英文原版对话1000个:1204 Dancing in Chile

 　　Daniel: And while we drink this, we dance cueca.

 

　　Olga: What is cueca?

 

　　Daniel: Cueca is our national dance.

 

　　Olga: How do you, how can you explain it?

 

　　Daniel: It's about, OK, it's the Chilean cowboy dancing in order to flirt¹ with the girl.

 

　　Olga: Do you wear any kind of special dress?

 

　　Daniel: Yes. The girl is wearing a long dress.

 

　　Olga: Yes.

 

　　Daniel: And the guy is wearing sombrero.

 

　　Olga: Yeah.

 

　　Daniel: It's not like, it's not as big as Mexican sombrero but it's smaller and a small poncho².

 

　　Olga: Oh yeah, I think I've seen it before. Yeah, like the small poncho is like almost like every time it's brown and with like kind of like colorful lines?

 

　　Daniel: Yes.

 

　　Olga: Oh yeah, I've seen it before, yeah.

 

　　Daniel: And we also wear boots and spurs which makes it really, really difficult to dance.

 

　　Olga: Have you danced it before?

 

　　Daniel: I have but I don't think I succeeded.

 

　　Olga: Oh, I see. And what do you mean it's kind of romantic dance?

 

　　Daniel: It is a romantic dance.

 

　　Olga: How?

 

　　Daniel: Because you have to flirt with the girl.

 

　　Olga: Oh, I see.

 

　　Daniel: That's the point of the dance.

 

　　Olga: And is it, does it mean anything? Does it have any meaning?

 

　　Daniel: It's related to how, because we use a handkerchief so it's how, it symbolizes³ a rope so you can, you have to catch the girl with your rope.

 

　　Olga: Oh, I see, that's pretty cute.

 

　　Daniel: Yeah, it is.

1 flirt   

v.调情，挑逗，调戏；n.调情者，卖俏者

参考例句：

• He used to flirt with every girl he met.过去他总是看到一个姑娘便跟她调情。
• He watched the stranger flirt with his girlfriend and got fighting mad.看着那个陌生人和他女朋友调情，他都要抓狂了。

2 poncho   

n.斗篷，雨衣

参考例句：

• He yawned and curled his body down farther beneath the poncho.他打了个呵欠，把身子再蜷拢点儿，往雨披里缩了缩。
• The poncho is made of nylon.这雨披是用尼龙制造的。

3 symbolizes   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》