Dance, Ava! Dance!跳舞吧，阿娃！跳舞吧！

Sim mone Sandeep Patil　李明娟

There was a girl named Ava. She was good at dancing， but she was scared toshow her mother that she was a good dancer. At school， Ava said to her friend Jade，“I’m scared to show my mother that I’m a good dancer.”Jade said，“I know you’rescared， but your mother will love it.”Ava said，“OK. I will try. Thanks.”

The next day， she showed her mother that she was a good dancer. Her mothersaid， “I love it！ ”Ava was so happy that she gave her mom a hug. Then her motherasked， “Would you love to join the dance competition1？”“Yes！ ”said Ava. Avaknew she had to practice more before the competition.

Ava then joined the national dance team “The Blazing Stars”. She made someweird2， creative3， and talented4 new friends. Since the day Ava joined“The BlazingStars”， she became more confident5 in herself. She realized6 that you should neverhide7 your true talent.

Finally， the day of the competition arrived. The whole city of Guanajuato wasthere to watch the dance competition. The first person to go was Ava！ Ava got soscared that she started to panic8. But her mom came to her and said，“This is whatyou are meant to do. Go shine， my darling！ ”Ava smiled and went to the dancefloor. Her team shouted，“Dance， Ava！ Dance！ ”

After all of the teams had finished their performances9， they announced10 thewinner. Ava won！ She won the national dance gold medal for her team！ They allshouted her name in joy saying“Ava did it！ ”

有一個女孩叫阿娃。她擅长跳舞，但她害怕让妈妈看到她跳舞很棒。在学校，阿娃对她的朋友杰德说：“我害怕让我妈妈看到我是一名优秀的舞者。”杰德说：“我知道你很害怕，但你妈妈会喜欢的。”阿娃说：“好吧。我会试试的。谢谢。”

第二天，她向妈妈展示了她是一名优秀的舞者。妈妈说：“我很喜欢！”阿娃非常高兴，她给了妈妈一个拥抱。然后妈妈问：“你愿意参加舞蹈比赛吗？”“愿意！”阿娃说。阿娃知道她必须在比赛前多练习。

阿娃随后加入了国家舞蹈队“闪耀的星星”。她结交了一些奇怪的、有创造力的、有才华的新朋友。自从阿娃加入“闪耀的星星”的那一天起，她变得更加自信了。她意识到你永远不应该隐藏自己真正的才华。

比赛的日子终于到了。整个瓜纳华托市的人都在那里观看舞蹈比赛。第一个上场的是阿娃！阿娃吓得慌了起来。但妈妈走过来对她说：“你为舞台而生。去大放异彩吧，亲爱的！”阿娃笑着走向舞池。她的队员们大喊：“跳舞吧，阿娃！跳舞！”

所有的队伍表演完之后，他们宣布了获胜者。阿娃赢了！她为整个团队赢得了全国舞蹈比赛金牌！他们都高兴地喊着她的名字说：“阿娃做到了！”

（英语原文选自bedtime.com）