A polka is a very quick, bouncing dance for two people, and also the piece of music you dance it to. The beat is usually a bright two-count, with a little hop — that hop is why the Czech name is tied to půlka, 'half,' as in a half-step.

A polka polka is a very quick, bouncing dance for two people是一種給兩個人跳的、又快又彈跳的舞 and also而且也是 the piece of music you dance it to你跳這種舞時配的那段音樂 The beat節奏 is usually a bright two-count通常是輕快的兩拍 with a little hop還帶點小跳 that hop這個跳 is why就是為什麼 the Czech name捷克文裡的名字 is tied to půlka, 'half,'跟意思是「一半」的půlka有關 as in a half-step也就是半步的意思

It was a huge fashion in Europe in the 1800s, and you still meet it at weddings, folk nights, and in brass-band music. People say polka for the tune even when nobody is dancing.

It它 was a huge fashion in Europe in the 1800s在1800年代的歐洲曾經是超級流行的東西 and而且 you你 still meet it現在還會在 at weddings, folk nights, and in brass-band music婚禮、民俗舞會和銅管樂團的音樂裡遇到它 People人們 say polka for the tune就算沒有人在跳舞 even when nobody is dancing也會用polka來稱呼這段曲子

Though actually, not every fast couple dance is a polka; this one has its own step. The round spots on cloth are a different word, polka-dot — they borrowed the dance's name when the dance was wildly in fashion, not because the steps look like dots.

Though actually不過其實 not every fast couple dance is a polka不是每種快節奏的雙人舞都是polka this one這種舞 has its own step有自己特有的舞步 The round spots on cloth布料上的圓點 are a different word是另一個字 polka-dot polka-dot they他們 borrowed the dance's name借用了這種舞的名字 when the dance was wildly in fashion是在這種舞正紅的時候借的 not because the steps look like dots不是因為舞步看起來像圓點