The World's Biggest Dance Marathon

Tomorrow is International Dance Day! Dancing is cool. We can feel good, have fun, and listen to great music!
明天是世界舞蹈日！跳舞很好玩，還可以聽音樂！

A university in the USA has a marathon.
美國有一所大學，都會辦馬拉松比賽。

There are marathons all over the world. In many marathons, people run a long, long way. They run for 42 kilometers. Most run to get money for others. They give the money to people who need help.
全世界都有馬拉松，參賽者要跑42公里。很多人跑那麼累是為了募款，好捐獻給需要的人。

At Penn State University's marathon, students don't run. They dance! It's a dance marathon! Students dance for a long, long time. Penn State University has the world's biggest dance marathon.
賓州大學辦的這場馬拉松，不用跑步，而是要跳舞！這是全世界最大的跳舞馬拉松！

Students dance for 46 hours. That's nearly two days! No-one can sit or sleep! There is live music. There are DJs and dance crews. These help tired students to dance, dance, dance!
學生們連續跳舞46 個小時，不能坐下，也不能睡覺。現場 DJ 會放音樂，讓大家不停地跳！

This year over 707 students danced. They got 15 million US dollars! That's 458 million NT dollars! The money is helping very sick kids.
今年，有707個學生一起跳舞，募到一千五百萬美元，相當於四億五千八百萬台幣！這些錢捐助給生病的兒童。
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Vocabulary
一群大學生連續跳舞將近兩天兩夜，替罹患重病的兒童募款。

1. tired 疲倦的
Oh, My God! I'm so tired! 天哪，我好累！
Uh hm, you've danced for three hours! 對啊，你跳了三個鐘頭了！
Really? That long? 真的？有那麼久喔？

2. sit 坐著
Now I must sit for a while. 現在我得坐一下了。
How come you're not dancing? 你怎麼沒有跳舞？
I was, but I'm listening to the music now. 我剛剛有跳，現在我在聽音樂。

3. music 音樂
Oh no, this is salsa, my favorite dance! 糟糕，這是騷沙，我最喜歡的舞曲！
I'd have to do this one! 這我一定要跳！

4. help 幫忙
Come on, let's dance together! 來吧，我們一起跳！
Alright, but you have to help me. 好吧，但是你得幫我。

來讀讀單字。
tired 疲倦的
sit 坐
music 音樂
help 幫忙
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Quiz

1. Where is Penn State University?
A: The UK
B: The UAE
C: The USA

2. How many hours is the world's biggest dance marathon?
A: 426 hours
B: 4 to 6 hours
C: 46 hours

3. How much money did the students get this year?
A: 15 million US dollars
B: 707 million US dollars
C: 458 million US dollars

Answers
1. C
2. C
3. A