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In June, a minute-long video featuring a young ballet student dancing in the rain began circulating on the internet.

As the rain falls, forming puddles between the uneven slabs of concrete on which he dances, Anthony Mmesoma Madu, 11, turns pirouette after pirouette.

The video caught the eye of the American Ballet Theatre, which gave him a scholarship and arranged Internet access for virtual training this summer.

Next year, he will train in the United States on a scholarship from Ballet Beyond Borders.

语言点

feature vt. 由……主演；以……为重要内容

(include something or someone as an important part)

· The exhibition features paintings by Picasso.

这次展览重点展出毕加索的画作。

circulate vt. 传播，散布；流动，流通

· Rumours began circulating about this company’s financial problems.

有关这家公司财务困难的谣言开始流传开来。

puddle n. 小水坑

uneven adj. 不平坦的，崎岖的（not flat）

· even adj. 平坦的（=flat）

· even distribution: 均匀分布

· She walked back carefully over the uneven ground.

她小心翼翼地从凹凸不平的地面上走回来。

slab n. 厚板

· a concrete slab: 水泥板

· a marble slab: 大理石板

pirouette n. 芭蕾舞中的单脚尖旋转

catch the eye of sb: 吸引某人眼球

· 近义表达: catch one’s eye, be noticed by sb

· Advertisers try their best to catch the eye of customers.

广告商们想尽办法去抓住消费折的眼球。

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