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Waking up everyday, first thing you're thinking about is your stilts.
每天醒来，想到的第一个东西就是高跷。
Moko jumbie is life in Trinidad and Tobago.
是特立尼达和多巴哥人民的生活方式。
The tradition of moko jumbie is a special form of stilt walking named after a West African spirit who watches over villages thanks to his towering height.
“高跷舞者”的传统是一种特殊的高跷行走方式，其名称是为了纪念一位藉着高大身材守护各个村庄的西非神灵。
In times of celebration, groups of Trinidadian dancers pay tribute to this spirit.
每当节日来临，成群结队的特立尼达舞者就会祭拜这位神灵。
But for Adrian, Moko Jumbie is part of his everyday life.
然而，对艾德里安来说，高跷舞者就是他的日常生活。
My name is Adrian Young, and I've been walking stilts for 21 years.
我是艾德里安·杨，我踩高跷已经有21年了。
The height I walked is 10 feet.
我踩的高跷有三米高。
My dance group is called Future Jumbies, and it's a school for anyone to learn to walk stilts.
我带的舞蹈团名字叫“未来舞者”，这是一个任何人都可以来这里学习高跷的学校。
There are various ways to put on your stilts.
套高跷的方法有很多。
We got our shoes attached, and then we have our knee brace.
我们先固定好我们的鞋，然后绑上护膝。
We tie up, strap up,and then we can have someone raise us up.
都绑好绑金，然后让其他人帮忙扶我们起来。
We train starting on 1-foot stilts and then they gradually go up.
刚开始我们会先学着踩0.3米高的高跷，然后逐渐增加高度。
You have to overcome the fear of falling, but falling is good.If you don't fall, you learn nothing. No risk, no reward.
学的时候需要克服害怕摔倒的心情，但摔跤也是一件好事。不摔就学不到东西。没有付出就没有收获。
These are the dance moves on stilts. We got limbo, stoop, lara, butterfly and the moko train.
高跷舞的舞步包括凌波舞、下蹲、甩腰，蝴蝶步，还有高跷火车。
The hardest move is the air split. That's where you take your foot and split in the air.
最难的舞步要数空中金鸡独立。就是把一条腿抬起来单脚站立。
My favorite part of moko jumbie dancing is when my whole team that I trained [is] just killing it.
我最喜欢看到的就是我教的所有学生都非常痴迷于这个舞蹈。
I feel a joy that they are doing the thing.
他们跳高跷舞的时候我会觉得很开心。
When I see my team giving it their all and doing their routines, I feel a sense of pride, and sometimes I feel like shedding a tear.
当我看到我的团队全心全意扑在这个舞蹈上，看着他们日常练习，我会觉得很自豪，有时甚至还会热泪盈眶。
I have a sense of bringing everyone together.
有种把大家凝聚到了一起的感觉。
