资料来源：《英语畅谈世界文化》




《黑天鹅》这部片子成功的展示了一个为芭蕾痴狂的女孩蜕变的过程，当她的身形幻化成一只诡异妖娆的黑天鹅时，她也体会到了什么是完美。

每天一分钟，我们一起玩转世界文化。芭蕾舞一种高雅的艺术，最重要的一个特征就是女演员表演时以脚尖点地，故又称脚尖舞。其代表作品有《天鹅湖》、《仙女》、《胡桃夹子》等。
童鞋们注意引号不写，是英式拼写哦~~


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Russian Ballet
Romanov 罗曼诺夫王朝
Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich 亚历克西斯 米哈伊尔沙皇
Peter the Great 彼得大帝
the Empress Anne 安妮皇后
the Imperial Cadet School 皇家军官学校
Your Majesty
Russian Ballet School
the Old Winter Palace 旧冬宫
the St. Petersburg Ballet School 圣彼得堡芭蕾舞学院
I've been asked to write a piece about Russian Ballet, and I don't know where to start! You're interested in dance, any ideas? Well, actually Russian Ballet isn't Russian at all. It was introduced by foreigners in the 17th century by the second Romanov ruler Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich. Ok, for what reason? He wanted to watch it during his wedding celebrations. Then, Peter the Great took a personal interest in dancing at his court by bringing in western dances and taking part in them himself. But was that really the formal beginning? I thought it began in a letter written in 1737 to the Empress Anne by the teacher of gymnastics at the Imperial Cadet School. The letter said: "I humbly ask Your Majesty that I shall be given twelve children – six males and six females – to create ballets and theatre dances". That's right, and in 1738 the first Russian Ballet School was set up. It was a small school, with just two rooms in the Old Winter Palace. Didn’t that school go on to become the St. Petersburg Ballet School? Very famous, I think.