Dialogue A （Mary and Bill are going to an acrobatic ） Mary：I'm all dressed up and ready to Bill：That was pretty It only took you fifteen M：I don't dilly dally when there's the prospect of a good acrobatic performance in the Let's B：Yes，it's very difficult to see Chinese acrobatics at So it's great to have this opportunity since I like them very M：So do I What kind of things do you prefer？ B：All Such as magic shows， flying trapeze acts，tightrope walking， and even the M：Flying trapeze acts！ Oh！ They're I'm the nervous type and get too B：Yes，those hair－raising performances can be I saw a little girl fell off a pyramid of chairs when she was balancing on M：Really？ Was she hurt？ B：Fortunately，she survived the accident because of the safety rope fastened on M：That's too It must be very difficult for them to be trained as very skillful B：Yes，that goes without M：Oh， it's a hard and very dangerous I hope we won'tsee the same thing B：I don't think It seldom Dialogue B （Mary and Bill are watching the ） B：Can you see clearly？ If not，we can move to the M：No It's very good B：Look at the girl who is building a pagoda of She's stacking the bowls one by one very M：Oh，it's almost How can she do that？ B： I heard they are trained when they were very Oh，she's Let's applaud M：All What's next？ B：We have to wait for the Ah，it's bicycle stabilizing feats on a raised M：What's that like？ B：Er…one or more people do performances on a still The bike is on a raised M：That's difficult， unless the bike is B：Y It's not easy even on a moving There might be a performance called trick cycling That's the one with a moving If there is one， you can see it with your own M：That kind of act would take a lot of Everything is easier when you are skillful at B：Yes， just like speaking C We feel it's difficult，yet the Chinese use it Words and Expressions dillydally [口] 磨蹭，吊儿郎当地消 磨时间 prospect 前景 acrobatics 杂技；[军] 特技飞行 offing 在附近，不远的将来 magic 魔术 trapeze 高秋干 clown 小丑 breathtaking 惊险的；惊人的 hair－raising [口]恐怖的，使人毛发竖起的 scary 吓人的；（马等）易受惊的 pyramid 金字塔形；金字塔现象；金字塔 balance 平衡 skillful 熟练的 acrobat 杂技演员（尤指走钢丝者） pagoda 塔，宝塔 incredible 难以置信的 applaud 喝彩；叫好 announcer 报幕员；（电视、电台）播音员；
