Dialogue
踩高跷
Stilt Walking
Cǎi gāoqiāo
Dialogue 1
A
你看，那边有人在踩高跷呢！
Nǐ kàn, nàbiān yǒu rén zài cǎi gāoqiāo ne!
Look, there are people stilt walking over there!
B
哇，好高啊！他们是怎么做到平衡的？
Wa, hǎo gāo a! Tāmen shì zěnme zuòdào pínghéng de?
Wow, they're so tall! How do they keep their balance?
C
他们需要经过很长时间的练习才能掌握平衡技巧，而且高跷也很讲究。
Tāmen xūyào jīngguò hěn cháng shíjiān de liànxí cáinéng zhǎngwò pínghéng jìqiǎo, érqiě gāoqiāo yě hěn jiǎngjiu.
It takes a lot of practice to master the balance, and the stilts themselves are also important.
A
是啊，这可是需要很高技巧的传统技艺呢。你看他们表演得多精彩！
Shì a, zhè kěshì xūyào hěn gāo jìqiǎo de chuántǒng jìyì ne. Nǐ kàn tāmen biǎoyǎn de duō jīngcǎi!
Yeah, this is a traditional skill that requires a lot of skill. Look how wonderful their performance is!
B
真棒！我也想试试，可是我怕摔倒。
Zhēn bàng! Wǒ yě xiǎng shìshi, kěshì wǒ pà shuāi dǎo.
Amazing! I want to try it too, but I'm afraid of falling.
C
慢慢来，先从矮一点的高跷开始练习。
Màn màn lái, xiān cóng ǎi yīdiǎn de gāoqiāo kāishǐ liànxí.
Take it slow, start with shorter stilts first.
Dialogue 2
A
你看，那边有人在踩高跷呢！
B
哇，好高啊！他们是怎么做到平衡的？
C
他们需要经过很长时间的练习才能掌握平衡技巧，而且高跷也很讲究。
A
是啊，这可是需要很高技巧的传统技艺呢。你看他们表演得多精彩！
B
真棒！我也想试试，可是我怕摔倒。
C
慢慢来，先从矮一点的高跷开始练习。