Unit 11

旁白 neutral

Laura is a beautiful and intelligent girl in my class and she is generous in giving help to everyone

Laura是我班上一位美丽聪慧的女孩，她总是慷慨地向每个人伸出援手。

旁白 neutral

Both of us are very fond of ballet , so we signed up for the ballet classes

我们俩都非常喜欢芭蕾舞，所以报名参加了芭蕾舞课程。

旁白 neutral

At first , we were just ordinary friends

起初，我们只是普通朋友。

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But something changed on Ballet Exam Days

但在芭蕾舞考级日那天，情况发生了变化。

旁白 neutral

I was really nervous and anxious during the exam , so I failed the first test

考试时我紧张焦虑得厉害，所以第一次测试就没通过。

旁白 neutral

This disappointing result made me feel embarrassed and I was not very hopeful about the next exam

这个令人失望的结果让我感到尴尬，我对下一次考试也不太抱希望。

旁白 neutral

I refused to complete my assignments , and my attitude made my parents annoyed

我拒绝完成作业，这种态度让父母很恼火。

旁白 neutral

" I want to give up . I find myself unable to keep going ," I couldn't help telling Laura

“我想放弃了。我发现自己无法继续下去了，”我忍不住对Laura说道。

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Then I quickly covered my face with my hands to prevent my tears from dropping onto the floor in the ballet rehearsal room

于是我迅速用双手捂住脸，不让眼泪滴落在芭蕾舞排练室的地板上。

旁白 neutral

She looked very surprised and said ," Are you serious ? It sounds crazy . I think you need more time to consider it . If you give up now , you'll only regret it ."

她看起来非常惊讶，说道：“你是认真的吗？这听起来太疯狂了。我觉得你需要更多时间考虑。如果现在放弃，你只会后悔的。”

旁白 neutral

She hugged me and added ," Don't look so miserable ! Don't be so negative ."

她拥抱了我，接着说道：“别这么愁眉苦脸的！别这么消极。”

旁白 neutral

She calmed me down and what really comforted me was the gift she prepared for me

她让我平静下来，而她为我准备的礼物真正安慰了我。

旁白 neutral

It was a pair of ballet shoes and a letter

那是一双芭蕾舞鞋和一封信。

旁白 neutral

I opened her letter and it read : " You do have some difficulties now , but they are nothing compared to the graceful dancing . It is not realistic to perform well every time . Dancing well demands both time and skills . We should learn to be more confident by dancing . That's a wonderful personal experience ! I'd be delighted to become your dancing partner . We should encourage each other . Come on !"

我拆开她的信，上面写道：“你现在的确遇到一些困难，但与优雅的舞蹈相比，这些都不算什么。每次都能完美表现并不现实。跳好舞既需要时间也需要技巧。我们应该通过舞蹈学会更加自信。那将是多么美妙的人生体验啊！我很乐意成为你的舞伴。我们要互相鼓励。加油！”

旁白 neutral

I felt very relaxed at that moment

那一刻我感到非常放松。

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And finally , I managed to pass the next exam

最终，我成功通过了下一场考试。

旁白 neutral

From then on , we always rehearse together

从那时起，我们总是一起排练。

旁白 neutral

I am really looking forward to dancing with this reasonable , patient and reliable friend on the stage who gives me courage

我十分期待与这位给予我勇气的、通情达理、耐心可靠的友人同台共舞。