Alicia Monti…is all business as she walks..: very serious and ready to do something She is headed down the marble hall: a type of very hard rock Pomade makes his hair shine like leather.: cream that makes hair look smooth and shiny or hair oil …even his walk evokes a dance: to arouse, cause, or elicit The men pair off with their wives or friends: to form a pair or pairs …the students do likewise: in the same way or similarly Copello tells the students to straighten up and keep your eyes off the floor: to straighten oneself or to draw oneself up 6B Animal Protectors Unit 7B: Words & Expressions
The tango took over Buenos Aires nearly a century ago: become dominant; or control …the emotional life of the inhabitants of the port city: a person who lives in a place; a harbor, seaport This touching, expressive, and authentically Argentine music: vivid, lively or full of expression There seemed to be a renewed interest in the tango: restored to a new condition, or revived …dance that was neither easy nor frivolous: not serious, inappropriately silly, or unimportant A mall may see like an odd place to learn to dance: strange or unusual With their melodic singing, they enriched what was initially a plain music and a rough dance: containing melody; to make better or improve in quality; not perfected, basic, incomplete Words & Expressions
A German instrument, the bandoneon, became part of the classic tango sound: a small accordion Gardel transformed the tango from its earlier racy form into an enduring lament: lively and exciting, energetic; lasting; an expression of grief or sadness In his clear, lyrical voice he sang of what makes humans everywhere grieve: emotional, expressing deep motion; to feel great sorrow Gardel incorporated new, refined lyrics into the old tango tunes: to include; purified, sophisticated 精緻 / 煉、優美的 ; words of a song I know that life is but an exhalation: exhaled breath (to inhale exhale) …a gentle memory whose loss I mourn again: to grieve …and made eight feature-length movies: a full-length film ( minutes) The music’s second golden age was in the prosperous years of the 1940s: rich and successful Words & Expressions
Unemployment became chronic: lasting for a long period of time (for an illness) Most people under retirement age considered the tango to be something of an antique: something made long ago One modern practitioner is Daniel Melingo: a person who works in a profession or art 開業者、 從事藝術者 I agree to keep a friend company: accompany someone Just for the hell of it, I tried a few steps myself: for no particular reason, or on a whim( 一時興起 ) 6B Animal Protectors Words & Expressions
Review Ask 7 people to complete the sentences below. One thing I learned from this article is that… I think the tango dance… because… I think… is a prosperous country because… I often…and would like to encourage other people to do likewise. I think to become a legal practitioner in this country you need to… I think people with chronic money problems should… Some people might think that … is a frivolous activity.