美語:“穿得正式搶眼”怎麽說？(音頻對話)

美語:“穿得正式搶眼”怎麽說？(音頻對話) ZT

Jessica在北京學中文，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麽說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是吳瓊要問的：暴露。

WQ: Jessica, 明天我要去麵試，得好好打扮打扮，你幫我參謀參謀?

Jessica：沒問題！Show me what you've got.

WQ: 你看這件連衣裙，我穿上挺漂亮的，不過，似乎有點太露了。對了，這個衣著暴露在美語裏要怎麽說呢？

Jessica: You can say this dress is showing too much skin.
WQ: Showing too much skin? 我明白了，就是露得太多。

Jessica: Exactly. You can also say someone is scantily clad. Scantily is spelt S-C-A-N-T-I-L-Y, 意思是少，不夠；clad is spelt C-L-A-D, 意思是穿衣服。

WQ: 哦！那把兩個詞放在一起就是穿得不夠，衣著暴露的意思嘍！對了，Jessica, 如果說天冷的時候穿得太少太薄，是不是也可以用scantily clad 呢？

Jessica: Yes! For example, you can say girls who are scantily clad when they go out in the cold weather are at higher risk of getting sick.

WQ: 你是說，大冷天穿得特別少出門的女孩子更容易感冒。那當然！不過做女生就是這麽辛苦，為了漂亮隻能忍著。

Jessica: 其實也不用這麽辛苦。I know girls want to be pretty, but we don't have to be dressed to kill everyday. Right?

WQ: Dressed to kill? 要殺人?？

Jessica: No! "Dressed to kill" means wearing fancy or formal clothing. 比如說，I was dressed to kill for my interview.

WQ: 哦，我明白了！ Dressed to kill 就是著裝正式、搶眼。哎？你看這條西服裙行不行？It's not showing too much skin.

Jessica: I like this pencil skirt! It's perfect for the interview.

WQ: 原來西服裙叫pencil skirt - 像鉛筆一樣直直的裙子！好吧， Let me put on this pencil skirt and this shirt. 看看效果如何！

Jessica: (Pause) Hmm! WQ, now you're dressed to kill!
現在看看你今天都學了什麽吧！

WQ: 第一，形容衣著暴露，可以用scantily clad, 或者 show too much skin;

第二，穿得正式、搶眼，是dressed to kill;

第三，西服裙是pencil skirt!

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• Dressed to kill! Vivid words. -rockcurrent- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/15/2011 postreply 09:30:09

• Christmas,party time,& dressed to kill. -祤湫霖- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/15/2011 postreply 09:54:00

• learnt "scantily clad". Thanks... -同學小薇- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/15/2011 postreply 17:38:44