英語晨讀精華 Week 2 Day 6 Rave the Day 銳舞終日

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Rave the Day

“Rave”一詞也算個時尚字眼，那么何為“Rave party”，仔細看看下面的短文。

It’s four in the morning. Outside, the night is quiet, and most people have been asleep for hours. Inside the club it’s a different story. It could be a club in Los Angeles or London, Tel Aviv or Shanghai, and its walls are vibrating. The thumping techno beat of the music is that loud, and it is

driving and energizing the dancers in the club. Arms flail, heads bounce up and down, and somebody is waving a pair of green neon glow sticks in the air. They’ve been dancing like this for hours, and they don’t plan to quit any time soon. When they finally leave the club, the sun will be up. They’ll be sweaty and exhausted, but also exhilarated, and happy. It’s a rave.　

Simply defined, a rave is a party — often an all-night-long party —at which some form of electronic, synthesized music is played. The music is usually played by a DJ (deejay), who might specialize in one of the many varieties of electronica — techno, house, trance, ambient, hardcore, jungle, or drum and bass. Or he might play a little of everything, guiding the crowd to find the right feeling, and to bring the music and all the dancers into happy.　

[注釋]：

vibrate: to cause to tremble or quiver (使)搖擺　

thump: to hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump; pound 砰然地響　

beat: a regular, rhythmical unit of time 拍子　

energize: to give energy to; activate or invigorate 使活躍，給予精力　

flail: to wave or swing vigorously; thrash 揮動，用力打　

bounce: to move jerkily; bump 劇烈運動　

neon: ［化］氖　

exhilarate: 使高興，使愉快　

define: to state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example) 定義　

synthesize: to form a synthesis 綜合　

specialize: to pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study 專攻，專門研究　