《2025年同步练习册山东人民出版社高中英语必修第二册外研版》

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When I was a teenager, my mother had a hard time finding me onstage (在舞台上) in the dancing show. I was always in the back row, out of sight, out of mind. Sometimes the stage lights didn't even reach me, and I ended up dancing in the shadows.
I didn't start out that way. As a kid, I was a confident dancer. At eleven, though, I put on weight. I still danced through my routines with energy, but I was always placed in the back row. My teachers didn't remember my name half the time.
In high school, I put on weight. I wanted to join the dancing club. However, "You need to lose weight," my teacher said. I walked out of the class and never returned. Dance was still part of my life, though. I took classes off and on at another school and at my university. Finally, I decided to start performing in flash mobs (快闪行动). While I had no interest in making it a career, I enjoyed my projects. I danced well, and I was chosen. The show kept inviting me back. More often than not, I was placed in the featured dancers' group.
There was only one problem: Though I had fun, I still believed in those teachers from childhood instead of myself. Deep down, no matter what anyone said to me, I still thought that I was a terrible dancer.
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At one performance, the director of the flash mob company, Staci, finally called me out._
I found my courage and stopped hiding in the back._

答案： At one performance, the director of the flash mob company, Staci, finally called me out. She told me,“You’d better not hide in the back row this time, if you know the dance. You’re not doing anyone any favours back there!”
Those words surprised me, but after a while, I realised she was right. In most of the flash mobs I’d done, I’d always gone to the back. Nobody had placed me there; we picked our own spots. Staci had correctly pointed out that I was selling myself short.
I found my courage and stopped hiding in the back. And the more I stayed in the front row, the more confidence I had. I finally got back the true dancing spirit that I’d lost when I was eleven. It brought joy back to my performance. I hope my old dance teachers have seen me on TV and wondered,“Wait, wasn’t that girl in my class?”I am not a highly skilled dancer, and there’s always room for improvement, but I’m the best I can possibly be. I’m a good dancer.