The percussive dances that nurtured tap, came from african ceremonies, irish jigging and british clogging.

培育踢踏舞的打击乐舞蹈来自非洲的仪式、爱尔兰的吉格舞英的木屐舞。

Was ever before such a grinding out of jigs and waltzes, where nobody was in the cue to dance?

以前是否曾有过这样的吉格舞华尔兹舞曲， 没有人愿意跳舞？

Yeah. Yeah, she said, " The jig is up, " and then she went to ride the bull. And she said you two came together.

是的是的，她说 “吉格舞开始了” 然后她就去骑公牛了。哦，她说你们俩一起来的。

Then the wanderers were borne ashore in a triumphal procession, while Jamie danced rapturous jigs before them even on the gangway.

然后流凯旋的队伍中被带到岸上，而杰米甚至舷梯上就他们面前狂喜地跳着吉格舞。

When he made a big profit, he would do a little war dance-throw his hat on the floor and break into a jig.

当他赚了大钱时， 他会跳一段小战舞——把帽子扔地上， 然后开始跳吉格舞。

He was waltzing while the rest of us hopped a jig; he was deaf to the raucous music of our lives, and we were deaf to the serene polyphony of his.

我们其余人跳吉格舞，而他跳的是华尔兹；他对我们生活中喧闹的音乐充耳不闻，我们也听不见他宁静的复调。