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芭蕾舞

bā lěi wǔ · ba lei wu

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  1. ballet (loanword)
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Ballet night

  1. Qiqi

    今晚(jīnwǎn)剧院(jùyuàn)有(yǒu)芭蕾舞(bālěiwǔ)，你们(nǐmen)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    There's a ballet at the theater tonight. Are you going?

  2. Liangliang

    芭蕾舞(bālěiwǔ)？我(wǒ)没(méi)看过(kànguò)，怕(pà)看着看着(kànzhekànzhe)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    Ballet? I've never seen it. I'm afraid I'll fall asleep.

  3. Qiqi

    不会(bùhuì)的(de)，音乐(yīnyuè)很(hěn)好听(hǎotīng)，演员(yǎnyuán)还(hái)跳(tiào)得(de)很(hěn)高(gāo)。

    You won't. The music is lovely, and the dancers jump very high.

  4. Dengdeng

    票(piào)贵(guì)吗(ma)？

    Are the tickets expensive?

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)三张(sānzhāng)票(piào)，是(shì)朋友(péngyou)送(sòng)的(de)。

    I have three tickets. A friend gave them to me.

  6. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)去(qù)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)先(xiān)睡(shuì)一觉(yījiào)，免得(miǎnde)在(zài)剧院(jùyuàn)睡着(shuìzháo)。

    Great! I'll come, but I'll take a nap first so I don't fall asleep there.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)学(xué)习(xí)芭(bā)蕾(lěi)舞(wǔ)，梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)成(chéng)为(wéi)舞(wǔ)蹈(dǎo)家(jiā)。

She has studied ballet since childhood and dreams of becoming a dancer.

02

今(jīn)晚(wǎn)的(de)芭(bā)蕾(lěi)舞(wǔ)演(yǎn)出(chū)非(fēi)常(cháng)精(jīng)彩(cǎi)。

Tonight's ballet performance was very wonderful.

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