From Street Cleaner to Ballet Dancer

From Street Cleaner to Ballet Dancer Dancing is an art. It’s creative. It’s beautiful. And it’s very, very difficult! 跳舞是一種藝術。它很優美但是也很難。 Liu Ziqing is from a small village in northern China. As a boy, he watched a movie about ballet. He loved it. So he watched it again and again and again… He watched the same movie more than ten times! 劉子青來自中國北方的小村落。他小時候看了一部關於芭蕾的電影，他非常喜歡，看了很多次。 Ziqing had a dream. He wanted to be a ballet dancer. But his family was very poor. They had no money for ballet lessons. So Ziqing forgot about his dream. 他夢想成為芭蕾舞者，但是他家太窮了，沒有錢負擔芭蕾舞課。 Ziqing grew up. He fell in love and got married. He had a family. He became a farmer. He also worked as a street cleaner. 劉子青長大成家，而他的工作是農夫跟清道夫。 Years went by. Then Ziqing was 53 years old. He saw a TV program.* *It was for ballet lessons! 很多年之後，53歲的劉子青看到電視上有芭蕾舞課程。 That was ten years ago. Ziqing is 63 years old now. And he’s living his dream! 十年過去了。劉子青現在63歲，他實現了他的夢想! Ziqing is now a professional ballet dancer! He’s very popular. His story has gone viral online! 他現在是專業的芭蕾舞者，非常受大家歡迎。 他的故事也在網路上流傳。 It took Ziqing many, many years to follow his dream. Now he’s very happy! Do you have a dream? Vocabulary 63歲的芭蕾爺爺，非常高興終於能夠實現夢想。 1. dream 夢想 My dream is to write a book. 我夢想寫一本書。 I didn’t know you’re a writer.我不知道你是作家。 2. difficult 困難的 I’m not, and that’s why I need time to practice. 我不是，這是為什麼我需要時間練習。 Writing is a difficult art. 寫作是一門困難的藝術。 3. creative 創造性的 It’s a creative art. 它是創作的藝術。 I need to think of something that nobody has written before. 我得想一些沒有人寫過的東西。 4. online 在網路上 What about runaway lions? 逃走的獅子怎麼樣? But I know nothing about lions! 但是我對獅子一無所知! That’s okay. I’m sure it’ll go viral online. 沒關係。我敢說一定會在網路上爆紅。 So what’s your dream? dream夢想 difficult困難的 creative創造性的 online在網路上 Quiz 1. Where is the small village Ziqing is from? a. Southern China b. Central China c. Northern China 2. Where did Ziqing watch ballet lessons? a. In a movie b. On TV c. On a bus 3. How old is Ziqing now? a. 43 b. 53 c. 63 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn