就这样度过了一晚上。

Wilson somehow misplaced her prom photo,

威尔逊不知怎么把她舞会的照片放错了地儿。

but Presley held on to his— and he looks miserable⁷ in it.

但普雷斯利紧紧抓住他的照片——他在照片中看起来很可怜。

But things soon changed for the guy with the slicked-back hair and long sideburns.

但对于这个梳着大背头和留着长长的鬓角的家伙来说，很快就发生了变化。

He obviously learned to dance.

显然他学会了跳舞。

And he also found the proper venue⁸ for those suede shoes.

还找到了合适的地方来放那些麂皮鞋。

1 queasy   

adj.易呕的

参考例句：

• I felt a little queasy on the ship.我在船上觉得有点晕眩想呕吐。
• He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy.他快晕船了，已经感到恶心了。

2 promenade   

n./v.散步

参考例句：

• People came out in smarter clothes to promenade along the front.人们穿上更加时髦漂亮的衣服，沿着海滨散步。
• We took a promenade along the canal after Sunday dinner.星期天晚饭后我们沿着运河散步。

3 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

4 suede   

n.表面粗糙的软皮革

参考例句：

• I'm looking for a suede jacket.我想买一件皮制茄克。
• Her newly bought suede shoes look very fashionable.她新买的翻毛皮鞋看上去非常时尚。

5 sipping   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
• She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。

6 sodas   

n.苏打( soda的名词复数 )；碱；苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• There are plenty of sodas in the refrigerator. 冰箱里有很多碳酸饮料。 来自辞典例句
• Two whisky and sodas, please. 请来两杯威士忌苏打。 来自辞典例句

7 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

8 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。