英語暢談世界文化lesson3 探戈 Tango

M: Man     W: Woman

W: I wish you could find another hobby. Fishing is so boring! I want to find something we can do together.
M: Well, honey, you are going to love me even more! I have an idea... what about dance classes?
W: Dance clases! How fabulous!  But you said "real men don't dance".
M: Maybe I've changed my mind. Now, let's decide which dance class to take.
W: There's ballroom dancing, disco, tap, jazz ... and tango. Tango sounds interesting, isn't it from Argentina?
M: yes, I guessed you'd choose that one so I did some research on the Internet.
W:You know me too well. I took ballet when I was little but have never had the chance to dance in the past few years, because I thought you didn't enjoy it.
M: Did you know that Argentina tango was influenced by something called Tango Habenera?
W: I read that the knee flexing of the dance originated from Arfrican people living in Argentina. They danced with their knees bent to show off their skill.
M: It seems you are a bit of an expert. Have you been reading about it too?
W: Well, you know I've wanted to take dance class for ages. Anyway, the tango they teach today didnt come about until the late 1930s, so it's probably very different to the original style.
M: the modern style is usually danced with flowers and a kind of musical instrument, those things you hold in one hand, they make a clicking soud.
W: You mean castanets. That sounds fun, my friend brought me some back from Spain when I was a child. Maybe I still have them somewhere. Did you know there are three different kinds of tango today? Which one do they teach?
M: The form known for stage, sometimes is referred as "for export", is aimed at English speaking people. So I suppose they teach one.
M: I think tango is becoming more popular nowadays, some of these classes are already fully booked.
W: The Golden Age of Tango took place in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I guess it's having a revival!
M: What's the phone number? We should hurry up and book the classes.

 Real men don't dance. 真正的男人不跳舞

change my mind  改變主義

a bit of an expert        有點象專家

fully booked   全部訂滿