Dancing with Daddy和爸爸跳舞

Geary Smith

Jessica was 8 years old. She was veryenergetic1 and ready for some fun. One earlySunday morning， she tried playing at homeall by herself， but after a while it was notany fun.

Jessica read to her dolls， and got on hercomputer， but soon that was boring.

“I am so bored2，”said Jessica.“Thereis nothing fun to do around the house.”Hermom went out to visit some friends. Herdaddy was in his bedroom.

“What else can I do for fun？”thought Jessica.

Minutes later， Jessicas daddy walkedinto the living room.

“Jessica， why are you looking sobored？”asked her daddy.

“It is a boring morning，”said Jessica.

“Im sure there are lots of things todo for fun，”said her daddy. “Just waitright here.”

Jessicas daddy went back into hisbedroom and into his closet3.

“What in the world is Daddy doingin his closet？”thought Jessica. “What ishe looking for？”

About five minutes later， Jessicasdaddy came back with a big black trunk4.

“What is in the trunk？”asked Jessica.

As her daddy opened the trunk， hetook out a black top hat， a long blackcane5 and black tap6 shoes. He put themon and moved some of the furniture7back for more room.

“Now， let me show you a newdance，”said her daddy. “This is how Iused to dance when I lived and per -formed8 in New York City.”

Jessicas daddy looked very funny inhis top hat and twirling9 his cane. She didnot know that her daddy knew how to singand tap dance.

As she looked into his trunk， therewere old black and white pictures of herdaddy dancing and singing in front ofpeople. There were even pictures of herdaddy when he was little around her age.

She tried on some of the old hats thather daddy used to wear while dancing.

“Come on， Jessica. Now lets dance，”

said her daddy.“Let me teach you one ofmy favorite songs.”

Jessica and her daddy had the best offun dancing and singing for hours. Jessicaeven taught her daddy one of her dances.And then her daddy said， “Now wedbetter clean up this room before lunch.”

杰西卡8 岁了。她精力充沛，时刻准备找点好玩的事做。

一个周日清晨，她试着一个人在家里玩，但过了一会儿就没什么乐趣了。

杰西卡给她的娃娃读了一会书，然后开了电脑，但很快就觉得无聊了。

“太无聊了。”杰西卡说，“家里没有什么好玩的。”她妈妈出门拜访朋友了，爸爸在卧室里。

“我还能做点什么好玩的事呢？”杰西卡想。

几分钟后，杰西卡的爸爸走进客厅。

“杰西卡，你为什么看起来这么无聊？”爸爸问。

“这是一个无聊的早晨。”杰西卡说。

“ 我肯定有很多好玩的事情做。”她爸爸說，“在这里等我一下。”

杰西卡的爸爸回到他的卧室，钻进了壁橱里。

“ 爸爸到底在壁橱里干什么呢？”杰西卡想，“他在找什么呢？”

大约五分钟后，杰西卡的爸爸拿着一个黑色的大衣箱回来了。

“衣箱里是什么？”杰西卡问。

她爸爸打开衣箱，拿出一顶黑色礼帽、一根黑色长手杖和一双黑色踢踏鞋。他把它们都穿上身，把几件家具往后移，腾出更多空间。

“现在，让我来给你表演一支新的舞蹈吧。”她爸爸说，“这就是我在纽约生活和表演时跳的舞。”

杰西卡的爸爸戴着礼帽，挥舞着手杖，看起来很滑稽。她不知道爸爸会唱歌，会跳踢踏舞。

她往他的衣箱里一看，里面有爸爸在众人面前跳舞唱歌的黑白照片。甚至还有爸爸在她这个年龄时的照片。

她试了试爸爸过去跳舞时戴的几顶旧帽子。

“来吧，杰西卡。现在我们来跳舞吧。”爸爸说，“让我教你一首我最喜欢的歌。”

杰西卡和爸爸在跳舞和唱歌的几个小时里过得很开心。杰西卡甚至教了爸爸一段她会的舞蹈。然后，她爸爸说：“现在我们最好在午饭之前把这个房间打扫干净。”

Notes

1. energetic. 精力充沛的；充满活力的

2. bored .无聊的；厌倦的

3. closet . 壁橱；储藏室

4. trunk . 旅行箱；衣箱

5. cane . 手杖；拐杖

6. tap . 踢踏舞

7. furniture . 家具

8. perform .演出；表演

9. twirl . 使……旋转；转动