【双语阅读】五年级英语（四）How to Box the Gnat
【双语阅读】五年级英语（四）How to Box the Gnat
How to Box the Gnat
怎样跳“棒打小昆虫”舞步
All over the country, many Americans are learning to "dip for the oyster", "box and gnat", and "wring the dishrag" . These are special names for different movements in square dances.
在美国，很多人学跳“洗牡蛎” 、“棒打小昆虫”、“拧抹布”等舞步。这些特殊的名字是方块舞里不同的舞步动作。
A square-dance party may be called by many names. Such a party may be called a hog wrassle, a hoedown, a barndance, or shindig. All square dances are alike in certain ways. Four couples line up and face each other. A caller chants or sings directions. The dancers shuffle, glide, or run while people clap.
