唱歌

After all, human beings are by no means the jackdaw in Aesop's fable who could afford to indulge complacently but vainly in singing and dancing without knowing where his next meal would come from.

毕竟，人类决不是伊索寓言中的那只寒鸦，可以自满且虚荣地整日沉湎于唱歌跳舞，却全然不知下一餐食物将从何而来。

After all, human are by no means the jackdaw in Aesop's fable who could afford to indulge complacently but vainly in singing and dancing without knowing where his next meal would come form.

毕竟，人类决不是伊索寓言中的那只寒鸦，可以自满且虚荣地整日沉湎于唱歌跳舞，却全然不知下一餐食物将从何而来。作者是新东方第一代元老钱坤强，很经典的文章

At age three, three-and-a-half, I was doing Al Jolson, and I did it up on the roof 'cause we lived in a 3tenement and I'd go up on the roof and the neighbors would be there, and I was always wondering what they were laughing at.

我三岁或三岁半时就开始模仿艾尔·乔森。我爬到屋顶上学他唱歌，因为我们住在廉价公寓里。每次我爬上屋顶，邻居们都会出现，而我总在想，邻居们在笑什么呢？

On the tree branches yellow orioles weresinging jovially; in the sky, white egrets were flying

枝头上，黄莺儿在唱歌；天空中，白？鸶在飞翔；林野田郊，蝴蝶翩翩飞舞，蜜蜂嗡嗡喧闹。

This is a time for music, dancing, and being joyfully spontaneous.

这是唱歌跳舞发自内心地快乐的时刻。

I'm just glad I had the opportunity to sing in front of these judges.

我很高兴我有机会在这群评委面前唱歌。

Amy: Yes , we are going to have dinner together and then go to a Kara OK place.

是的，我们打算在一起吃个饭，然后去卡了 OK 唱歌。

I seldom go to karaoke bar, because I have no talent of singing.

我很少去卡拉OK厅，因为我没有唱歌的天赋。

I want to sing at a karaoke bar next.

接下来，我想去卡拉OK酒吧唱歌。

The day that I discovered karaoke proved to be the turning point in my life.

那天我在卡拉OK唱歌成了我人生的转折点。

Breath, muscle contraction of the buttocks; arch body, as far as possible to hold his head, right leg straight towards the ceiling (peg-leg knee in order to avoid muscle tension).

呼气，收缩臀部肌肉；拱起身体，尽量抬起头来，右腿伸直朝向天花板（膝微屈，以避免肌肉紧张）。

The cost of moving grain food products was unchanged from May, but year over year are up 8%.

粮食产品的运输费用与5月份相比没有变化，但却比去年同期高8％。