| 单词 | 马戏团 |
| 释义 | 〔circus〕A traveling company that performs such entertainments.马戏团：表演马戏的流动团体〔period〕from Greek periodos [circuit] 源自 希腊语 periodos [马戏团] 〔jump〕One in a series of moves and stopovers, as with a circus or road show.巡回演出：如马戏团或巡回演出的一系列中途停留地之一〔ringmaster〕A person, especially a man, in charge of the performances in a circus ring.马戏团演出指挥：主管马戏团的演出事宜的人，尤指男人〔parade〕The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.马戏团的演员们和那些动物沿着主街游行〔circus〕The modern circus owes its name but fortunatelynot its regular program of events to the amusement of ancient times.The Latin wordcircus, which comes from the Greek word kirkos, "circle, ring,” referred to a circular or oval area enclosed by rows of seats for spectators.In the center ring, so to speak, was held a variety of events,including chariot races and gladiatorial combats, spectacles in which bloodshed and brutality were not uncommon.The first use ofcircus recorded in English, in a work by Chaucer written around 1380,probably refers to the Circus Maximus in Rome.Our modern circus, which dates to the end of the 18th century,was originally an equestrian spectacle as well,but the trick riders were soon joined in the ring by such performers as ropedancers, acrobats, and jugglers.Even though the circular shape of the arena and the equestrian nature of some of the performances are carried over from its Roman namesake,the modern circus, despite occasional accidental violence,has little connection with its brutal namesake of long ago.现代马戏团应把它的名称归因于古时候的娱乐，值得庆幸地不是归因于它的固定节目。拉丁文的circus 源于希腊文 kirkos “圆，环”， 指被容纳观众的座位围起的圆形或椭圆形场地。在称之为中央环地的场地中举行多种表演，包括战车赛跑和角斗，屠杀和残暴的景象并不少见。英语中记录的circus 的最早使用， 是在乔叟写于大约1380年的一本著作里，可能意指罗马的大竞技场。现代马戏团可追溯到18世纪末，最初也是马术表演，但走钢丝演员、高空杂技演员和杂耍演员很快在圆形场地中加入特技骑手的行列。尽管马戏场地的圆形形状和一些表演的马术实质是由罗马的同名物得到的，现代马戏团，尽管偶尔出现意外的暴力，与它久远以前残暴的同名物几乎没有关联〔Barnum〕American showman who established The Greatest Show on Earth (1871), which was merged with its major competition (1881) to form the Barnum and Bailey Circus.巴纳姆，菲（尼斯）·泰（勒）：(1810-1891) 美国马戏团节目演出经理人，建立了世界大马戏团（1871年），（1881年）与其主要竞争对手合并形成巴纳姆贝利马戏团〔Stratton〕American entertainer who reached 3 feet 4 inches at maturity and toured extensively with P.T. Barnum's circus.斯特拉顿，查尔斯·舌伍德：(1838-1883) 美国滑稽演员，成年时只有3英尺4英寸高，随P．T．巴纳姆马戏团四处巡回演出〔strongman〕One who performs feats of strength, as at a circus.大力士：如在马戏团中，表演显示力量杂技的人〔tag〕Excited children tagged the circus parade to the end of its route.兴奋的孩子们紧跟在马戏团游行队伍后面直到游行路线的终点〔midway〕The area of a fair, a carnival, a circus, or an exposition where sideshows and other amusements are located.娱乐场，游乐场：在商品交易会、狂欢节、马戏团或展览会所在地提供杂耍表演和其它娱乐活动的地方 |
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