吴桥杂技节亮点多 16th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival officially commences

Check out these Hungarian circus performers called "The Face Team" that combine(结合) acrobatics(杂技) and dancing(舞蹈) with basketball(篮球). Their performance(表演) at the opening(开幕) ceremony(仪式) for the circus festival in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province impressed(打动) audiences(观众) on Friday night. Performers from a total(总计) of 17 different(不同的) countries(国家), including China, will participate(参加) in the festival(节日) that will last(持续) until(直到) October 5th.

词汇 Words:

[zá jì] 杂技 acrobatics
[jié rì] 节日 festival
[wǔ dǎo] 舞蹈 dancing
[lán qiú ] 篮球 basketball
[biǎo yǎn] 表演 performance
[kāi mù] 开幕 opening
[yí shì] 仪式 ceremony
[guān zhòng] 观众 audience
[zǒng jì] 总计 total
[guó jiā] 国家 country
[jié hé] 结合 combine
[cān jiā] 参加 participate

重点词汇 Key word:

杂

• <形容词 adj.> mixed
  E.g. Zhè lǐ zhù de rén hěn zá 。
  这里住的人很杂。
  A motley group of people live here.

• <动词 v.> mix; mingle; blend
  E.g. Bù yào bǎ bù tóng de zhǒng zi hún zá zài yī qǐ。
  不要把不同的种子混杂在一起。
  Don't mix up different kinds of seeds.