舞動人生Dreams do come true by Simon Stopps
Chang Feng-Hsiang （張鳳翔） lay awake. She was facing one of the hardest decisions she would ever have to make. She had come to Spain to study flamenco and follow her dream of becoming a world-class dancer. And now she had been offered a place in a professional dance company. Though staying in Spain was a temptation, it meant a long separation from her husband and children in Taiwan. Chang didn’t know what to do.
A life of dance
Music and dance had always been important parts of Chang's life. Under the influence of her grandfather, a composer and folk artist, the entire family became involved in music, dream and dance. Her family supported itself by working as a performance troupe. At age 4, Little Rabbit-as Chang was called -began performing solo dances during her family's shows. By age 7, she was performing professionally. In the 1950s, Taiwan was poor, so Chang's family moved around, performing on any stage they could find. With each performance, Little Rabbit's celebrity grew. By 15 she was appearing weekly on television.
Putting family first
After that sleepless night in Spain, Chang knew she had to return to her family. Doing so could have meant the end of her professional life, but to her surprise, it was only the beginning. Back in Taiwan, she continued to perform on TV. At one point, she was able to go to Japan and continue studying dance-with her dance teacher from Spain. But dance was becoming less important in her life. Her beloved famly was growing, and in 1984 they immigrated to the United States.
There, she lived with four generations of her family eventually caring for her grandchildren. Though she continued to produce dance shows, it looked as though her dancing days where over. But in 2007, while listening to her granddaughter play the piano, Chang started to dance again. Her family saw her dancing and encouraged her to return to Spain and continue with her training. Years before, Little Rabbit had chosen her family over her dreams. But now, with her family's enthusiastic support, she has returned to her dream of becoming a world-class dancer.
Grammar
With each performance, Little Rabbit's celebrity grew.
With something, subject + verb. (It's a great patent describe a situation is in progressive)
With each workout session at the health club, John's physical condition improved.
With each speech lesson, Maria became more confident.
Vocabulary
professional-someone is trained and to be paid to do something.职业的，专业的。
*Frank is a professional golfer who competed in many important tournaments.
amateur-业余的，非职业的，与 professional意思相反
*Ricky is coaching an amateur baseball team.教练
temptation-很吸引人的事情，诱惑tempt-引诱，吸引
*The salary of the overseas job I was offered is really high. It's hard to resist such temptation.抗拒，拒绝。
*Chocolate is a real temptation for me.极大的诱惑力
solo(adj)-单独的 solo (n)-独唱。
*She released her solo album last year, and it was a great success.
*The solo performance by the cellist won a nice round of applause.热烈的掌声。
beloved-to love something very much-心爱的，亲爱的，或是受喜爱的，受钟爱的
*He's willing to do anything for his beloved children.
*The family's beloved dog was missing. They booked everywhere trying to find him.
produce-生产，此指制作电视或电影。或是指安排上映或演出。
*She's producing a children's play at the local theatre.安排
*He produced a documentary movie about illegal immigrants.纪录片
enthusiastic-热心的，热情的，热烈的enthusiasm (n)-热诚，热情
*He's enthusiastic about playing guitar.
*She's enthusiastic about politics.
Chat Room
step-步伐，步调
learn the steps-学习舞步或跳法
out of step-乱了步伐，延伸出“不合协，不一致”
step by step-一步一步一个脚印的，一步一步的
once step at a time-一次只专注的去做一件事。
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world-class-世界级，世界水准的
class-等级，水准
class-上课，一堂课。
first-class-一流的，最高级的，头等的
business class-商务舱
economy class=coach 经济舱，。
I have a limited budget, so I'm flying coach. coach-前不加冠词
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